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Friday’s Headlines: Jerk + Phone + BMW = Cartitlement
Just when we were thinking that the Crescent Street temporary protected bike lane was starting to look awesome, a cellphone-using jerk in a BMW had to go ruin it. Plus all the other news.
October 2, 2020
Brother of Slain Cyclist: The City Failed Her — And All New Cyclists
“[It's] so frustrating that with everything that is being done around COVID, and telling people to find other ways to get around, thousands of New Yorkers are putting themselves at risk on the streets on New York,” John Pitts said.
September 17, 2020
Labor Day Car Sales Showing Trend Toward Sedans
It's bad news: City dwellers may be buying small cars to avoid transit, analysts say.
September 4, 2020
Revel Returns Thursday Following Month-Long ‘Suspension’ — With Added Safety Features
“We are trying to change behavior,” said Revel CEO and co-founder Frank Reig.
August 26, 2020
Survey Says: School Outdoor Space is Limited — By Cars!
"Cars parked in schoolyards are a symptom of how we’ve surrendered our city to automobiles," says one activist.
August 21, 2020
THOSE WERE THE DAYS: What Car Culture Has Cost Us
Some then-and-now photos of New York City show how residents lost precious space to the automobile. What we could do to fix it.
August 14, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: Carmageddon is Here, Mr. Mayor
It's time for an update on all the measures Mayor de Blasio has (or has not!) undertaken to rein in cars.
August 10, 2020
Summer Bummer: Bike-In Movies Aren’t Happening
Certainly some ambitious event promoter who doesn't like pollution, crashes and congestion could do a bike-in movie series, right? Uh, no.
August 3, 2020
Queens Pol Chants ‘Business Lives Matter!’ In Opposing Flushing Busway
Council Member Peter Koo appropriated the Black Lives Matter movement on Thursday.
July 30, 2020
KOMANOFF: New York Times Starts Embracing ‘Future without Cars’
Times opinion writer Farhad Manjoo did more than just illustrate a vision for a car-free city that many of us have been championing, he did so in a way that clearly put the topic on the map for readers of the Gray Lady.
July 12, 2020
