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Don’t Blame NY Times Reporter For Buying a Car — Blame Decades of Bad Public Policy
Two futures are possible: One, put forward by Emma Fitzsimmons, is for more cars. The other, espoused by new cyclist Hannah Kadyrov, is for safer cycling. Which future we chose will have perpetual ramifications.
April 20, 2020
WTF? Carless New Yorkers Are Being Sent To, And Turned Away From, Drive-Thru Test Sites
New Yorkers without cars are on their own — or have to put someone else at risk — if they get sent to a coronavirus drive-thru testing site.
April 14, 2020
Mayor De Blasio is Ahead of Goal of Cutting City Fleet By a Tiny Amount
It's a small victory, thanks to small goals.
April 7, 2020
Op-Ed: Dear Gov. Cuomo, The Problem Is Crowding, Not ‘Density’!
The coronavirus crisis show why New York's leader must move forcefully to create more space for people, a prominent urbanist argues.
April 6, 2020
KOMANOFF: Where the Streets Have No Mayor
De Blasio’s failure to pedestrianize more than a few dozen blocks shows his true colors.
March 27, 2020
Slow Down! Speed Demons Send Two People To Overwhelmed Hospitals
Paramedics rushed two people to already over-capacity emergency rooms on Wednesday evening, thanks to speeding drivers who refused to slow down amid a worsening health crisis.
March 26, 2020
Komanoff: De Blasio — Even Now — Is MIA on Breaking the Car Culture
The mayor's actions and utterances show again and again that he lives inside a "windshield world."
March 25, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Broadway Could Be New York’s Green Necklace — But It’s a Missed Opportunity
From a cyclist's point of view, pretty much everything. Here's some easy ways the Department of Transportation could improve road safety — stat!
March 16, 2020
Brooklyn Pol: NYPD Must Include Traffic Crashes In Crime Data
Council Member Mark Treyger wants New York’s Finest to include traffic crashes its world-renowned crime data portal known as CompStat so that crashes are treated with equal seriousness by the NYPD.
March 13, 2020
DOT Expanding Loading Zones in Brooklyn After Car Parker Pushback
Six months after Fort Greene residents rebelled over lost parking, Park Slope says, "More, please!"
March 9, 2020
