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CYCLE OF RAGE: Mr. Mayor, Commit Now to Retaining L-Train Improvements
The mayor must keep the streetscape improvements — the bus lanes, the bike lanes, the carpool restrictions, the 14th Street busway, the ferries, the extended G trains, etc. — that were set in place for the L-train shutdown.
January 5, 2019
THEY SAW IT COMING: The Car Was Always The Cause of All the Problems in Our City
As we start the new year, let's take a look back at how everyone knew the automobile was a menace, yet somehow let it take over anyway.
January 1, 2019
Five Questions With An Expert Studying NYC’s Car-Share Pilot
Is New York City's car-share pilot working? In one short — and very premature — word: yes.
December 12, 2018
What Leadership Looks Like: Council Speaker Wants to ‘Break’ NY’s Car Culture
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said it for the second straight day!
November 29, 2018
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor de Blasio is Blind to the Real Terror — Cars!
We don't have a democratically elected government anymore in New York City — we have a government by irrational old ladies.
November 28, 2018
Hundreds Enjoy Sunnyside Bike Lanes As NIMBYs Lie Twice and Plot Their Next Move
Scores of cyclists showed their support for the paired protected bike lanes in Sunnyside on Saturday — just as the dead-end opponents prepped their own protest next Sunday with more disinformation.
November 11, 2018
Queens Bike Lane Foes Refuse to See Reality
As always, drivers have met the enemy — and it is anyone but them!
October 19, 2018
Dear Marty Golden: This is an Opinion Column and You Are A Street Safety Menace
Our columnist is still writing about Marty Golden's obsession with traffic safety.
October 18, 2018
Lyft Says Cars Are the Cozy Way Around Town
That's a disappointing message to get when the city (and Streetsblog!) is trying to reduce driving.
October 16, 2018
Marty Golden Goes Full Crazy In Attacking Proven Street Safety Improvement
The state senator is not an engineer or an urban planner, but he played one on Twitter on Saturday, demanding that the Department of Transportation remove life-saving street-safety improvements on Gerritsen Avenue.
October 15, 2018