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Wall Street Traders Are Not Traitors — They WANT to Use Public Transit
The Masters of the Universe want to be more down to earth.
May 26, 2020
Cars and COVID-19: A New Way to Look at Virus Spread
Remember that MIT study that suggested that transit worsened the coronavirus crisis in New York City? Well, the same (equally unlikely) thing can be said about cars, too!
April 29, 2020
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
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
City To Open Drive-Through Testing Sites — But What About Those Without A Car?
The city announced plans to roll out drive-through coronavirus testing centers at five locations across the city, but offered no plan for those without access to a private vehicle.
March 18, 2020
ANALYSIS: For Faster Bronx Buses, Get Rid of Cars
Until the city commits to more busways, the MTA's bus-network redesign amounts to tinkering. Bring on the red paint!
March 2, 2020
Mayor Won’t Ban Cars In Front Of Schools, Says Parents ‘Need’ To Drive
“There's a whole lot of parents in this town who need to drop their kids, so I do not believe a car ban is the way to do things,” de Blasio said.
January 28, 2020
ANALYSIS: LGA AirTrain is Andrew Cuomo’s $2B Parking Lot
UPDATED: The real motivator behind the Backwards LaGuardia AirTrain, a toy train for the business class, is not transit. It's cars.
January 24, 2020
Streetsies 2019: The Best Transportation Project of the Year
The Department of Transportation got some things — OK, many things — right this year. And the nominees for the Streetsie are...
December 26, 2019
