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The People Have Spoken: DOT Study Reveals Vast Support for Outdoor Dining
In Manhattan, the supposed epicenter of opposition, a city survey shows that 84 percent of residents support the "Covid huts." Citywide, 64 percent support them.
November 22, 2021
THAT’S TWO! Jay Street Busway is Made Permanent, Just Like the (Much Better) One on 14th Street
Never let it be said he didn't do the least he could do.
November 19, 2021
Locals Demand Justice for Baby Apolline … in the Form of at Least One Car-Free Street
The city must turn a deadly Brooklyn street into a car-free plaza — and rename it after the 3-month-old baby who was killed by a reckless driver there in September — a community group and a new petition is demanding.
November 4, 2021
OPINION: Let’s Make the Open Culture Program Permanent
November 3, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines: Mayorus Interruptus Edition
We went up to the Flatiron District for a press conference with DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman ... and a mayoral photo op broke out. Plus other news.
October 26, 2021
City Adds to ‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Areas of Broadway
The DOT unveils six blocks of its mostly pro-pedestrian "Vision" for a people-centered boulevard.
October 25, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Lessons from Britain’s ‘School Streets’
How London learned to keep children safe and healthier by restricting cars.
October 20, 2021
SOLVED: City Must Reduce Carmaggedon By Eliminating Free Parking, Re-Imagining Public Space
The city must eliminate free parking, dramatically reduce roadway space for cars, and transform the Department of Transportation into a broader "public space management" agency in order to make New York City truly livable and climate resilient, a new report argues.
October 19, 2021
ANALYSIS: DOT Plan for ‘Gold Standard’ 34th Ave. Open Street is A Step Forward, But Definitely Not a ‘Linear Park’
But it does hold the promise of reducing thru-traffic with 24-7 diverters, plazas, shared space and other treatments.
October 19, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Cheap, Rapid, and in Our Control
How cities are making streets safe more quickly and easily than ever before.
October 16, 2021
