Coronavirus Crisis
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KOMANOFF: Coronavirus Will Go Away, Congestion Pricing Must Not
All four bedrock conditions that justified congestion pricing in the first place will almost certainly remain after COVID-19.
April 3, 2020
Hey, Empire State Building, Maybe You Can Sound the Alert About How Dangerous Brooklyn is For Cyclists
Cyclists are still being injured in Southern Brooklyn at a disproportionate rate.
April 2, 2020
Thursday’s Headlines: April 1 Lacked Its Usual Mirth Edition
Another day, another COVID. And now Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne is dead. Click here for news and a tribute to the rocker.
April 2, 2020
… And Give Queens Residents More Room To Breathe and Stroll
As COVID-19 hits hard in crowded neighborhoods, the mayor's plan to open pedestrian streets must be much bolder.
April 2, 2020
Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan
COVID-19 underscores that closing streets to traffic and enhancing amenities in the crowded core will be vital to the survival of urban America.
April 1, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines: Slow Rolling Disaster Edition
The death toll passed 1,000 in the city yesterday, the Post reported, making a sad mockery of our ever-upward state motto. Plus the other news.
April 1, 2020
Advocates: MTA’s Finance Quick Fix Should Not Become Permanent
State budget negotiators are considering touching the ultimate third-rail of MTA funding — raiding revenue sources that are earmarked for capital improvements — in order to stave off an immediate fiscal collapse.
April 1, 2020
EYES ON THE STREET: Temporary Bike Lane on Smith Street is Great …
The temporary protected bike lane on Smith Street in Downtown Brooklyn is an unmitigated (well, almost entirely unmitigated*) success — a quick solution to a long-dangerous gap in the bike network that was undertaken efficiently by a strapped Department of Transportation.
March 31, 2020
… But Second Avenue’s Temporary PBL Has DISAPPEARED!
The Department of Transportation has not maintained its own temporary protected bike lane at the notoriously dangerous Second Avenue gap near the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Manhattan, forcing cyclists to ride with drivers racing to turn left into the tunnel.
March 31, 2020
Mayor to Extend ‘Open Streets’ Plan through Sunday
The four stretches of roadway set aside as a four-day, car-free pilot program last week will continue as open space for pedestrians through Sunday, Streetsblog has learned.
March 31, 2020
