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Opinion: After Revel’s Retreat, Whither the Motorcycle in NYC?
The experience of the e-scooter service showed the need for better safety education. But, with proper rules and encouragement, motorcycles could enhance mobility while reducing cars.
July 30, 2020
City To Activists: Please Stop Making Sidewalks Safe For Pedestrians!
That was so fast, the garbage didn't even have time to rot!
July 28, 2020
Opinion: Citi Bike? Outdoor Restaurants? We Can Have Both — Just Limit the Cars!
Now that the Citi Bike rack in front of Gene's restaurant has been relocated, one West Village resident thinks people were waging the wrong battle.
July 24, 2020
Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space
As the city opens streets for restaurants, we must ensure that businesses' interests do not crowd out public needs.
July 5, 2020
Brooklyn Residents To Reclaim Playground From NYPD
Cops are using the Classon Playground as a parking lot — supposedly to protect their vehicles from protesters. But now they will vacate, Parks says.
June 25, 2020
De Blasio to Streetsblog: ‘I Want to Lighten the Burden on Car Owners’
"Guess what, Gersh, a lot of people still have cars," the mayor said sarcastically.
June 24, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines: Alternate Side of Reality Edition
Mayor de Blasio sees 'justice' in changing the alternate-side parking rules.
June 24, 2020
The Coming Carmageddon: Will Our Leaders Solve NYC’s Transportation Problem?
When this is all over, will we be a city for cars or a city for people?
May 15, 2020
De Blasio’s Parking Obsession: Is the Mayor Falling at the Very First Hurdle of Saving the City?
"I definitely think there's some places still in the city where we're doing more alternate side than is needed," the mayor said.
May 11, 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
