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Comptroller Stringer’s Chauffeur Racked Up Eight School Zone Speeding Tickets In 2020
He's fast — and we're furious.
January 21, 2021
Staten Island Pedestrian Run Down and Killed — Driver Gets Summons
A Staten Island driver fatally struck a senior citizen in a crosswalk last week, but ended up receiving just a minor summons, cops said.
January 20, 2021
The Union Square Plan: Get Rid of Cars, Create More Space for People
Isn't the city awesome without cars?
January 19, 2021
Andrew Yang Rides The Bus … And Then Sort of Throws Pedestrians Under One
January 15, 2021
Why Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Seating
When we talk about increasing access to sustainable transportation, many street safety advocates fail to talk about placing benches with anywhere near the fervor with which we talk laying train track or building bike lanes. That needs to change.
January 7, 2021
DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates, Brooklyn Edition (There are a LOT of Them!)
The June 22 primary for dozens of City Council seats will be transformational. Are you ready, voters? If not, click here for Part I of our introductory series on the most important election no one is talking about.
January 4, 2021
THE DONOVAN PLATFORM: Better Transportation Can Make the City Fairer, Greener and Safer
Buses and bikes — that's the key to a better, safer and more equitable city, according to mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan. Here's a sneak peak at his transportation platform.
December 18, 2020
OPINION: City Council Must Vote Down Flushing Rezoning
A plan to develop the waterfront would add to the neighborhood's dangerous congestion.
December 8, 2020
A Fairer, Safer City? Here’s the Agenda from Top Transportation Advocacy Groups
Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.
December 8, 2020
Ready, Set, Containerize: City Moves Ahead with ‘Open Streets: Garbage’ Plan
One flaw in the "Clean Curbs" program? It allows entities to put garbage containers on already-crowded sidewalks.
December 4, 2020
