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Thursday’s Headlines: Pardoning Turkeys Edition
We're not going to have much to say today because we're making that buttermilk-brined turkey that everyone is talking about (don't bother clicking the link if you didn't start brining yesterday!), but we did want to give you some news!
November 26, 2020
De Blasio: Vision Zero Will Have to be Finished by the Next Mayor
So will Vision Zero get any clearer during the campaign next year? We're starting to hear from the candidates!
November 25, 2020
Queens Pedestrian is Killed by Driver, Then Victim-Blamed by NYPD
A Queens senior was struck and killed today by a driver on a dangerous roadway alongside a popular park, but police gave no details except to claim the pedestrian jumped out "midblock" between two parked cars.
November 24, 2020
Trottenberg Resigns: Streetsblog’s Report Card on Her Long Tenure
Incomplete! That's the overall grade that Streetsblog gives Polly Trottenberg for her seven years as the leader of the Department of Transportation and her oversight of the mayor's signature Vision Zero program.
November 23, 2020
OPINION: Micromobility Companies Must Engage With Communities — Says One of Them
As New York City prepares to launch e-scooter share, Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden previews the lessons his firm has learned in its short, rollicking ride.
November 23, 2020
It’s Time for DOT to Create ‘Bike Boulevards’ — So What’s a Bike Boulevard?
In short, it's a quick, cheap and easy way to create a network of low-stress cycling routes.
November 22, 2020
SEE IT: Streetfilms Shows How Much Better Kids’ Lives Are When they Can Safely Bike To School…
...which they can't, because most of New York City is a hellscape of double-parked trucks, reckless drivers and dangerously designed roads.
November 20, 2020
THE BRONX IS UP: DOT Has Fixed A Dangerous Stretch in the Most Dangerous Borough
The city has tamed the E.L. Grant Highway, which is named after a hero, but was definitely a villain.
November 20, 2020
Thursday’s Headlines: Welcome to the Mayoral Race, Eric Adams Edition
The Brooklyn Beep stakes his claim to the mayoralty on police "reform." But there's more to public safety.
November 19, 2020
Lander: Get NYPD Out of Traffic Stops, Crash Investigations
"NYPD traffic enforcement has been shown to be unwieldy, unfair, and dangerous, and it has little impact in achieving safer streets," Lander said.
November 15, 2020
