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OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Must Stop the Racially Disproportionate Overnight Subway Closure
The measure amounts to a racially disproportionate assault on the livelihood of Black and brown communities, a budding planner argues in a clarion call op-ed.
January 11, 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
Georgia Senate Wins Put Major Transportation Reform Within Reach
Democrats reclaiming majority control of the Senate creates a path to a green infrastructure bill that has eluded sustainable transportation advocates for decades.
January 6, 2021
OPINION: The MTA Breaks Faith With Access-A-Ride Users
The agency killed a popular program and is gunning for another — and now wants to charge more for lousy service. Can we get some help here?
December 31, 2020
ANALYSIS: So You Wanna Be New York City Mayor, Huh?
We asked candidates what they thought on a raft of street-safety issues. Here's what WE thought.
December 28, 2020
DECISION 2021: How Should the Next Mayor Move the City Beyond Vision Zero?
It's the final chapter of our seven-part series on the mayoral candidates.
December 22, 2020
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
KOMANOFF: Trip Logs Can Reveal Candidates’ Intent on Livable Streets
Mayoral candidates are vowing to use transit as mayor. But don’t believe the hype. Follow the trip logs.
December 17, 2020
What Will ‘Mayor Pete’ Mean for the U.S. DOT?
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been tapped to be Secretary of Transportation. Whatever you think, remember that this guy is one of the few politicians who acknowledges the "many ways we subsidize driving." So there's that.
December 15, 2020
Mayor: I Accept the ‘Streetsblog Challenge’ to Ride the Subway
He's taking the talk, and now he's promised to ride the ride.
December 14, 2020
