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Hells Kitchen Has No Use For Cuomo’s Master Plan for Penn Station
Holy Moses, Gov. Cuomo's expansion plan for Penn Station stinks.
August 14, 2020
Unidentified Verrazzano Bridge Cyclist Points the Way to What the Region Needs
Whether he knows it or not, the unidentified bicyclist who took over a lane of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Wednesday is the latest advocate for fixing one of Robert Moses's greatest mistakes.
August 14, 2020
Pedestrianize ‘Main Street’ To Save It, Says Comptroller (and Mayoral Hopeful) Scott Stringer
The future of the city's economic recovery could be determined by our own two feet, according to a series of proposals from the city's top money man.
August 7, 2020
State DOT to Add ‘Auxiliary Lane’ on LIE — A Highway-Widening Project, Opponents Charge
Bad optics, Gov. Cuomo: Transit riders are facing fare hikes and service cuts, but the state wants drivers in Queens to save five seconds in travel time on the Long Island Expressway.
July 31, 2020
Opinion: Gridlock Sam’s Ribbon Bridges Are Growing on Me
The proposed bike/ped spans would help active transportation citywide. In fact, we could use more of them!
July 20, 2020
TO END THE MESS: Make the Brooklyn Bridge Car-Free
An architect's intriguing vision for the iconic span banishes automobiles.
July 9, 2020
DE BLASIO HAS PUNTED: So How Will The Next Mayor Fix the Brooklyn Bridge?
Streetsblog asked five candidates who are running, or expected to run, for mayor what they would do about the overcrowded conditions if elected.
July 6, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: Our Cartoonist Has the Solution to Brooklyn Bridge Problems
Our cartoonist is frustrated at a glacial pace of change for the congested Brooklyn Bridge bike and foot path. And he put that frustration into this week's visual editorial.
June 29, 2020
Advocates Cool to Proposed Cyclist, Pedestrian Bridges
Gridlock Sam's idea is good, but money would be better spent on fixing existing spans, they say.
June 24, 2020
Op-Ed: A Better Plan Than Cuomo’s $8B Penn Station Annex
The governor would disrupt Midtown in order to enlarge the station. "Through-running" would enable us to avoid that — and provide one-seat rides around the tri-state.
June 22, 2020