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Opinion: Fake Plates are Hiding in Plain Sight on Facebook, Yet Authorities Do Little
The market has moved to Facebook Marketplace and fellow Meta app Instagram.
April 12, 2022
CYCLE OF RAGE: New York City’s ‘Car-Free Earth Day’ is a Sad Joke
March 31, 2022
Opinion: Alternatives to California’s Pro-Car Giveaway
Of the myriad motorist giveaways now being rushed into place around the U.S., none sting like California’s.
March 28, 2022
OPINION: The Cost of ‘Free’ Parking is Dirty Streets and Foul Air
Our policy of forcing cars to move for street cleaning has many hidden costs, most notably the environmental effects of trading clean streets for polluted air.
March 21, 2022
Op-Ed: It’s Time for Immediate Action on Canal Street
What is to be done about traffic and safety? And why has only negligible action been taken for decades?
March 9, 2022
An Open Letter To DOT Commissioner Rodriguez on Eve of #FixCanal Workshop
An architect sets us up for tonight's Canal Street workshop.
March 7, 2022
Op-Ed: It is Unconscionable that the Department of Environmental Protection Wants to Reduce Air Quality
The agency needs to live up to its name.
March 6, 2022
OPINION: It is Time to Revive the 34th Street Busway
As Gov. Hochul talks up her plans for Penn Station, our trains need a rapid transit link now more than ever.
February 23, 2022
EXCERPT: There are No ‘Accidents’ — We Have Been Fooled into Thinking There Are
This excerpt from the new book, "There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster — Who Profits and Who Pays the Price" will make you rethink crashes, capitalism and culpability.
February 15, 2022
OPINION: How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality
Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.
February 8, 2022
