Op/Ed
Streetsblog Basics
The Perfect Beast: Even Google’s AI Thinks Streets Are for Cars
Artificial intelligence is completely naturally addicted to promoting cars.
July 25, 2025
Restaurant Row: Cars Need to Go
“People like to sit outside and not be bothered by the cars,” said one restaurant manager.
July 24, 2025
Opinion: ‘Community,’ Opportunism and the Bedford Ave. Bike Lane
Mayor Adams plays the most dangerous game — trying to appease one part of a "community" while another is put in jeopardy.
June 24, 2025
Amy Cohen: Mayor Adams ‘Disgracefully’ Invokes Victim Sammy Cohen Eckstein in E-Bike Speed Limit Ploy
We are disgusted and we will not be quiet about the administration warping the intent behind a decade of our work for safe streets, says the founder of Families for Safe Streets.
June 6, 2025
Dysfunction City: My Block is a Symbol of What’s Wrong with DOT
The block in question, W. 177th Street between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue, doesn't work for any user. Yet nothing changes.
June 5, 2025
Op-Ed: NYS Needs the Economic and Environmental Stimulus of E-Bike Subsidies
A "Ride Clean Rebate" is what real climate and economic leadership looks like, argues this industry leader.
May 29, 2025
Komanoff: Tsk, Tsk, Tisch — Criminal Summonses for Cyclists Will Backfire
Commissioner Jessica Tisch's new policy will result in unsafer streets and crackdowns on hard-working immigrants.
May 7, 2025
Op-Ed: Will The Citywide Greenways Plan Finally Close the Gaps?
On the eve of this year's Great Saunter, two greenway advocates demand: Release the Citywide Greenways Plan now!
May 2, 2025
Hey, Sec. Duffy, DOGE Should Learn Cost-Saving from the MTA Not the Other Way Around
Sic DOGE on the MTA? Maybe Sean Duffy should reverse that — the MTA is spending money more wisely than in decades.
April 10, 2025
A Faster Future: Unbreaking Passenger Rail to Deliver the Rapid Service We Need
A report released Wednesday by the Marron Institute at New York University offers ways to break the intercity rail logjam in America.
March 31, 2025
