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OPINION: Time for Our Airports To Put Transit First
February 19, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: A Hot Take on the New DOT Commissioner
Make sure you have oven mitts on when you click today's editorial cartoon by Bill Roundy.
February 9, 2021
KOMANOFF: Hey, Drivers, Here’s How to Stop Worrying and Love Bike Lanes on Bridges
Drivers are already complaining, but expert Charles Komanoff shows in this clarion call op-ed that congestion pricing will reduce traffic so much that SIX lanes could be taken away from drivers and they wouldn't even feel it.
January 29, 2021
OPINION: Yonkers Experience with Scooters Shows the Way for NYC
The mayor of Yonkers loves e-scooters, but points out that there are "clearly areas of improvement that must be addressed ... to make serious strides towards our ambitious sustainability and traffic reduction goals."
January 26, 2021
OPINION: The Bronx Cries Out for Street Safety
A City Council candidate details his vision for a borough in which deaths aren’t "sanctioned, dismissed, or accepted if the perpetrator is operating a vehicle."
January 24, 2021
OPINION: A Livable Streets Agenda for the 2021 Mayor’s Race … And Beyond
A rare op-ed from the city's leading lawyer for victims of road violence.
January 21, 2021
OPINION: The Next Mayor Must End Our Addiction to ‘Free’ Parking
Pricing curbside space is the key to transforming our streets and making them safe.
January 14, 2021
OPINION: Reduce Emissions, Yes, But Also Reduce the Use of Cars Entirely
Now is the time to rethink how we travel around our cities and make investments to our infrastructure to support clean transportation options.
January 14, 2021
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
OPINION: The Manhattan DA Must Put Muscle Into Traffic Safety
The office must establish a 'Vehicular Crimes Task Force' to investigate every death or serious injury, argues candidate Diana Florence, a former ADA.
January 4, 2021
