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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
OPINION: Criminalizing Collisions Is the Wrong Way To Go
The city's "Right of Way" law unfairly penalizes drivers who are not acting recklessly, says Manhattan district attorney hopeful Liz Crotty in this controversial op-ed.
December 23, 2020
OPINION: The Manhattan DA Must Seek Justice for Traffic-Violence Victims
That means using all available laws to prosecute drivers for dangerous driving behaviors, argues candidate Dan Quart.
December 23, 2020
OPINION: NYPD’s ‘Bike Safety’ Tweets are a Joke
The NYPD loves to tweet photos of officers handing out bike safety pamphlets to cyclists. But is this really a good role for the police, to stop people on bikes and make them take a flier on how it's their fault when they get hit by someone driving a car?
December 17, 2020
OPINION: Cuomo and Murphy Must Sign the Transportation and Climate Initiative
Our transit systems and environment urgently need the regional agreement, a policy analyst argues.
December 9, 2020
OPINION: City Council Must Vote Down Flushing Rezoning
A plan to develop the waterfront would add to the neighborhood's dangerous congestion.
December 8, 2020
OPINION: Envisioning a Carless Future for Eastern Queens
Weaning residents off automobiles requires giving them accessible mobility options, a Council hopeful argues.
December 2, 2020
OPINION: Examine the Medical Competency of Crash-Involved Drivers
Those who kill or maim rarely face such scrutiny before being allowed to return to the roads. Collision investigations ought to build in that capability.
November 27, 2020
OPINION: To Save the Subway, Tax the Ultra-Wealthy
New York needs to make the billionaires who disproportionately benefit from government to pay their fair share, a lawmaker argues.
November 26, 2020
OPINION: Micromobility Companies Must Engage With Communities — Says One of Them
As New York City prepares to launch e-scooter share, Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden previews the lessons his firm has learned in its short, rollicking ride.
November 23, 2020
