Ellen McDermott

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Right now it's a dream, but this is what a school street could look like. New Yorkers need to support our school streets. Graphic: WXY Studio

Opinion: To Avoid a COVID Resurgence, Mayor de Blasio Must Create Open Streets for Schools

By Ellen McDermott and Kelly Verel | Sep 9, 2021 | No Comments

Taking our schools outdoors should not be a revolutionary idea, after our year-long dining experiment. Yet the city has been sluggish at best about moving schools into outdoor space, let alone streets.

A balloon bike at the "die-in" in Washington Square Park pleads to stop the killing.

Updated: Why We ‘Die-In’ Tonight

By Ellen McDermott | Jul 9, 2019 | 3 Comments

Tonight, we gather to mourn and demand action: No more dead on NYC streets.

The NYC Century will be held for the last time this year. Photo: TransAlt

Why The NYC Century Bike Tour Is Riding Into the Sunset

By Marco Conner and Ellen McDermott | May 10, 2019 | 26 Comments

TransAlt's leaders give Streetsblog readers the context for the group's decision to stop hosting the 100-mile race.

TransAlt Leader: NYPD Must Stop Blaming Victims First

By Ellen McDermott | Apr 19, 2019 | 36 Comments

A truck driver ran over and killed a cyclist in Brooklyn on Wednesday — and the NYPD reflexively refused to blame the driver.

Ellen McDermott — the early years. Photo: McDermott family achives

TransAlt Leader: I Don’t Bike To Work Because I Don’t Feel Safe Out There

By Ellen McDermott | Jan 9, 2019 | 59 Comments

Ellen McDermott says an incomplete bike network is why people don't ride.