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Julianne Cuba

Email Julianne Cuba at julianne@streetsblog.org

Recent Posts

Why does the city require parking spaces at transit-rich developments?

End Parking Minimums Now!
Analysis: Zoning Rule is Choking the City With Cars

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 18, 2021 | No Comments
The mandatory parking minimum law is the demon child of car culture and NIMBYism — but it is finally being attacked by progressive leaders. Where will Mayor Adams stand? He isn't saying.
Lime's Russell Murphy teaching a Bronx resident how to ride an e-scooter. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

Bronx Scooter-Share Program Kicks Off Next Week 

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 12, 2021 | No Comments
Thousands of devices will be unleashed after paltry attendance at trainings, but the DOT hopes for the best.
The color of money on Willow Street in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

Rich People are Cool! New Map Shows More Money Means More Trees

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments
"I think it's disgusting," said one resident who was appalled that elite neighborhoods get the nice green canopy.
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Patch

ANALYSIS: The Mayor’s ‘Bold’ Plan for the BQE is Not Bold, But is Really a Long Punt

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 4, 2021 | No Comments
"It just seems like not a very forward thinking solution to the whole issue," one activist said.
A moped rider uses Third Avenue. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Fact-Check: E-Bikes Cause Very Few Injuries

By Julianne Cuba and Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments
No matter how you slice it, the main danger remains car drivers.
The relatively private, public beach at 131st Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Residents of Rockaways Enclave Oppose Better Access To Their ‘Semi-Private’ Public Beach 

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 26, 2021 | No Comments
Locals say that federally mandated ramps and a boardwalk will spoil their little oasis.
An e-bike rider in the Amsterdam Avenue bike lane near W. 78th Street. File photo: Lisa Orman

New State Law Would Make Electric Citi Bike Hit-And-Runs a Felony

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 21, 2021 | No Comments
Liz Krueger wants the punishment to match the penalty for those committed by motorists.
Seems unlikely this is going to happen.

Cuomo’s ‘Wrong Way’ LaGuardia AirTrain Is Ready for Take Off

By Eve Kessler and Julianne Cuba | Jul 20, 2021 | No Comments
An FAA rubber stamp clears the way for the construction of the people mover in East Elmhurst, Queens.
Fifth Avenue. Photo: Google Maps

BIKELASH: Manhattan Community Board Stalls Fifth Avenue Safety and Transit Redesign

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 9, 2021 | No Comments
Members of a Manhattan civic panel are putting feelings ahead of facts to stall a life-saving street redesign of Fifth Avenue — even though just one pedestrian has been injured by a cyclist since January, 2019.
The aftermath of the Astoria crash that killed Xing Long Lin and injured Nahar Anin-Aminof. File photo: Zohran Mamdani

NYPD’s Fourth of July Vision Zero Plan Includes Targeting Cyclists For Riding on the Sidewalk 

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 2, 2021 | No Comments
The NYPD’s Fourth of July safety plan includes both protecting cyclists, and punishing them in ways that have long been racially biased.
Northern Boulevard at 100th Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Plan To Tame Northern Blvd. Needs Work, Advocates Say 

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 28, 2021 | No Comments
“We have waited a very, very long time. It doesn’t go far enough," said Jim Burke, the former chairman of the Fix Northern Boulevard campaign.
Fifth Avenue. Photo: Google Maps

The Fifth Avenue Busway Is Stalled Exactly Where It Was Last Year

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 23, 2021 | No Comments
It’s deja-vu on Fifth Avenue.
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