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Friday’s Headlines: Cold and Flew Season
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The "I-only-use-my-car-to-get-to-my-country-home" crowd is fleeing the city and it's cold as a witch's elbow. So enjoy the news.
A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER: Yes, It’s the Start of Our Annual Donation Drive
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Please allow us to make our strongest case for some of your cash...
Thursday’s Headlines: Happy Thanksgiving Edition
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We're going to take today off to spend four hours on various trains, subways and feet to visit relatives in the country, but we'll be back on Friday with a heaping dose of news leftovers. Enjoy your holiday.
What the Last Decade Has Done for the Walkability Movement
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In 2012, Jeff Speck’s Walkable City sparked a conversation about why pedestrianized places matter and became one of the best-selling books about the built environment in recent memory. Ten years later, though, so much about the world has changed — even as human-centered communities have become more important than ever.
STREETFILMS: Riding Around with Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere
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Check out Eighth Avenue ... with a comedian! Charlie Todd from the city-based troupe Improv Everywhere rode around to show off the Department of Transportation's transformational redesign of Eighth and Ninth avenues.
What It’s Really Like to Lose Someone to Traffic Violence
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More than 100,000 Americans lose a loved one in a car crash every single year. So why don't more of us talk about it — and why don't more of us take action to prevent other families from enduring those tragedies, too?
STREETFILMS: A Great Day in Harlem as Neighborhood Comes Out for Fun, Safety
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Scores of riders joined Transportation Alternatives on Saturday's tour of Harlem — and called once again for a bikeway through a neighborhood long neglected for safe cycling infrastructure by city officials.
Thursday’s Headlines: Outdoor Dining is Fun Edition
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What if outdoor dining had been a thing in Edward Hopper's day? Our graphics team imagined the possibilities!
Wednesday’s Headlines: Atoning for Sins Edition
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Yesterday's news was dominated, as it so often is, by Streetsblog — which made a rare (and positive!) appearance on the Post editorial page. Plus other news.
The Brake: How to Start Grassroots Safe Streets Movement In Your City
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In communities across America, people are getting angry about traffic violence. But what does it take to turn that anger to a full-blown movement, with neighbors fighting alongside one another to change the status quo?
Tuesday’s Headlines: Lots of Trash Talk Edition
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On Monday, the talk was all about garbage. But there was other news, too.
Friday’s Headlines: A Nice Sandwich Edition
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Even on a busy news day, the biggest story in sheer size was the announcement that the MTA was going into the sandwich business. Plus other news.