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EDITORIAL: Hey, Mr. Mayor, Ride the Freakin’ Subway or Get on the Damn Bus
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Leadership means leading. If the mayor wants to restore confidence in the public transit system, he should show us all how much confidence he has in the system. By using it.
IT’S LAGUARDIA AIRTRAIN DAY ON STREETSBLOG: Opinions Abound on $2B Project
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Today, we present multiple opinion pieces on the LaGuardia AirTrain. Click the headline above to get links to them all.
A Round and a Roundy: The City That Still Sleeps
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Our cartoonist explores one of the great ironies of the coronavirus pandemic: how politicians celebrate the heroic, essential workers while at the same time failing to help them do their heroic, essential work.
Tuesday’s Headlines: There is a Way Out of this SUV Mess Edition
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We don't have to just throw up our hands about the scourge of SUVs on our streets. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
Monday’s Headlines: ‘Shame Shame Shame’ Edition
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Not cool. Someone stole an 11-year-old's brand new bike. Plus all the other news.
Eyes on the Street: The Northern Boulevard Protected Bike Lane Takes Shape
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It's happening: The city is making Northern Boulevard safe for (believe it) cycling.
OPINION: To Prevent Carmageddon, City Must Create ‘Resilient Streets’ for Transit, Biking and Walking
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Here's a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of transit (please get it to the mayor!).
Friday’s Headlines: Under the Busway Edition
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Have a great weekend — but first, today's headlines, starting with the city's big (but frankly expected) victory in the 14th Street busway lawsuit over Arthur Schwartz (pictured).
Thursday’s Headlines: Dog Day Afternoon Edition
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Wow, we really pissed off our friends at the NY Post yesterday. Today, we mend fences ... and provide a full news digest!
Wednesday’s Headlines: The Bronx is Burning Edition
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Families for Safe Streets and Bronx residents rallied last night to protest how badly Mayor de Blasio's vaunted-but-unfunded Vision Zero program is handling the cyclist death crisis. Plus other news.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Just Garbage Edition
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The city's life-saving reform of the private carting industry — which we hyped to the heavens when it passed last year — will be delayed. Plus all the other news of the day.
A Round and a Roundy: The Mayor Lives in a Fantasy Land (The Wrong One)
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Wow, our cartoonist Bill Roundy really took exception to Mayor de Blasio's comment last week that his Vision Zero has created a positive "experience" for city cyclists and pedestrians.