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This is the future. As the city seeks to hit a sustainable transportation mode share of 80 percent by 2050, it's testing out wider bike lanes that allow cyclists to pass one another. Photo: NYC DOT

Mayor Adams Wants to Hit the Brakes on New York’s Car Boom

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 21, 2023 | No Comments

Mayor Adams wants to reverse the trend of New Yorkers abandoning transit for private cars, according to lofty new goals outlined in a new sustainability report released Thursday.

Komanoff Dissects New York City’s Car Baby Boom

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 19, 2023 | No Comments

U.S. Census data confirm what we suspected: New York City's car population exploded in the past decade, even more than that of the suburbs.

Paging Kevin Roose! My Conversation with the Bing Chatbot Was Much Better than Yours!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 5, 2023 | No Comments

Here's a story about why we no longer fear artificial intelligence, and, indeed, hope it will someday be running the country.

Locals don't want anymore car dealerships on Northern Boulevard. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Woodside Wants Housing, But It’s Likely to Get More SUVs

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 7, 2022 | No Comments

Just what Northern Boulevard needs — another car dealership.

Crowded conditions on the Hudson River Greenway — and the need to get the U.S. off of cars — is part of the reason why Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine (inset) wants the state to remove a lane from West Street.

SEE IT! Manhattan BP to State: Take a Lane from Drivers on the West Side Highway

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 1, 2022 | No Comments

It worked on the Brooklyn Bridge...

A crowded Fordham Road bus. File photo: Eve Kessler

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Bronx Business Leaders Oppose Busway That Would Help 85,000 Riders

By Eve Kessler | Jul 22, 2022 | No Comments

Fordham Road honchos — whose shoppers overwhelmingly use transit — give a proposed reform (and their customers) the "Bronx cheer."

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