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ROE OVERTURNED: Transportation Will Now Play an Even Greater Role in Health Care

By Kea Wilson | Jun 24, 2022 | No Comments

Friday's rollback of the once-constitutionally protected procedure will only raise the already high hurdle to abortion care countless U.S. residents, advocates say.

Dozens of people rallied in 2019 outside a building on Central Park West in support of a protected bike lane. Such activism antagonized car-owners on Manhattan CB7, who later moved against street-safety activists on the board. Photo: Jim Burke

Streetsblog Gets Action: Manhattan Community Board Retreats on Gag Rule

By Eve Kessler | Jun 13, 2022 | No Comments

Manhattan's Community Board 7 has abandoned its bid to muzzle members with ties to a prominent street-safety organization, a move undertaken after Streetsblog exposed the effort to change the panel's bylaws.

"Car-free Earth Day" was anything but on Berry Street in Brooklyn. Photo: Mark Gorton

Monday’s Headlines: You Call That a ‘Car-Free Earth Day’ Edition

By Streetsblog | Apr 25, 2022 | No Comments

The city's "Car-Free Earth Day" event on Saturday was a paltry substitute for what this city needs. Plus all the other news you need to start your day.

CYCLE OF RAGE: City’s New Chart Doesn’t Help Us Visualize the Same Old Problem with Cars

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 19, 2022 | No Comments

Cars have dashboards to tell drivers what they need to know. Cities have dashboards that do the opposite.

KOMANOFF: A New York Gas-Tax Holiday Will Enrich Those Who Least Need It

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 31, 2022 | No Comments

Rich families will benefit nearly six times as much as the poorest. So why are Democrats for it?

A bus. Does it need to be fast or does it need to be free? Photo: Tdorante10 via Wikimedia Commons

OPINION: It is Time to Revive the 34th Street Busway

By Deborah Baldwin | Feb 23, 2022 | No Comments

As Gov. Hochul talks up her plans for Penn Station, our trains need a rapid transit link now more than ever.

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