Open Storefronts! Mayor Expands Open Streets Program for Retailers (Sort Of!) By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 28, 2020 | No Comments The mayor had been under pressure from such civic groups as City Rise, which has been calling for repurposing roadways for retail.
Seeing the Future: W. 103rd Street Transformed in Pilot Open Space Project By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 26, 2020 | No Comments Here's looking at you, 103rd St.
Activist Honored at 10th Anniversary of ‘Eric McClure Bikeway on Prospect Park West’ By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 25, 2020 | No Comments The Prospect Park West protected bike lane has now been — unofficially! — renamed for the activist who started it all off.
Mayor Admits Many Promised Bus Lanes May Not Happen This Year — If Ever By Julianne Cuba | Oct 23, 2020 | No Comments Two times in as many weeks, fed-up straphangers have asked the mayor about the busways he promised back in June — and both times, de Blasio's answers were embarrassing.
Vision Zero Cities: Removing Police from Traffic Enforcement Is Crucial — and Hard! By Julianne Cuba | Oct 21, 2020 | No Comments The biggest hold-up, says Council Member Carlina Rivera, is “political will.” But that's not all.
Vision Zero Cities Conference: How to Repeal the Legacy of Robert Moses By Kea Wilson | Oct 20, 2020 | No Comments We can shatter Robert Moses's blueprint for cities across America — and the injustices that endure to this day — but it's not easy.