THE COMPROMISE: New Open Streets Group Seeks ‘Linear Park’ for Jackson Heights
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Finally, there's a real compromise on the table.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about DOT
CARLINA RIVERA: Here’s Why My Open Streets Bill Will Make NYC a ‘Model’ for the Nation
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A Council Member and supporter of open streets says it plainly: We can transform the way our city works for everyday New Yorkers. We just need the imagination to realize it.
ANALYSIS: ‘Permanent’ Open Streets Program Will Only Be As Good As The Next Mayor Wants It To Be
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Meet Open Streets 2.0.
Friday’s Headlines: It’s Jessica Ramos Day
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The Times dropped a mostly favorable profile of the state senator at roughly the same time we dropped a big story on open streets that quoted her as being less supportive of a permanent, 24-7 greenspace for park-starved Jackson Heights than she had been in the past. Plus other news.
NYPD: E-Cyclist Struck and Killed Elderly Man Stepping into UWS Bike Lane Between Cars
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An elderly man has died after police say he was struck by an electric bike rider in the Amsterdam Avenue bike lane earlier this month — highlighting a lack of safe infrastructure and a culture that caters more to vehicles than the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
See It: People Really Enjoy Open Streets When Cars are Banished
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Kids having fun. Neighbors meeting neighbors. Everyone walking safe. And a lot of it!