Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car Dependence

A COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Brooklyn. Photo: Jeff Coltin via Twitter

WTF? Carless New Yorkers Are Being Sent To, And Turned Away From, Drive-Thru Test Sites

By Dave Colon | Apr 14, 2020 | No Comments

New Yorkers without cars are on their own — or have to put someone else at risk — if they get sent to a coronavirus drive-thru testing site.

The mayor in his natural habitat: a taxpayer-funded SUV.

Komanoff: De Blasio — Even Now — Is MIA on Breaking the Car Culture

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 25, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor's actions and utterances show again and again that he lives inside a "windshield world."

City To Open Drive-Through Testing Sites — But What About Those Without A Car?

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 18, 2020 | No Comments

The city announced plans to roll out drive-through coronavirus testing centers at five locations across the city, but offered no plan for those without access to a private vehicle.

The DOT and MTA agree: It's time to paint bus lanes like there's no tomorrow.

ANALYSIS: For Faster Bronx Buses, Get Rid of Cars

By Eve Kessler | Mar 2, 2020 | No Comments

Until the city commits to more busways, the MTA's bus-network redesign amounts to tinkering. Bring on the red paint!

Mayor de Blasio says he won't ban cars in front of schools. Photo: NYC DOT

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Mayor Won’t Ban Cars In Front Of Schools, Says Parents ‘Need’ To Drive

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 28, 2020 | No Comments

“There's a whole lot of parents in this town who need to drop their kids, so I do not believe a car ban is the way to do things,” de Blasio said.

A parking lot at LaGuardia Airport. Photo: LGA Twitter

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ANALYSIS: LGA AirTrain is Andrew Cuomo’s $2B Parking Lot

By Eve Kessler | Jan 24, 2020 | No Comments

UPDATED: The real motivator behind the Backwards LaGuardia AirTrain, a toy train for the business class, is not transit. It's cars.

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