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Streetsies 2020: The Worst News of the Year ...

By Streetsblog | Dec 29, 2020 | No Comments

Before we throw 2020 into the blazing Dumpster, it's time for our annual year-in-review-style awards presentation to (dis)honor the worst piece of transportation news from the year.

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Op-Ed: Car Dependency is An Unequal Burden

By Todd Litman | Dec 24, 2020 | No Comments

Automobile-dependent planning has changed automobiles from a luxury into a necessity. Excessive vehicle costs leave many households without money to purchase essential food, shelter and healthcare. They need more affordable transportation options.

There's plenty of room in the street, fir Pete's sake. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Monday’s Headlines: Fir Pete’s Sake Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 30, 2020 | No Comments

Yes, welcome to late fall, and the Department of Transportation's seasonal discrimination against pedestrians — otherwise known as Christmas! Plus all the other news of the weekend.

A Trump-supporter sported an effigy of a dead Antifa activist as a hood ornament on an SUV with illegally obscured license plates in Queens on Sunday. Photo: Via Twitter

Mayor Caught Flatfooted on Law-Breaking Trump Car Protests

By Eve Kessler | Nov 2, 2020 | No Comments

As law-breaking Trumpists flood the streets, New Yorkers are hoping that the mayor and his Trump-endorsing police force can keep the peace.

What we get when we subsidize cars: More of them.

Study: N’East Pollution Pact Will Save Black and Brown New Yorkers and Cut Health Costs

By Eve Kessler | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

The Transportation and Climate Initiative aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by as much as a quarter by 2032.

Skid marks left after drag racing in Bay Ridge. Photo: Justin Brannan.

OPINION: Curbing the Scourge of Illegal Street Racing

By Brad Hoylman | Sep 17, 2020 | No Comments

Pandemic-emptied roads have proved irresistible to reckless drivers. The FURIOUS Act would enable speed cameras to hold them accountable.

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