Wednesday’s Headlines: Open Space, Closed Mind Edition
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It's not only Streetsblog that's actively covering Mayor de Blasio's failure to create more open space.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Coronavirus Crisis
Live from Oakland: Mayor de Blasio is Wrong About Bay Area City’s Open Streets Success
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Our Streetsblog San Francisco correspondent Roger Rudick has the whole story — complete with pictures showing the mayor flat-out lied about the East Bay experiment.
Mayor Triples Down on His ‘Adamant’ Refusal to Create More Open Space, But Finally Blames Drivers
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Mayor de Blasio once again argued that he could not create more open space for socially responsible recreation because the NYPD could not enforced it — but this time, the mayor staked out new territory: He blamed reckless drivers.
WTF? Carless New Yorkers Are Being Sent To, And Turned Away From, Drive-Thru Test Sites
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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.
What’s This? NYPD Starts Limited Action Against Speeders
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Cops wrote nearly 7 percent more tickets on two weekdays last week. Not bad — except automated speed cameras are writing 57 percent more tickets!
SEE IT! New Streetfilms Video Shows Why We Won’t Go Back
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Under normal circumstances, the world is upside-down: a small minority of selfish car owners force the rest of us to breathe toxic exhaust, get stuck in their traffic, be killed by their reckless use of steel cages, get terrified just to cross a street, etc. So let's change that.