Tuesday’s Headlines: Rain, Sleet and Snow Edition
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It may be the only time this winter the Department of Sanitation gets to use its new and growing fleet of narrow, bike lane-ready snowplows.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Issues & Campaigns
Restaurateurs, Advocates Beg Council To Keep All-Year Outdoor Dining
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"If we have to take it down in the winter there’s no putting that stuff back up," said Donna Drakes, owner of the Caribbean restaurant Brooklyn Beso in Bedford-Stuyvesant. "I think that’s just a way for them to get rid of it."
Opinion: Electric Cars Shouldn’t Distract Us From Building a More Walkable World
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"Governments champion EVs to win voter support, and corporations offer optimistic product projections to lure investors. The reality is that electric cars will be less of a solution than presently expected."
EXCLU: Council Will Move Ahead with Seasonal Outdoor Dining Plan
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The Council plans to make the city's outdoor dining program permanent, but the roadside "streeteries" will become just seasonal, as part of revised legislation expected to come before lawmakers next month, Council sources told Streetsblog.
Dolma’s Grieving Father, Pols Seek Traffic Light at Fatal Corner — But Larger Safety Improvements are Needed
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The Department of Transportation says it will not add a traffic light at an Astoria intersection where a 7-year-old girl was killed earlier this month.
Bicyclist Killed on Residential Staten Island Street by a Reckless Driver
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Is there no safe place to ride in this city?