Opinion: New York Needs Covered Outdoor Dining Year-Round!
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Let's open the door to innovative ideas and solutions to re-social and redefine how we share public space safely (and save the restaurant industry).
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Issues & Campaigns
Congestion Pricing Study Finds Law Enforcement Officers Are Manhattan’s Most Numerous Car Commuters
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The area around Ground Zero is going to be ground zero in the battle over congestion pricing exemptions.
Advocates Warn ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program Could Actually Expand Highways
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A massive coalition of advocates is calling on the federal Department of Transportation to make sure a historic fund that could tear down harmful urban highways across America isn't used to expand or maintain them instead.
Thursday’s Headlines: Strong Headwinds, Weak Streetscape Edition
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Yesterday's big story was the announcement by Steve Roth of the cash-strapped real estate giant Vornado that its plans to develop skyscrapers around Penn Station had been put on hold for a while. Plus other news.
Why the Argo Shut Down Is a Bad Sign For America’s AV Future
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A vehicle automation company known for prioritizing the concerns of vulnerable road users more than others in the industry is closing — and it's sparking new questions about whether the companies that remain can afford to put safety first.
Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Park Slope Crash as Bloody Year Continues
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A pedestrian was critically injured when the 21-year-old driver of a massive Ford van slammed into him in Park Slope — and the latest analysis of crash data shows that such injuries remain all too common.