OPINION: How New York, London and Paris Can Become ‘Car-Free Megacities’ By Andrew Simms and Hirra Khan Adeogun | Jun 7, 2021 | No Comments A new campaign uses data to persuade mayors to embrace car reduction.
DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates, Queens Edition (There are a LOT of Them!) By Julianne Cuba | Jun 4, 2021 | No Comments Earlier this year, we published a mega preview of the key City Council races in Brooklyn. Today, we shift our full attention to Queens.
SURVEY SAYS: West Side Sidewalks are Unsafe and Unclear — And the City Must Act By Fiifi Frimpong | May 28, 2021 | No Comments New York's sidewalks are chopped up and dirty — and Hells Kitchen and Chelsea residents continue their fight to change that.
STREETSBLOG USA How To Design Life-Saving, Low-Speed Zones By Nikita Luke | May 25, 2021 | No Comments A new guide by WRI and the World Bank sets out guidelines for planning, designing, implementing and evaluating low-speed zones. Check it out.
#StuckAtDOT: The Case of the Missing Crosswalk By John Surico | May 24, 2021 | No Comments A block in Astoria with a playground and a school lacks crucial pedestrian infrastructure. Why?
STREETS WEEK! DOT Commish Diagnoses Conduit Boulevard, Then Prescribes The Wrong Treatment By Dave Colon | May 10, 2021 | No Comments As Streets Week! begins, here's an existential question that Mayor de Blasio doesn't like to answer: Why does New York even have roads like Conduit Boulevard?