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Thursday’s Headlines: Pardoning Turkeys Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 26, 2020 | No Comments

We're not going to have much to say today because we're making that buttermilk-brined turkey that everyone is talking about (don't bother clicking the link if you didn't start brining yesterday!), but we did want to give you some news!

Vision Zero ain't done. File photo: Julianne Cuba

De Blasio: Vision Zero Will Have to be Finished by the Next Mayor

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 25, 2020 | No Comments

So will Vision Zero get any clearer during the campaign next year? We're starting to hear from the candidates!

The crash site between 81st and 82nd streets, looking eastbound. Photo: Google

Queens Pedestrian is Killed by Driver, Then Victim-Blamed by NYPD

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 24, 2020 | No Comments

A Queens senior was struck and killed today by a driver on a dangerous roadway alongside a popular park, but police gave no details except to claim the pedestrian jumped out "midblock" between two parked cars.

Trottenberg Resigns: Streetsblog’s Report Card on Her Long Tenure

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Incomplete! That's the overall grade that Streetsblog gives Polly Trottenberg for her seven years as the leader of the Department of Transportation and her oversight of the mayor's signature Vision Zero program.

Bird e-scooters, pictured during a product demonstration in Queens. Photo: Bird/Dennis A. Clark

OPINION: Micromobility Companies Must Engage With Communities — Says One of Them

By Travis VanderZanden | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

As New York City prepares to launch e-scooter share, Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden previews the lessons his firm has learned in its short, rollicking ride.

The design of "bike boulevards" was not discussed in the mayor's speech. File photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

It’s Time for DOT to Create ‘Bike Boulevards’ — So What’s a Bike Boulevard?

By Laura Shepard | Nov 22, 2020 | No Comments

In short, it's a quick, cheap and easy way to create a network of low-stress cycling routes.

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