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CB2 is trying to avoid this typical scene in residential areas: delivery trucks drouble-park and endanger cyclists and motorists. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Manhattan Panel to DOT: Use Curbside Space for More Than Just Parking

By Dave Colon | Feb 24, 2020 | No Comments

It's a trend! Another Manhattan community board has demanded that the DOT figure out how to reallocate curb space so that roadways are not such a chaotic, unsafe mess.

Streetsies 2019: The NIMBYs Who Should Move to the Suburbs Already

By Streetsblog | Dec 31, 2019 | No Comments

A rogues gallery of dunderheads tried to impede the movement to make our streets safe. Here are the lowlights.

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Thursday’s Headlines: More Charges Please! Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 22, 2019 | 8 Comments

The killer of Jose Alzorriz (pictured) will be brought to account — but law enforcement still shrugs at so much other recent vehicle violence. Click here for that story and more in today's news digest.

An appeal slowed down the M14 Busway, but a ruling on Friday may jumpstart it. Photo: Google Maps

UPDATED: 14th Street Landowners Sue City over Car-Free ‘Busway’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 21, 2019 | 32 Comments

The 14th Street Coalition says the DOT plan violates state environmental law because the agency didn't conduct a serious assessment of the impact that banning cars from 14th Street would have on neighboring residential streets.

Four Lessons for 14th Street From Toronto’s Transit-First King Street

By David Meyer | Apr 29, 2019 | 6 Comments

The city is undertaking an experiment by creating a transit and truck priority route on 14th Street — based on a successful version in Toronto. But has New York's Department of Transportation completely followed the lesson plan of Toronto's King Street — or just selected a few items off the a la carte menu?

Council Speaker Corey Johnson says he wants to break the car culture. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

On ‘Busway,’ Would-Be Transportation God Corey Johnson Falls at the First Hurdle

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 8, 2019 | 14 Comments

Council Speaker Corey Johnson has infuriated supporters of the 14th Street busway — just as he was positioning himself as the ultimate livable streets candidate.

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