CYCLE OF RAGE: Misguided Mayoral Campaigns — In Two Simple Maps
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More than 40,000 people will be injured in car crashes in New York City this year. Yet we hear nothing about those victims.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cycle of Rage
CYCLE OF RAGE: DOT Tries to Get Queens Car Lovers to Face Facts
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The process that the Department of Transportation uses to make city roadways safer and more hospitable to human being is a broken one. An opinion piece from last night's CB3 meeting in Queens.
White Privilege on the Upper West Side: Board Condemns Police Brutality — Then Calls for More Cops!
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A community board in the predominantly white Upper West Side says it supports the Black Lives Matter movement — then calls for more enforcement by the NYPD, which disproportionately targets blacks.
BUZZKILL: Blue Angels ‘Tribute’ is Unwelcome Noise, Pollution and Patriotism
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If spewing pollution over a city battling a respiratory disease is a salute, it's definitely the one-finger kind.
Don’t Blame NY Times Reporter For Buying a Car — Blame Decades of Bad Public Policy
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Two futures are possible: One, put forward by Emma Fitzsimmons, is for more cars. The other, espoused by new cyclist Hannah Kadyrov, is for safer cycling. Which future we chose will have perpetual ramifications.
Mr. Mayor, You’re a Smart Guy, So Why Do You Wrongly Think Cops Must ‘Enforce’ Open Space?
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The mayor said that car-free streets are "dangerous" places that must be "enforced by the NYPD."