Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Op/Ed

Assembly Member Robert Carroll (inset) wants the suburbs to pay their fair share for the regional transit network from which we all benefit.

Assembly Member Carroll: When It Comes to Transit, Everyone Must Pay Their Fair Share

By Assembly Member Robert Carroll | Apr 28, 2023 | No Comments

"Absent a true commitment to this broader vision, the least we can do is have everyone — the city and suburbs alike — pay their fair share to staunch the bleeding," the Park Slope lawmaker says.

KOMANOFF: Could a Once-a-Month Freebie Save Congestion Pricing?

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

Even though congestion pricing will be a balm for the city and beneficial even for most of the drivers who resist it, perhaps it’s time for an easy layup to jumpstart the conversation: let’s give every household in the 12-county MTA region a single untolled trip per month into the congestion zone.

Manhattan Community Board 7 took up the issue of crosstown bike lanes on March 14.

OPINION: How An Upper West Side Community Meeting Changed My Mind About Bike Lanes

By Lauren DeFazio | Apr 4, 2023 | No Comments

A funny thing happened to me when I went to speak out against proposed crosstown bike lanes at my Upper West Side community board — I changed my mind.

Photos: Noah Martz/Montage: Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

GETTING AWAY WITH IT: License Plate and Placard Abuse is Rarely The Target of NYPD Discipline

By Noah McClain | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments

When police are not subject to regulation, their vehicles become a powerful symbol of the depth of police impunity.

Danger is built into delivery work because of economic exploitation. But Charles Komanoff has a possible solution.

KOMANOFF: Want Safe Batteries? Stop Pretending Food Delivery is Free

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments

Bicycle food-delivery in New York City is broken — not just because it’s essentially unregulated, but also because it’s unpriced.

A delivery worker with his e-bike and multiple batteries. File photo

Opinion: Council Needs to Make Battery Package Better

By Ligia Guallpa and Elizabeth Adams | Mar 2, 2023 | No Comments

Preventing battery fires is supporting delivery workers. Ensuring all e-bike batteries are safe is supporting delivery workers. We can have both: A city free of dangerous fires and a city that supports its delivery workers. We want legislation that puts safe batteries in the hands of the delivery workers who rely on them.

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