Tuesday’s Headlines: Early Thanksgiving Edition
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In today's headlines, we express gratitude for some positive safe-streets developments. Plus other news.
EXCLUSIVE: Sanitation Commissioner to Cyclists: ‘We Will Do Better This Winter’
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"It's going to be better — 100 percent," Sanitation Commissioner Ed Grayson told Streetsblog, though he admitted that the agency is holding onto its old script of not clearing bike lanes and pedestrian crossings until all roads are cleared for drivers.
The People Have Spoken: DOT Study Reveals Vast Support for Outdoor Dining
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In Manhattan, the supposed epicenter of opposition, a city survey shows that 84 percent of residents support the "Covid huts." Citywide, 64 percent support them.
And America’s Most Toxic Car Ad Is…
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... Chevrolet's 2015 ad for its Colorado pickup truck!
Monday’s Headlines: Day of Remembrance Edition
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Sunday was the World Day of Remembrance for the victims of road violence — and in this city, that meant honoring the 1,800 people who have been killed (almost entirely by drivers) during the seven-plus years of Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero initiative. We were there. Plus other news.
Opinion: Why Sharrows are Bullshit!
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The former editor-in-chief of Bicycling Magazine weighs in on why the only good bike lane is a real bike lane.
‘An Epic Mistake’: Donald Shoup Reflects on America’s Parking Failure — And His Hopes For the Future
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"There are so many ways in which we’d be better off if we reformed our parking policy: reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, nitrous oxide emissions, particulate pollution, traffic crashes. Urban planners have made epic mistakes in almost all of their parking policies. But now they can fix it."
Pedestrian Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver Dies, Cops Say
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A Brooklyn man has died from injuries he sustained earlier this month when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Eastern Parkway, cops said.
Dear Joe: The Electric Hummer is Not the Future
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An open letter to the American president that his constant cheerleading for electric mega-cars is not only a bad look, but bad policy.
Almost No One in Congress Has Signed Onto National ‘Vision Zero’ Pledge
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"Honestly, this should be an easy first step," said one activist.
THAT’S TWO! Jay Street Busway is Made Permanent, Just Like the (Much Better) One on 14th Street
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Never let it be said he didn't do the least he could do.
BIKELASH: Powerful Pols Seeking to Block DOT’s East Flatbush Street Safety Plan in Pander to Drivers
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"People drive in our community," Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn explained.