OPINION: New Yorkers Deserve Trash-Free Sidewalks
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Here's one thing you'll see on Black Friday: mountains of trash bags on our sidewalks.
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Are Cops Writing the Tickets They Say They Are Following 311 Complaints?
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The NYPD rarely reports ticketing drivers in response to 311 complaints about blocked bike lanes, city data shows. But a new Streetsblog analysis raises doubts whether officers are even writing the tickets that they say they are.
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!
‘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."
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.
THE ASK: Transportation Alternatives Sets the Agenda for Mayor Adams (Hint: Less Space for Cars)
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On the group's wish list: Safe streets, faster commutes, dignified and respectful urban design, and, of course, less space for cars.
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic
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At the 2021 Railvolution conference, our podcast maestro talked about transit-expansion plans and progress in several respective regions, as well as how they kept things going during the pandemic.
Four Ways ‘Automobility’ Shapes Our Lives — Besides Crashes and Climate
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The violence of car culture extends far beyond the obvious outrages of car crashes, pollution, destroyed communities and structural racism, a fascinating new paper argues.
A Round and a Roundy: Cops Hear What They Want to Hear
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This week's cartoon is a classic of a genre perfected by the great Gary Larson of "The Far Side."
Opinion: The City’s Bike Lanes Need More Protection Than Flimsy Flex Posts
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The Crescent Street bike lane, for all its successes, has some real flaws.