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TIRED: Riding the subway. WIRED: Funding the subway. Photo: Lt. Governor's office

After Cuomo: What the MTA Should Immediately Do Once Andrew is Gone

By Dave Colon | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments

Andrew Cuomo — the governor who never saw an MTA budget he didn't want to raid or a splashy but expensive project he didn't want to push — will soon be gone. So what kind of governor should Kathy Hochul be?

A Round and a Roundy: The One Upside of Climate Change

By Streetsblog | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments

Our national treasure cartoonist took his anger over the U.N.'s latest climate change report and focused it where it belongs — on drivers.

The city's open streets for restaurants have proved to be a lifeline. And, like Peaches in Brooklyn, the streeteries can be beautiful.

OPINION: Streetside Dining Is the Future — And Here’s How To Do It Right

By Robert Bookman | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments

The Open Restaurants program, founded during the pandemic, deserves to be a permanent part of the cityscape. Here are some common-sense steps.

Canal Street. File photo: Joseph Tedeschi

OPINION: What Should Be Done About Canal Street?

By Annie Weinstock | Aug 9, 2021 | No Comments

The nostrums are no mystery. Rather than doing a million more studies, the city should just fix it.

States Must Reduce Police and Traffic Enforcement Bias: Report

By Fiifi Frimpong | Aug 9, 2021 | No Comments

"[The report] helps us ... address a lot of problems with law enforcement in this country,” said Russ Martin, the spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which undertook its review after the killing of George Floyd.

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Talking Headways Podcast: The Heat is On

By Jeff Wood | Aug 8, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Dr. V. Kelly Turner, director of urban environment research at UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, to talk about how to think differently about urban heat, how to measure it properly, and how to regulate it.

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Biden’s Climate Vision is Too Focused on EVs — Again

By Kea Wilson | Aug 7, 2021 | No Comments

Automakers are lining up in support of new fuel economy standards that will speed the transition to electric vehicles — but only if Congress hands billions to Americans to buy their cars.