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Streetsies 2020: The Year’s Best Transportation News
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In a year that sucked big time, New Yorkers summoned their legendary toughness and made lemonade out of once-in-a-century lemons.
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer — And the Cops Blame the Victim Again
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We all know the old novelty song, "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" — but what if it actually happened? Our national treasure cartoonist explores.
VIDEO: What if Biking To School Was Safe?
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...which they can't, because most of New York City is a hellscape of double-parked trucks, reckless drivers and dangerously designed roads.
What Would NYC Look Like Without Street Parking?
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Out of the blue, the famed architect sent over his latest vision: to transform New York City's streets by removing parking ... and opening up possibilities.
The Streetsblog Interview: Will Norman
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A candid conversation with London's bike and pedestrian mayor about saving our cities, beating community boards and putting health first in our transportation systems.
A Round and a Roundy: No Wonder America is Losing the Safety Race
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Our cartoonist has a theory why America is failing behind other nations for road safety.
Editorial Cartoon: Federal ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ is a Joke
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This week, our cartoonist Bill Roundy goes national to lampoon the federal government's weak response to the pedestrian safety crisis.
Opinion: The Fraught History of Cops and Bikes
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It's a fine idea to get NYPD officers out of their SUV cruisers, onto bikes and into the community — but recent events show that our militarized police have used bikes as an instrument of oppression.
10,000 BLM Cyclists Shut Down the Streets of NYC
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Streetfilms' auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. participated — and documented — Saturday night's latest Street Riders NYC ride, dubbed "Independence Not," to highlight the pernicious history of America's tainted Fourth of July holiday.
Common Street Thieves: The NYPD’s New Fortresses
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NYPD officials have stolen roadways and sidewalks in front of police station houses across the city over the past few weeks. A Streetsblog investigation.
Cartoon: The NYPD is the Wolf in the Fold
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This week's cartoon from our national treasure Bill Roundy doesn't need any embellishment.
Maine Police Threaten Streetsblog Editor At His Home
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Police in Portland, ME are alleging that Streetsblog editor Christian MilNeil committed an act of vandalism against a police substation — but they did not disclose this when they harassed him at his home, and MilNeil says he is innocent.