Government Organizations Archives — Page 47 of 174

Busiest Bike Path in North America to Be Severed for Weeks

And the Parks Department isn't doing anything to ensure the safety of cyclists beyond posting "signs" directing riders to busy, dangerous local roads.

Gersh Kuntzman

September 22, 2020

Busiest Bike Path in North America to Be Severed for Weeks

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Should States Subsidize E-Bike Purchases? This New Yorker Thinks So.

Assembly Member Bobby Carroll wants the state to expand its electric car subsidy program to include electric bikes.

Gersh Kuntzman

September 18, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Equity

OPINION: Anti-Racism Ads Can’t Hide the Ugly Reality Behind Uber

The company denies protections to its low-income, Black and brown drivers — says a candidate who drove for it. Here's why Albany must rein it in.

Phara Souffrant Forrest

September 16, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Accessibility

Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users

The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.

Gersh Kuntzman

September 10, 2020

Cars

Watchdog to Audit Flawed U.S. Motor Vehicle Safety Program

Our rising pedestrian death toll isn't what prompted the investigation — but could it inadvertently help end it?

Kea Wilson

August 20, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Carnage

Safe Streets Are an Equity Issue — And We are Failing the Most Vulnerable

Despite Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero program, injuries from traffic crashes in 2018 and 2019 were 1 percent higher than in 2016 and 2017. But in communities of color, the number of crash-caused injuries are soaring by double digit percentages.

Christine Berthet

August 19, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Carnage

Revel Adds Safety Quiz — And a Mandatory Helmet Selfie — But New York Must Wait for Reboot

A new "safety course" includes a 20-minute multiple choice test, plus that hard-headed picture.

Julianne Cuba

August 18, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Children

Opinion: Let the Schools Use the Streets

The city's opening of streets for restaurants provided a lifeline in the pandemic. The schools deserve no less.

Brad Lander

August 6, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Children

Mayor Will Endanger School Kids During a Pandemic

Mayor de Blasio said on Monday that he's willing to sacrifice school-bound kids to more road carnage — temporarily, of course, because, you know, the pandemic.

Julianne Cuba

August 3, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |City Council

Opinion: Time To Protect the City’s Street Vendors

The pandemic has hurt these mostly immigrant small businesses, which have always faced discriminatory enforcement. The administration must step up with law, open streets and policy.

Margaret Chin

July 29, 2020

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