Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Car-Free Streets

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Has Abandoned NYC Open Streets ‘Program’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments

It's been a terrible week for open streets, with a volunteer being attacked by a car owner, open streets equipment being vandalized, opponents circulating petitions ... and a mayor who remains silent.

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Why We Need Mode Shift to End Climate Change

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 14, 2021 | No Comments

Now is the time to rethink how we travel around our cities and make investments to our infrastructure to support clean transportation options.

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Streetsies 2020: The Year’s Best Transportation News

By Streetsblog | Dec 29, 2020 | No Comments

In a year that sucked big time, New Yorkers summoned their legendary toughness and made lemonade out of once-in-a-century lemons.

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Here’s How to Do Outdoor Eating Right This Winter

By Dave Colon | Sep 28, 2020 | No Comments

We asked the Norwegian consulate for advice ... and got it! Nyt måltidet, everyone!

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Why Restaurant Patio Heaters Might Be a Net Gain for the Climate

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments

We asked our columnist — the nation's leading expert on carbon emissions — whether winter heat lamps will destroy or save our city. He came down on the latter.

An Open Streets event in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Source: Street Lab via Creative Commons.

Ten Cities To Use Open Streets As Tools for Equity

By Kea Wilson | Sep 3, 2020 | No Comments

The winners of a new grant will seek put roads to their highest and best use at this historic moment: helping the most undeserved residents of our cities.

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