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Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Seating

When we talk about increasing access to sustainable transportation, many street safety advocates fail to talk about placing benches with anywhere near the fervor with which we talk laying train track or building bike lanes. That needs to change.

Kea Wilson

January 7, 2021

Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Seating

Streetsblog NYC |Car-Free Streets

Streetsies 2020: The Year’s Best Transportation News

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

Streetsblog

December 29, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |15 Minute Cities

The Streetsblog Interview: Will Norman

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.

Streetsblog

November 9, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Car-Free Streets

KOMANOFF: Restaurant Patio Heaters Will Be a Net Gain for the Climate

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.

Charles Komanoff

September 25, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bill de Blasio

OPINION: We Need to Open Streets for Retail Now

With the holiday season approaching, merchants must be able to plan, order appropriate inventory and market their goods, or they will close. We need a plan for our local economies now.

Jennifer Tausig

September 25, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Car culture

School Outdoor Space is Limited in NYC — By Cars

"Cars parked in schoolyards are a symptom of how we’ve surrendered our city to automobiles," says one activist.

Adam Abadi

August 21, 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 |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.