Op/Ed Archives — Page 11 of 15

OPINION: Reduce Emissions, Yes, But Also Reduce the Use of Cars Entirely

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

Gersh Kuntzman

January 14, 2021

OPINION: Reduce Emissions, Yes, But Also Reduce the Use of Cars Entirely

Streetsblog NYC |Carnage

OPINION: Examine the Medical Competency of Crash-Involved Drivers

Those who kill or maim rarely face such scrutiny before being allowed to return to the roads. Collision investigations ought to build in that capability.

Rosamond Gianutsos

November 27, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Equity

OPINION: To Save the Subway, Tax the Ultra-Wealthy

New York needs to make the billionaires who disproportionately benefit from government to pay their fair share, a lawmaker argues.

Dan Quart

November 26, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

OPINION: Micromobility Companies Must Engage With Communities — Says One of Them

As New York City prepares to launch e-scooter share, Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden previews the lessons his firm has learned in its short, rollicking ride.

Travis VanderZanden

November 23, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycle Infrastructure

OPINION: Surviving a Hit-and-Run Bike Crash in a City Choked by Cars

New Yorkers came to my aid — but the driver who plowed into me escaped. He knew that, in a city where bicyclists are dehumanized, he could get away with it.

Morgan L. Sykes

September 27, 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.