Op/Ed Archives — Page 13 of 16

Streetsblog NYC |Car-Free Streets

Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space

As the city opens streets for restaurants, we must ensure that businesses' interests do not crowd out public needs.

Nicole A. Murray

July 5, 2020

Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space

Streetsblog NYC |NYPD

Op-Ed: It’s Time to Legalize Public Drinking

Those with fair skin in affluent ZIP codes will continue to drink with their friends in the streets, while minorities will be subject to arbitrary harassment and summonses for doing the same. This needs to stop.

Shabazz Stuart

June 28, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Op/Ed

Op-Ed: Let People March In the Streets

We must recognize the ad-hoc nature of the urban streetscape. Yes, our avenues can move bicycles, busses, trucks, cars and pedestrians but they can also propel our democracy.

Shabazz Stuart

June 1, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Buses

Op-Ed: What Does Social Distancing Mean for Public Transit?

When it comes to bus service, transit agencies facing a huge challenge — one whose success will make or break the urban economy.

Amos Haggiag

May 21, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bill de Blasio

Vendors Must Be Included in Outdoor Dining Push

How the "al fresco" movement could help under-served — and often harassed — immigrant-owned businesses.

Street Vendor Project

May 19, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |NYPD

Op-Ed: Stop Racially Biased Policing

Mayor de Blasio's tone-deaf excuses for cops' bad behavior need to stop, too.

Wilfredo Florentino

May 9, 2020

Car-Free Streets

Let’s Not Overthink This: Opening Streets is Easy, Says Urban Planner Mike Lydon

An urban planner looks at open space and reviews the good, the bad and the ugly among our cities (looking at you, Mayor de Blasio!).

Mike Lydon

April 16, 2020

Coronavirus

Op-Ed: Mobility Justice Amid COVID-19

Collectivism is the only way we will survive this moment. A manifesto from the Untokening network.

The Untokening

April 15, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Commuting

Op-Ed: When Self-Quarantine Is a Privilege

Poor New Yorkers can't work from home to protect themselves from COVID-19. The city will be judged by how it responds to the most needy.

Ydanis Rodriguez

April 15, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Best Practices

Op-Ed: Protecting Transit Workers During — and After — the COVID Crisis

The virus has exposed widespread failures in how we protect our essential workforce. Here's the actions agencies must take now and after the pandemic subsides.

Darwin Keung

April 14, 2020

Op/Ed

Basics