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Cops Seize Protesters’ Bikes in Chicago

"We are not there to cause trouble," said a bike marshal. "We are there to stand as a barrier to protect our community members. It is a great message of unity.”

Ariel Parrella-Aureli

July 20, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Car-Free Streets

NYC ‘Cool Streets’ Program Marred By Danger: Cars

The city's “Cool Streets” program — which launched Monday with just 16 blocks as car-free play streets with open fire hydrants for kids — is functionally useless.

Adam Light

July 20, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Opinion: The Fraught History of Cops and Bikes

It's a fine idea to get NYPD officers out of their SUV cruisers, onto bikes and into the community — but recent events show that our militarized police have used bikes as an instrument of oppression.

Streetsblog

July 19, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Infrastructure

How To Safely Open Beaches During the Pandemic

Lightfoot's refusal to reopen beaches during the heat wave makes no sense. Here's a look at that issue and longterm heat mitigation strategies.

Olivia Grenzebach

July 17, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Group Seeks Bold NYPD Reforms

Cut the tentacle the NYPD has into various street safety and enforcement efforts, says the group.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 16, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Time To Ditch Railroads’ Outdated Bike Policy

The pandemic provides the perfect opportunity to fix the cumbersome rules of the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North.

The Long Island Rail Road Today

July 16, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

How Nonprofit Bike Shops are Coping in a COVID-19 World

While business as usual is on hold for nonprofit community bike shops, they are adapting and changing their services to address their missions in this times of crisis.

Jarrod Patrone

July 14, 2020

Streetsblog San Francisco |GJEL

High-Speed Rail’s Potential 2020 Turning Point

2008 will be remembered as the year California voters launched America's first HSR project. And 2020 could be the year America decides to complete it.

Roger Rudick

July 14, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Congestion Pricing

NYC Congestion Pricing May Not Happen If Trump Wins

Doomsday, meet Election Day.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 14, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |NYPD

COVID Provides Cure for NYPD Addiction to SUVs

In the fiscal year just ended, the NYPD bought fewer new vehicles — and the fewest SUVs by percentage since the agency started shifting to the bigger, bulkier, more intimidating and more dangerous assault cars during the 2010s.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 13, 2020

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