How to Address the Root Causes of Transit Safety
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The key transit advocacy group has a very long list of improvements it wants from Gov. Hochul, Mayor Adams, MTA CEO Janno Lieber and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Street vendors
High-Speed Rail: It’s Time to Commit
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While it was billed as an opportunity to "pause and consider the purpose of the project in the context of meeting the state's mobility needs," the hearing was more a disjointed airing of complaints.
Opinion: Time To Protect the City’s Street Vendors
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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.
Why Street Vendors Belong on Our Post-Quarantine Streets
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Street vendors have always been an important part of our street landscape — even when we've criminalized them.
The Problem With Just Giving Streets to Restaurants
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Let's get creative with the 70 percent of public space dedicated to storing and moving cars. There are a ton of extraordinary things the public can do with that valuable real estate.
Bill for More Street Vendors Splits #BikeNYC
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The state senator's proposal would remove caps on the number of legal vendors who could operate — but she claims it would not lead to overwhelmed sidewalks.