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Anti-Car Dems Don’t Have a Presidential Candidate
If you believe in breaking car culture, you won't find a 2020 candidate committed to doing it.
February 13, 2020
Bloomberg Plan: Fix Roads, Build Fewer New Ones
Would-be president Mike Bloomberg would focus mostly on maintaining roads and bridges we already have, rather than building new ones, while also investing three times more money in transit.
January 22, 2020
Merry Christmas from Streetsblog!
Our Streetsblog NYC editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy offers his holiday greetings.
December 25, 2019
AOC Slams ‘Dangerous’ Plan for More Cops
The New York governor's obsession with hiring 500 more unaccountable cops to supposedly crack down on fare evasion is now a national embarrassment.
December 17, 2019
N.J. Town Bans Scooters After Trucker Kills Rider
Instead of fixing the dangerous infrastructure or restricting trucks, lawmakers in Elizabeth, N.J. did the obvious thing — they just banned the scooters.
November 27, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines
Let's try a different format as a pre-holiday treat. Click on the headline to read all of the day's news.
November 27, 2019
Bills Would Create a Bike and a Pedestrian Mayor
Two New York City Council members want to ramp up efforts to protect cyclists and pedestrians.
November 25, 2019
UPDATE: E-Bikes Will Return to NYC This Winter
The Lyft-owned company originally promised that the bikes, removed in April, would be back by Dec. 21. That proved untrue.
November 22, 2019
Bike Share Program Will Shut Down Completely
Bombshell: Denver B-cycle will shut down on Jan. 30. The city will also shake up its scooter program in a radical reorganization, creating a months-long gap in service that could add more cars to the city’s already congested streets.
November 21, 2019