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In news from the livable streets movement, Dave Colon reports from New York City on how in order to achieve his “fast and free” buses campaign promise, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will need to re-energize the left-of-center coalition that sent him to City Hall, lest he end up failing commuters just like his recent predecessors did.
Plus — An op-ed from organizer Alex Burns on why it is time for state transportation leaders to come to terms with an inconvenient truth: climate goals are not feasible without a swift and methodical reallocation of road space away from cars.
The Trump administration’s new blueprint for improving the nation’s poor road-safety record ignores well-established safety measures and leaves vulnerable road users completely out of the picture — a roadmap that advocates said would not change the ongoing road death crisis that is increasingly unique to the United States.
Why won’t Democrats punt and then try a field goal if and when they take more power next year?
What is daylighting, and how can cities use it to increase street safety?
The Trump administration’s new blueprint for improving the nation’s poor road-safety record ignores well-established safety measures and leaves vulnerable road users completely out of the picture — a roadmap that advocates said would not change the ongoing road death crisis that is increasingly unique to the United States.
