Eve Kessler

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COVID Killed the Morning Rush — But Spread Pain All Day

By Eve Kessler | Oct 14, 2020 | No Comments

Report finds national trend is especially pronounced in NYC — with implications for "carmageddon."

This man needs a neckdown — but the city's own rules require the city to find a community partner before making roadways safe for pedestrians (though unsafe roadways need no community partner). Photo: Lisa Orman

Another Community Board Calls for City to Stop Discriminating Against Pedestrians

By Eve Kessler | Oct 13, 2020 | No Comments

Upper West Side joins the push for DOT to just install "neckdowns" wherever the safety improvement is needed.

A Queens intersection where a hit-and-run driver struck a woman earlier this year. The state comptroller audited the city DOT's units that fix intersections and found that they needed improvements.

State Audit Finds Some Dysfunction at DOT

By Eve Kessler | Oct 7, 2020 | No Comments

The state watchdog finds broken traffic cameras, interminable studies, missing fixes in four-year review of DOT practices.

What we get when we subsidize cars: More of them.

Study: N’East Pollution Pact Will Save Black and Brown New Yorkers and Cut Health Costs

By Eve Kessler | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

The Transportation and Climate Initiative aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by as much as a quarter by 2032.

Curbside space turned into dining on Mott Street. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Progressive Pols: Make Open Streets Permanent — and Extend Them to Retail

By Eve Kessler | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

Scott Stringer and Jessica Ramos team up for more open streets: "There are simply no good reasons why small businesses across the five boroughs could not be afforded the same benefits as our restaurants."

Sign of the times: A temporary 'street for people' on the Upper West Side. Photo: Eve Kessler

New Civic Group — CityRise — Will Push Mayor To Counter ‘Carmageddon’

By Eve Kessler | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

CityRise will reach into tactical urbanist playbook in bid to make city streets livable post-COVID.

The proposed route of the LGA AirTrain runs along the Grand Central Parkway and Flushing Bay to Willets Point. Image: Governor's Office

Engineers: It’s Willets Point or Nothing for LGA AirTrain

By Eve Kessler | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

Former top transportation officials write to the FAA in support of the troubled project.

A Small Number of Schools Have Asked City Hall for Car-Free Streets

By Eve Kessler | Sep 14, 2020 | No Comments

Outdoor-learning program gains 160 applications for street space, with more expected, DOT commish says.

Thursday’s Headlines: Welcome Back, Kuntzman Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

Don't worry, the antic wit of our grizzled editor will be back tomorrow.

Two views of Park Avenue looking north from 50th Street: A vintage one (left) shows the original park at the center, while a recent one (right) shows the sad rump the median has become after being pared back for cars. Photo (right): Adam Light

UPDATED: Is the Park Avenue Median Getting a Revamp?

By Eve Kessler | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments

Yes, it is — and it may even include a bike lane. But don't expect to see the project anytime soon.

Wednesday’s Headlines: Hometown Hater Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments

Our transit is going to hell in a hand-basket because Trump wants to kill New York, the governor says.

The ghost bike of Robert Spencer is a reminder of the need for safety in Long Island City. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Tuesday’s Headlines: More Carnage, Etc. Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments

Traffic violence never rests: Labor Day was a bloody weekend for cyclists.

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