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Mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia signed the petition on Saturday demanding a linear park on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights.

Surging Candidate Garcia Supports 34th Ave. Linear Park

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 26, 2021 | No Comments

The former Sanitation commissioner is the first of this year's mayoral candidates to put her John Hancock on a petition calling for the creation of a linear park on 34th Avenue in Queens.

A Round and a Roundy: Anti-Open Streets Crusaders Have their Heads in the Sand, Asses

By Streetsblog | May 26, 2021 | No Comments

Our national treasure cartoonist has been paying attention to the arguments against open streets — and he finds them absurd.

Tuesday’s Headlines: De Blasio Gets With His Own Program Edition

By Streetsblog | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio tweeted support for his administration's open streets program, using surprisingly Streetsbloggy language. Plus all the other news of the day.

How To Design Life-Saving, Low-Speed Zones

By Nikita Luke | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

A new guide by WRI and the World Bank sets out guidelines for planning, designing, implementing and evaluating low-speed zones. Check it out.

This is how opponents of open streets think of more space for people and less for cars. It's a "nightmare." Photo: Streetsblog

‘Nightmare’ on 34th Avenue? Residents Rally Against the ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street that Has Added Safety and Recreation Space

By Julianne Cuba | May 22, 2021 | No Comments

A protest against open streets ... on an open street!

34th Avenue Open Street. File photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

FAKE COMPROMISE: The 34th Avenue Open Street Fight is About Entitlement and Grievance

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 21, 2021 | No Comments

Here is a memo to anyone covering Saturday's rally to reduce or eliminate the 34th Avenue open street: This battle is not about "compromise," it's about cars. And entitlement.

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