Mayoral Hopeful Donovan: City’s Open Streets Program is ‘Failing’ Due to De Blasio Incompetence
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"Open streets are failing to achieve their fullest potential — not even close," the candidate said.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car-Free Streets
Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘It Wasn’t Us!’ Edition
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The biggest story was the guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd. But Gothamist also had a doozy about the latest failures of the de Blasio administration's open streets program.
OPINION: Citi Bike’s Lessons for Open Streets
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Mayor de Blasio — who has it much easier than his predecessor when it comes to urban amenities — should follow the bike-share playbook, says a co-host of the "War on Cars" podcast.
Tuesday’s Headlines: People Should Not Assault Open Streets Volunteers Edition
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City Hall finally got back to us about our bombshell story on open streets. Plus all the other news of the day.
ANALYSIS: Mayor de Blasio Has Abandoned the Open Streets ‘Program’
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It's been a terrible week for open streets, with a volunteer being attacked by a car owner, open streets equipment being vandalized, opponents circulating petitions ... and a mayor who remains silent.
Yang Calls For Permanent Open Streets Program With City Funding
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The mayoral candidate said he would direct city funding to a permanent open streets program, a priority for open streets volunteers who need help to keep the popular program humming.