Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cars

Eric Adams and his staff always illegally park their cars on the sidewalk at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Tuesday’s Headlines: Eric Adams Just Solved the Car Problem Edition

By Streetsblog | Jun 1, 2021 | No Comments

Why bother to reduce car use — or even stop parking on the sidewalks surrounding Brooklyn Borough Hall — when you can just paint your way to clean air, says Eric Adams. Plus all the other news.

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.

A Round and a Roundy: Fighting Over Crumbs

By Streetsblog | May 5, 2021 | No Comments

Car drivers are selfish. Pedestrians and cyclists are fighting over crumbs. Our roads are unsafe.

FROM DC: The GOP’s Smaller Infrastructure Bill Goes All-In On Cars

By Kea Wilson | Apr 22, 2021 | No Comments

Senate Republicans celebrated Earth Day by releasing a counter-offer to President Biden’s infrastructure plan that would only deepen America’s dependence on gas-powered cars.

A Round and a Roundy: Special Sci-Fi Metaphor Edition

By Streetsblog | Mar 30, 2021 | No Comments

This week's cartoon is like a "Twilight Zone" episode.

That's a lot of space for cars. Photo: Google

Streetfilms: Bike Count on Second Avenue Raises Question — Why So Much Space for Cars?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 24, 2021 | No Comments

It's time for some spacial equity.

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