OPINION: Here’s Why We All Need to Imagine a ‘Week Without Driving’
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Disability Rights Washington spreads awareness of the transportation challenges of the differently abled.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elderly & Disabled
Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space
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As the city opens streets for restaurants, we must ensure that businesses' interests do not crowd out public needs.
Two More Reasons to Support Congestion Pricing: Safety and Transit Accessibility
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The money would fund improvements to disabled transit riders while also making roadways safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
Senior Who Killed Pedestrian Madeline Sershen Pleads Guilty
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A slap on the wrist for a driver who killed.
Queens Residents Demand Retests for Older Drivers After 88-Year-Old Kills Teen In Whitestone
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Drivers lose skills as they age, so why aren't they retested? More than 200 Queens residents rallied on Monday to ask that very question.
If You Can’t Take the Stairs, Only 23 Percent of Subway Stations Are Accessible — on a Good Day
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For mobility-impaired New Yorkers, riding the subway can be impossible. Only 110 of the system's 472 stations have stair-free access, and even at those stations, elevators don't serve every platform and are often out of commission, with little or no public notice.