What NYC Needs Now: Public Space Management
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A lively online session looks at the promise and pitfalls of open streets.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Equity
These 15 Urban Highways — Including the BQE! — Have Got to Go
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A leading advocacy group is calling for the removal of 15 urban highways built on land from which millions of BIPOC residents were forcibly displaced — including the site of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921.
OPINION: A 34th Avenue Linear Park Would Be a Haven for Kids
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Children in Jackson Heights are starved for green space and safety — which is why the neighborhood needs a linear park.
New Program Aims to Give E-Bikes to Low-Income Workers
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Thousands of city commuters' lives will get a bit easier for them — and cleaner for the rest of us — thanks to a new program that will subsidize the purchase of e-bikes or scooters for 10,000 lower-income frontline and essential workers.
Study: Cycling Rates Low Unless Women Are Riding
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Around the world, cities that do the best job of catering to the needs of women cyclists also have the highest level of cycling overall, a new study finds — and the U.S. has among the lowest share of female riders on the planet.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: 34th Ave. Residents Describe Joy, Safety of Open Street
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Kids can be kids. Friends can meet friends. And neighbors can feel like they live in a neighborhood again. That's the unmistakable takeaway from Streetfilms' latest effort to share the simple joy of having the city's best open street in your neighborhood.