Friday’s Headlines: Mr. Mayor, Please Stop Belittling Us Edition
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Another press conference with Mayor de Blasio, another chance for Hizzoner to mock Streetsblog. Plus all the other news.
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Our Latest Satire: De Blasio is a 'Car-Loving Monster'
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The song, based on The Who's "Pinball Wizard," explores how more and more people are calling for more open space during the coronavirus crisis.
Federal Corona Relief Bill Seems Generous To Transit. Don’t Be Fooled — It’s Not.
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The top 10 transit systems in America asked for $25 billion They got $10.5 billion. Do the math.
DATA DUMP: Total Driving is Down in All Major U.S. Cities
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Americans are indeed driving less — up to 94 percent less in some places — as the global COVID-19 pandemic keeps people at home, but rural segments of the country are not doing their share to flatten the curve.
Our Latest Satire: Streetsblog’s House Band, The Speeders, Perform ‘All We Get Are Cops!’
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Here's our version of The Beatles' "All Together Now" from the perspective of a city that wants more open space — and doesn't think we need so many cops patrolling it.
In Case You Didn’t Realize, But Here’s Why Trump’s Fuel-Economy Rollback is Terrible Policy
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The president's decision to relax crucial climate change and car-efficiency standards cannot be defended once all the facts are considered, as we do here.