‘Very Flawed’ Infrastructure Bill Passes
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The infrastructure bill that passed the Senate won't meet the challenges of ending climate change and reducing traffic violence, advocates said.
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After Cuomo: What the MTA Should Immediately Do Once Andrew is Gone
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Andrew Cuomo — the governor who never saw an MTA budget he didn't want to raid or a splashy but expensive project he didn't want to push — will soon be gone. So what kind of governor should Kathy Hochul be?
A Round and a Roundy: The One Upside of Climate Change
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Our national treasure cartoonist took his anger over the U.N.'s latest climate change report and focused it where it belongs — on drivers.
OPINION: Streetside Dining Is the Future — And Here’s How To Do It Right
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The Open Restaurants program, founded during the pandemic, deserves to be a permanent part of the cityscape. Here are some common-sense steps.
OPINION: What Should Be Done About Canal Street?
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The nostrums are no mystery. Rather than doing a million more studies, the city should just fix it.
States Must Reduce Police and Traffic Enforcement Bias: Report
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"[The report] helps us ... address a lot of problems with law enforcement in this country,” said Russ Martin, the spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which undertook its review after the killing of George Floyd.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Heat is On
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This week we’re joined by Dr. V. Kelly Turner, director of urban environment research at UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, to talk about how to think differently about urban heat, how to measure it properly, and how to regulate it.
Biden’s Climate Vision is Too Focused on EVs — Again
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Automakers are lining up in support of new fuel economy standards that will speed the transition to electric vehicles — but only if Congress hands billions to Americans to buy their cars.
Arrests of Drunk Drivers Are Falling Even as Crashes are Historically High: Report
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The NYPD is arresting fewer drunk drivers — and it's costing more than lives.
SEE IT: TA Video Says You Shouldn’t Have To Be An Olympian Just to Live in NYC
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The thrill of victory. The agony of the streets.
Advocates Find Surprises in Infrastructure Bill
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Here are a few of the highlights — and outrages — that are lighting up Twitter feeds this week.
KOMANOFF: With Cuomo Sidelined, the MTA Must Get Congestion Pricing Done
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Leaving NYC’s congestion-pricing program to wander and die in Albany's dysfunction over Gov. Cuomo is not acceptable.