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Gersh Kuntzman

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There are lots of ways to help the country's transportation system — but it all boils down to ending the hegemony of car drivers, argues a new report.
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Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments
The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.
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Report: 2020 Roadway Deaths are Way Higher Than Normal

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 1, 2020 | No Comments
Car drivers are killing people — pedestrians, cyclists, their own passengers, themselves — at a much higher rate this year compared to last, even though total travel is down dramatically because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report shows.
A man fires a paintball gun from the back of a Trump-flag-festooned pickup truck in Portland on Saturday.
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The Flag-Covered Assault Truck is ‘Trump 2020’ Ad

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 31, 2020 | No Comments
President Trump has an indelible one for his re-election campaign: pickup trucks ramming into civil rights protesters.
Increasingly, this is the NYPD's squad car — an assault vehicle.
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COVID Provides Temporary Cure for Police Addiction to SUVs

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 14, 2020 | No Comments
In the fiscal year just ended, the NYPD bought fewer new vehicles — and the fewest SUVs by percentage since the agency started shifting to the bigger, bulkier, more intimidating and more dangerous assault cars during the 2010s.
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SEE IT: The Pro-Bike Van Moof Ad That’s Too Hot for French TV

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 30, 2020 | No Comments
It’s the bike ad the French government doesn’t want you to see. According to Van Moof, the bike manufacturer, French media authorities have barred media outlets from running the company’s latest ad for the company’s S3 electric bike on the grounds that depictions of the damage caused by auto driving create “a climate of anxiety.” Here’s […]
The East Village on Friday night. Photo: EV Grieve
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Crowds at Restaurants Show the Need For Open Space Now

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 15, 2020 | No Comments
No, really, don't make him come down here, Mayor de Blasio — do something.
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City Transport Officials Condemn Police Violence and Affirm Black Lives Matter

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 2, 2020 | No Comments
A national umbrella group of urban planners carves out a much broader vision for safe streets — one based on justice and safety from police violence.
Here was the scene outside the Barclays Center when an MTA bus driver refused to drive arrested protesters on behalf of the NYPD. Photo: Jane Kuntzman
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MTA Bus Driver Refuses to Help Cops Haul off Anti-Brutality Protesters

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 1, 2020 | No Comments
An MTA bus driver refused to drive anti-police protesters away from their rally at the Barclays Center on Friday night after cops commandeered the Flatbush Avenue bus.
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Traders Aren’t Allowed to Take Public Transit to NYSE

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 26, 2020 | No Comments
The influx of car commuters that many experts believe will be a long-term affect of the coronavirus pandemic begins in earnest on Tuesday with the reopening of the NYSE trading floor — and its ban on public transit.
Just a small example. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.
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Why We Need Open Streets for Restaurants

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 19, 2020 | No Comments
“Open space is literally going to save the city,” a restaurant owner says at the opening of one of Streetfilms’ most ambitious coronavirus videos exploring the need for the city to reclaim roadways from cars and repurpose them as outdoor dining zones. The restaurateur, John Clement of Clem’s, is one of more than a half-dozen […]
Look at that kid! He's having fun!
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VIDEO: Open Streets Are Letting Kids Be Kids Again

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 18, 2020 | No Comments
People are seeing how life is so much better when cars are banished from neighborhood streets and kids can just ... play (which reminds us of a song!).
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The ‘Al Fresco Economy’: Restaurants Want to Start NYC’s Revival — All They Need is Space

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 13, 2020 | No Comments
"This could be the best block party in the history of New York, but if we don't get this right in the next three months, there will be a complete collapse of the tax base of the city," says a restaurant industry leader.
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