Gersh Kuntzman
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Proof: Bike Paths are Good for the Local Economy
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Finishing the stalled 35-mile Baltimore Greenway Trails Network would unleash millions in economic activity, a new report shows.
Chaos and Fear as Trumpists and a Domestic Terrorist Take Over Roadways
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The weekend of terror began on Saturday night, when a driver targeted peaceful cyclists towards the end of a StreetridersNYC event in Manhattan. Video shows the SUV plunged into the crowd of bikers.
Should States Subsidize E-Bike Purchases? This New Yorker Thinks So.
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Assembly Member Bobby Carroll wants the state to expand its electric car subsidy program to include electric bikes.
Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users
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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.
Report: 2020 Roadway Deaths are Way Higher Than Normal
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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.
The Flag-Covered Assault Truck is ‘Trump 2020’ Ad
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President Trump has an indelible one for his re-election campaign: pickup trucks ramming into civil rights protesters.
COVID Provides Temporary Cure for Police Addiction to SUVs
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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.
SEE IT: The Pro-Bike Van Moof Ad That’s Too Hot for French TV
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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 […]
Crowds at Restaurants Show the Need For Open Space Now
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No, really, don't make him come down here, Mayor de Blasio — do something.
City Transport Officials Condemn Police Violence and Affirm Black Lives Matter
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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.
MTA Bus Driver Refuses to Help Cops Haul off Anti-Brutality Protesters
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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.
Traders Aren’t Allowed to Take Public Transit to NYSE
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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.