Op/Ed Archives — Page 13 of 15

Let’s Not Overthink This: Opening Streets is Easy, Says Urban Planner Mike Lydon

An urban planner looks at open space and reviews the good, the bad and the ugly among our cities (looking at you, Mayor de Blasio!).

Mike Lydon

April 16, 2020

Coronavirus

Op-Ed: Mobility Justice Amid COVID-19

Collectivism is the only way we will survive this moment. A manifesto from the Untokening network.

The Untokening

April 15, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Commuting

Op-Ed: When Self-Quarantine Is a Privilege

Poor New Yorkers can't work from home to protect themselves from COVID-19. The city will be judged by how it responds to the most needy.

Ydanis Rodriguez

April 15, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Best Practices

Op-Ed: Protecting Transit Workers During — and After — the COVID Crisis

The virus has exposed widespread failures in how we protect our essential workforce. Here's the actions agencies must take now and after the pandemic subsides.

Darwin Keung

April 14, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Op/Ed

This Crisis Will End. Our Fight Against Cars is Only Beginning.

A top Columbia University doctor says that now is the time to accelerate our efforts to protect ourselves and our communities through a healthy environment. It is the only way forward, and we do not have time to waste.

Jacqueline Klopp

April 13, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Andrew Cuomo

Op-Ed: The Problem Is Crowding, Not ‘Density’

The coronavirus crisis show why New York's leader must move forcefully to create more space for people, a prominent urbanist argues.

Brent Toderian

April 6, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Best Practices

Op-Ed: Let’s Build a Network of ‘Quiet Streets’

COVID19 demonstrates the need for more space for people — like this gorgeous rendering above.

John Massengale

March 30, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycle Infrastructure

Colon to Not-Quite-New Cyclists: It’s Time For You To Get Radicalized

You might have started riding your bike just to cope with cabin fever. But if you want to keep riding after COVID-19 is over, please: join us in the fight for safer streets.