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NYC's Streets Are Getting Better. Just Not Fast Enough.
Five years in, NYCDOT is falling short of bike lane and bus lane mandates by wide margins. With the 2026 Streets Plan coming, I looked at what went…
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The Interborough Express Might Be NYC’s Best Transit Investment in Decades
A data-driven look at ridership, cost efficiency, and what happens when transit finally connects the outer boroughs to each other
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Help Protect a Tompkins Square Park Ginkgo Tree!
How you can help add a new tree guard in TSP, why tree guards matter, and how Parks procurement works
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NYC Mapped Its Greenways. Now It Has to Build Them.
Examining the Greater Greenways Plan, accessibility patterns, and the problem of isolated pedestrian infrastructure
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An Inside Look at the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project
Notes from an on-site tour with the NYC Department of Environmental Protection
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A Blueprint for Safer, Quieter Streets in NYC
Why NYC needs to go beyond Open Streets and pilot permanent low-traffic zones that prioritize pedestrians over cars - and how DOT can get it done
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Inside NYC DOT’s Canal Street Safety Improvement Plan
A long-awaited proposal aims to fix one of Lower Manhattan’s most dangerous streets, and the public has a chance to push it forward
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A New East River Park for a Greener Manhattan
How the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project is providing much-needed needed greenspace to Manhattan’s most neglected waterfront
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What the Gilded Age Teaches Us About Manhattan
Seeing the area from Washington Square to Madison Square through the progression of Gilded Age homes
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Manhattan Should Charge for Parking
NYC could collect millions in annual revenue while improving the lives of both residents and car owners
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Avenue B’s Redesign and The Tremendous Success of Open Streets
NYC’s Open Streets has had great results everywhere it’s been implemented - now there’s a chance to make changes permanent
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NYC has launched a new trash bin program. Will it work?
With mandatory trash bins hitting Hamilton Heights, are we finally witnessing a cleaner future for NYC's streets?
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