Eve Kessler
Email Eve Kessler at eve@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
After an Epic Fail, the City Relaunches Residential Composting
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The Sanitation Department will begin universal organics pick-up in one borough — Queens — on Oct. 3. Will it work this time?
Amtrak Abruptly Stops Bike Service on ‘Maple Leaf’
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The cancellation cuts a key northbound route for city bikers who want to pick up the 750-mile Empire State Trail in Western New York.
Bad Road Design Stokes Pedestrian Death Crisis: Report
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States that built streets for speed over safety experienced big fatality jumps even as driving diminished during the pandemic.
ANALYSIS: Electeds Seek Much More than Piecemeal Pedestrianization on Broadway
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Manhattan officials prod the city to move faster as car-free spaces prove their worth for safety and commerce.
City Ignores Proposal for Car-Free Sundays on Lower Broadway
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When it comes to "get stuff done," this is the low-hanging fruit.
Horrifying Crash Renews Business Groups’ Calls for a Pedestrian-Safe Broadway
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If they build it, you won't die.
Parks Dept. Halts Greenway Repair to Mull Creating Safe Detour for Cyclists
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Parks was set to start a four-month closure of the greenway last Monday ... until Streetsblog started covering it, that is.
Group Wants City, State To Attack ‘Root Causes’ of Transit Ills
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The key transit advocacy group has a very long list of improvements it wants from Gov. Hochul, Mayor Adams, MTA CEO Janno Lieber and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
Gridlock Sam: Give Cyclists a Car Lane on the Henry Hudson Parkway
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A proposal for a temporary lane on the Henry Hudson Parkway gets an assist from Gridlock Sam!
OPINION: Make Cars Safer for People Outside of Vehicles
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Cops Are Hogging Public Space in Poor Communities for Parking: Report
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The East New York Community Land Trust identifies 73 underused lots that it says could be developed into housing or commercial space.
Coalition Demands Mayor Properly Manage Curbs
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It's a popular front against "chaos at the curb."