Eve Kessler
Recent Posts
Sanitation Dept. Urged to Get Garbage out of Pedestrians’ Way
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Nineteen months after 'Clean Curbs" was announced with great fanfare, not a container has been sited anywhere. The next mayor ought to get cracking.
Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain
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"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.
New Hires for Open Plans in Fight for Livable Streets
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Policy wiz Sara Lind, marketing guru Robert Green, and advocate Carl Mahaney join the push for a people-centered city.
Enjoy Another Pedestrianized Part of Broadway — for a Month Only!
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A 'pop-up' plaza in the Flatiron District will help restaurants, but safe-streets activists want more.
BREAKING: Riverkeeper, Others Sue To Stop the LaGuardia AirTrain
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Local opponents of a little-loved project ask for its approval to be 'set aside.'
Report: LGA AirTrain Most Costly Transit Project
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A watchdog group takes issue with the Port Authority's ridership estimates, claiming that the people mover would be 'nearly twice as expensive’ as the next most expensive project.
Staffers’ Revolt Cheers LaGuardia AirTrain Foes
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An open letter against Gov. Cuomo's boondoggle pet project closely follows his resignation.
OPINION: Build the Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Now!
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The DOT should not allow dangerous conditions for walkers and bikers to fester until the end of 2022. But it will — so as not to inconvenience motorists.
OP-ED: Don’t Let Trails Amendment Gut Bike/Walk Funding
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Bike and pedestrian advocates should not be fooled by a duplicitous amendment forwarded by Congress.
Cuomo’s ‘Wrong Way’ LaGuardia AirTrain Is Ready for Take Off
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An FAA rubber stamp clears the way for the construction of the people mover in East Elmhurst, Queens.
Signs Point ‘Back to the Future’ for Bridges
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Hey, DOT, wanna use the spans to get people into Manhattan? Get rid of the cars.
OPINION: Make City Cops Bike Their Precincts
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An annual requirement to ride in the bike lanes would go a long way toward changing their "windshield perspective."