Eve Kessler

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Opinion: After Revel’s Retreat, Whither the Motorcycle in NYC?

By Eve Kessler | Jul 30, 2020 | No Comments

The experience of the e-scooter service showed the need for better safety education. But, with proper rules and encouragement, motorcycles could enhance mobility while reducing cars.

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Opinion: Gridlock Sam’s Ribbon Bridges Are Growing on Me

By Eve Kessler | Jul 20, 2020 | No Comments

The proposed bike/ped spans would help active transportation citywide. In fact, we could use more of them!

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Opinion: De Blasio’s Unbalanced Budget

By Eve Kessler | Jul 9, 2020 | No Comments

Cuts to worthy transportation programs — while sparing the bloated NYC Ferry — make a mockery of the mayor's stated goal of uniting the "Two New Yorks."

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Much-Vaunted NYC Ferry Stumbles as City Reopens

By Eve Kessler | Jun 30, 2020 | No Comments

It's a ferry big letdown.

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It’s Official: NYPD Just Stole Streets by Station Houses

By Eve Kessler | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments

Trottenberg cops to the fact that security agency stole the public right of way — but neither she nor the mayor offer any remedy.

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Decision 2020: Two Challengers Seek to Defeat Rep. Grace Meng in Flushing

By Eve Kessler | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments

Sandra Choi and Mel Gagarin seek to knock off the incumbent in a district that is a home to highways and traffic fatalities.

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ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies

By Eve Kessler | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.