Julianne Cuba
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EXCLUSIVE: Adams Administration Has Delayed Commercial Waste Reform That’s Required by Law
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A law requiring an overhaul of the rogue private carting industry has been thwarted by the Adams administration — and the person who has spearheaded the program left the Department of Sanitation several months ago in “frustration," multiple sources told Streetsblog.
‘Park Your Fleet’: Harlem Residents Decry Newly Opened Truck Depot On Site of Proposed Housing
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A neighborhood that needs more housing and less pollution got the opposite.
Fifth Time’s the Charm? Advocates Wary of City’s Latest Talk of Redesigning the Ritzy Avenue
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More than two years since the city first proposed a redesign of Fifth Avenue that included a car-free busway, Mayor Adams on Sunday announced a “major new visioning process to reimagine” the world-famous Manhattan corridor with improved pedestrian and cycling space, and expanded sidewalks. Huh.
The Streetsblog Interview: New Head of Zipcar on Equity, Congestion and Parking
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As the city hopes to reduce its dependence on private automobiles in order to cut back on congestion, emissions and traffic violence, it’s also looking to expand its carshare program. So we talked to the head of Zipcar about the company's prospects in New York.
UP IN SMOKE? Private Buildings Step Up E-Bike Bans in Wake of Fires
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Private buildings and institutions are banning e-mobility devices amid growing fears over fires attributed to faulty lithium-ion batteries that have killed six people this year and left many more without a home. But is this the right way to go about it?
Pedestrians Revel on Car-Free Fifth Ave. Near Rockefeller Center Tree
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New York just got more room to celebrate the holidays this year — well, only on Sundays.
More Money for Delivery Workers Will Require More Protection for Them
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Buried in a new city report calling for a significant pay raise for city delivery workers is a potentially significant prediction: the number of deliveries made per hour will increase from 1.6 to 2.5 per worker, unleashing more two wheeled deliveristas crisscrossing the city's deadly streets at all hours of the day and night.
‘Open Streets’ Program Sparked Growth During Pandemic
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Maybe this will silence the skeptics.
EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Backs Down on E-Bike Ban
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This controversy has been extinguished.
First-in-the-Nation Charging Hubs for Delivery Workers Coming Soon to Abandoned Newsstands
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“You're riding this bike a long time. You need a break. Maybe you got to make a phone call. Maybe you have to take care of your personal needs, all of these things,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer, talking about the delivery workers he has been championing.
Four Reasons Not to Celebrate NHTSA’s New Fatality Numbers
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News dropped yesterday that the number of people dying in motor vehicles across the country went down slightly during the first half of 2022 — but don't start celebrating.
City Pilots Tech to Stop Gov’t Workers from Speeding
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Mayor Adams announces a way to get drivers of city-owned cars to slow down. But the pilot program will start in just 50 cars — 0.2 percent of the fleet.