Gersh Kuntzman
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VIDEO: Open Streets Are Letting Kids Be Kids Again
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People are seeing how life is so much better when cars are banished from neighborhood streets and kids can just ... play (which reminds us of a song!).
The ‘Al Fresco Economy’: Restaurants Want to Start NYC’s Revival — All They Need is Space
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"This could be the best block party in the history of New York, but if we don't get this right in the next three months, there will be a complete collapse of the tax base of the city," says a restaurant industry leader.
NYC Launches ‘Open Streets’ — Without Cop Enforcement
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Imagine that: open streets, people walking, neighbors socially distancing while they get some air — and not a cop in sight.
A Round and a Roundy: Let’s Redesign Our City — With Moats!
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Bill Roundy may be a cartoonist — you know, a guy who plays with crayons all day — but he’s not blind to the fact that everyone and his brother have been calling for substantive changes in how cities are run after the coronavirus crisis is over.
BUZZKILL: Blue Angels ‘Tribute’ is Just Pollution
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If spewing pollution over a city battling a respiratory disease is a salute, it's definitely the one-finger kind.
Oakland Sets Bar as NYC Commits to 100 Miles of ‘Open Streets’
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Mayor de Blasio just did the City Council 33 percent better — he's committed to opening up 100 miles of streets for socially responsible recreation during the COVID-19 crisis.
MUST-WATCH: ‘Delivery Guys are Not Trash’ — They’re Heroes
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If you watch nothing else today, please watch this four-minute video by producers Jon Hsu and Law Chen featuring New York's hard-working delivery cyclists.
Q&A with OakDOT’s Ryan Russo: Here’s How to Do Open Streets
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Oakland show how streets can be opened up for pedestrians without a lot of cops.
Californians Laugh As Mayor Says LA Drivers are Better
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Golden State residents were openly mocking our mayor after he said that "in California, drivers stop at intersections even if there's no light or stop sign; they stop when people are trying to cross the street even in the middle of the street." They don't.
Inspired by Oakland, NYC Council Wants Open Streets
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Mayor de Blasio will be forced — by law — to open up scores of miles of roadways for pedestrians and cyclists, thanks to a City Council bill that will be introduced next week.
Live from New York: Mayor Wrong on Oakland Open Streets
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Our Streetsblog San Francisco correspondent Roger Rudick has the whole story — complete with pictures showing the mayor flat-out lied about the East Bay experiment.