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Transforming the streets of NYC to be truly livable
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🚸 School Streets give children space to stay active and healthy, while reducing air and noise pollution, and improving safety. They activate our streets for joy. In this report, we lay out ways the City can make the program more effective and ambitious.
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School Streets for All in NYC — Open Plans
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January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
🚸 School Streets give children space to stay active and healthy, while reducing air and noise pollution, and improving safety. They activate our streets for joy. In this report, we lay out ways the City can make the program more effective and ambitious.
www.openplans.org/school-stree...
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Gov. Hochul @governor.ny.gov is giving her State of the State today, and she's expected to make a big announcement about autonomous vehicles. Any program to allow fully driverless, for-hire autonomous vehicles, like Waymo, to operate in New York State must be met with serious scrutiny. 1/2
January 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Gov. Hochul @governor.ny.gov is giving her State of the State today, and she's expected to make a big announcement about autonomous vehicles. Any program to allow fully driverless, for-hire autonomous vehicles, like Waymo, to operate in New York State must be met with serious scrutiny. 1/2
Our @saraklind.bsky.social joined the Max Politics podcast to talk about how @mayor.nyc.gov can create a more livable city, starting with School Streets!
🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UUN7RaA3DTJW5Ru9h4G6H
🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UUN7RaA3DTJW5Ru9h4G6H
How Mayor Mamdani Can Create a More Livable City, with Ben Furnas & Sara Lind
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January 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Our @saraklind.bsky.social joined the Max Politics podcast to talk about how @mayor.nyc.gov can create a more livable city, starting with School Streets!
🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UUN7RaA3DTJW5Ru9h4G6H
🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UUN7RaA3DTJW5Ru9h4G6H
As members of the Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion Coalition, we joined our partners in submitting public comments to the Governor and the NYSDOT calling for them to not widen the Cross Bronx Expressway’s current footprint and to prioritize community alternatives.
January 9, 2026 at 8:44 PM
As members of the Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion Coalition, we joined our partners in submitting public comments to the Governor and the NYSDOT calling for them to not widen the Cross Bronx Expressway’s current footprint and to prioritize community alternatives.
Today marks the 9 year anniversary since Hoboken’s last traffic death. NYC has this same opportunity, but as time passes, more and more New Yorkers are dying at our intersections. We can end these tragic and preventable deaths with universal daylighting NOW!!
January 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Today marks the 9 year anniversary since Hoboken’s last traffic death. NYC has this same opportunity, but as time passes, more and more New Yorkers are dying at our intersections. We can end these tragic and preventable deaths with universal daylighting NOW!!
One year of congestion pricing has brought positive changes to our city, especially in the congestion zone. As we continue to prioritize people over cars, NYC will become safer and more equitable for all.
January 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
One year of congestion pricing has brought positive changes to our city, especially in the congestion zone. As we continue to prioritize people over cars, NYC will become safer and more equitable for all.
It has been one year since congestion pricing started and it has been a great success. Now it's time for the City to build on that momentum and make our streets safer and more equitable for all. Our statement:
January 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
It has been one year since congestion pricing started and it has been a great success. Now it's time for the City to build on that momentum and make our streets safer and more equitable for all. Our statement:
Deliveristas can’t wait any longer!! Intro 1332 will stop unjust firings and empower workers to slow down without fear.
City Council must act now. Vote YES on Intro1332
#PassIntro1332 #DeliveristaJustice #JustCauseNow
@workersjusticep @LosDeliveristas @NYCCouncil
City Council must act now. Vote YES on Intro1332
#PassIntro1332 #DeliveristaJustice #JustCauseNow
@workersjusticep @LosDeliveristas @NYCCouncil
December 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Deliveristas can’t wait any longer!! Intro 1332 will stop unjust firings and empower workers to slow down without fear.
City Council must act now. Vote YES on Intro1332
#PassIntro1332 #DeliveristaJustice #JustCauseNow
@workersjusticep @LosDeliveristas @NYCCouncil
City Council must act now. Vote YES on Intro1332
#PassIntro1332 #DeliveristaJustice #JustCauseNow
@workersjusticep @LosDeliveristas @NYCCouncil
- I never see you at the club
- Ok? I never see you at your community board meeting
- Ok? I never see you at your community board meeting
December 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
- I never see you at the club
- Ok? I never see you at your community board meeting
- Ok? I never see you at your community board meeting
Speaker Adams did not bring CM Julie Won’s bill, Int. 1138 to a vote this session, which would have given New Yorkers more visibility at intersections. We are deeply disappointed in this result. This is a setback in the fight for daylighting but we will not be deterred.
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Speaker Adams did not bring CM Julie Won’s bill, Int. 1138 to a vote this session, which would have given New Yorkers more visibility at intersections. We are deeply disappointed in this result. This is a setback in the fight for daylighting but we will not be deterred.
Intersections with poor visibility are dangerous for pedestrians and drivers. Too many New Yorkers have been killed—tragedies that could have been avoided. NYC needs universal daylighting now!
nypost.com/2025/12/09/u...
nypost.com/2025/12/09/u...
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Intersections with poor visibility are dangerous for pedestrians and drivers. Too many New Yorkers have been killed—tragedies that could have been avoided. NYC needs universal daylighting now!
nypost.com/2025/12/09/u...
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Please continue calling on Speaker Adams and the City Council to pass Intro 1138. This is the simplest and most effective way to improve visibility and safety at our intersections. action.openplans.org/support-hard...
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200 local groups — from NYC DSA to the Staten Island Conservative Party — joined the growing chorus for banning parking at corners in order to improve safety and visibility in hopes of pushing forward a stalled Council bill to mandate the street redesign known as daylighting.
Hundreds of Community Groups — From the Far Right to the Socialists! — Demand Daylighting - Streetsblog New York City
Two hundred New York City groups joined calls to ban parking at corners in order to improve safety and visibility, also known as daylighting.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Please continue calling on Speaker Adams and the City Council to pass Intro 1138. This is the simplest and most effective way to improve visibility and safety at our intersections. action.openplans.org/support-hard...
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We are delighted that our co-executive director @saraklind.bsky.social has been named to the transportation committee of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's transition team!!
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We are delighted that our co-executive director @saraklind.bsky.social has been named to the transportation committee of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's transition team!!
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Mayor Adams's DOT and the City Council Speaker Are Trying to Gut the Universal Daylighting Legislation
@erinmdurkin.bsky.social has the story
@erinmdurkin.bsky.social has the story
Mayor Adams's DOT and the City Council Speaker Are Trying to Gut the Universal Daylighting Legislation
With six weeks left before the end of the year, proponents of the original bill are fighting to pass something that doesn't just maintain the status quo.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Mayor Adams's DOT and the City Council Speaker Are Trying to Gut the Universal Daylighting Legislation
@erinmdurkin.bsky.social has the story
@erinmdurkin.bsky.social has the story
We rallied this morning in support of making DineOut NYC year round and easier for businesses to participate! We urge city council to fix this program so NYers can enjoy great streets, great eats, all year @cmrestler.bsky.social @keithpowersnyc.bsky.social @tonysimone.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We rallied this morning in support of making DineOut NYC year round and easier for businesses to participate! We urge city council to fix this program so NYers can enjoy great streets, great eats, all year @cmrestler.bsky.social @keithpowersnyc.bsky.social @tonysimone.bsky.social
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📚 Join us TOMORROW Nov 20 at 6 PM for an in-person book talk of The Shoup Doctrine by Dr. Daniel Hess.
💬 How Shoup's transformative legacy & ideas are shaping the future of urban planning.
RSVP for free: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-the-shoup-doctrine-registration-1758344729419
💬 How Shoup's transformative legacy & ideas are shaping the future of urban planning.
RSVP for free: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-the-shoup-doctrine-registration-1758344729419
Book Talk: The Shoup Doctrine
Join us for an evening with Dr. Daniel Baldwin Hess, editor of The Shoup Doctrine: Essays Celebrating Donald Shoup and Parking Reforms.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
📚 Join us TOMORROW Nov 20 at 6 PM for an in-person book talk of The Shoup Doctrine by Dr. Daniel Hess.
💬 How Shoup's transformative legacy & ideas are shaping the future of urban planning.
RSVP for free: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-the-shoup-doctrine-registration-1758344729419
💬 How Shoup's transformative legacy & ideas are shaping the future of urban planning.
RSVP for free: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-the-shoup-doctrine-registration-1758344729419
📈 Driving in NYC is up 16% since 2005 & as VMT rises, so does gridlock, pollution, & traffic fatalities.
Join our webinar TOMORROW to learn how NYC can reduce VMT and why it's so important to do so.
📅 Nov 19 | 12-1 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wghsTNRISuCG3xrs7hTqvA#/registration
Join our webinar TOMORROW to learn how NYC can reduce VMT and why it's so important to do so.
📅 Nov 19 | 12-1 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wghsTNRISuCG3xrs7hTqvA#/registration
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
📈 Driving in NYC is up 16% since 2005 & as VMT rises, so does gridlock, pollution, & traffic fatalities.
Join our webinar TOMORROW to learn how NYC can reduce VMT and why it's so important to do so.
📅 Nov 19 | 12-1 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wghsTNRISuCG3xrs7hTqvA#/registration
Join our webinar TOMORROW to learn how NYC can reduce VMT and why it's so important to do so.
📅 Nov 19 | 12-1 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wghsTNRISuCG3xrs7hTqvA#/registration
Mayor-elect Mamdani has the opportunity to deliver on the street improvements Adams failed to make. “We are excited to put forth ideas that are doable in the very near-term, things that are low lifts — we don’t have to move heaven and earth.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/17/s...
Mamdani Election Signals Lane Change for Stymied Street Overhauls
From a flubbed Fordham Road bus lane to downshifted bike lanes, the new mayor has a chance to revive projects to improve the city’s streetscape.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Mayor-elect Mamdani has the opportunity to deliver on the street improvements Adams failed to make. “We are excited to put forth ideas that are doable in the very near-term, things that are low lifts — we don’t have to move heaven and earth.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/17/s...
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Paris cut car use by 45%, cleaned its air, made streets safer, & created vibrant public spaces.
🌇 NYC can do the same. Join our webinar on Wed, Nov 19 at 12 PM to learn proven strategies to reduce VMT.
Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wghsTNRISuCG3xrs7hTqvA#/registration
🌇 NYC can do the same. Join our webinar on Wed, Nov 19 at 12 PM to learn proven strategies to reduce VMT.
Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wghsTNRISuCG3xrs7hTqvA#/registration
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Paris cut car use by 45%, cleaned its air, made streets safer, & created vibrant public spaces.
🌇 NYC can do the same. Join our webinar on Wed, Nov 19 at 12 PM to learn proven strategies to reduce VMT.
Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wghsTNRISuCG3xrs7hTqvA#/registration
🌇 NYC can do the same. Join our webinar on Wed, Nov 19 at 12 PM to learn proven strategies to reduce VMT.
Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wghsTNRISuCG3xrs7hTqvA#/registration
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📚💬 Join us for an evening exploring The Shoup Doctrine by Dr. Daniel Hess.
Donald Shoup's revolutionary parking reforms, lessons learned, victories hard-won, & goals yet to be reached for cities that put people first. ✨
Thurs, Nov 20 - 6 PM
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
Donald Shoup's revolutionary parking reforms, lessons learned, victories hard-won, & goals yet to be reached for cities that put people first. ✨
Thurs, Nov 20 - 6 PM
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
📚💬 Join us for an evening exploring The Shoup Doctrine by Dr. Daniel Hess.
Donald Shoup's revolutionary parking reforms, lessons learned, victories hard-won, & goals yet to be reached for cities that put people first. ✨
Thurs, Nov 20 - 6 PM
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
Donald Shoup's revolutionary parking reforms, lessons learned, victories hard-won, & goals yet to be reached for cities that put people first. ✨
Thurs, Nov 20 - 6 PM
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
This is a huge win for pedestrians and our sidewalks!
Cleaner sidewalks, less rat activity, and no more having to walk next to trash piles! 🎉🎉🎉 We are very excited to see this get implemented citywide!
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Cleaner sidewalks, less rat activity, and no more having to walk next to trash piles! 🎉🎉🎉 We are very excited to see this get implemented citywide!
ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
City Council passes bill to expand large curbside trash containers citywide
The bill was passed by the City Council Wednesday.
ny1.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is a huge win for pedestrians and our sidewalks!
Cleaner sidewalks, less rat activity, and no more having to walk next to trash piles! 🎉🎉🎉 We are very excited to see this get implemented citywide!
ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
Cleaner sidewalks, less rat activity, and no more having to walk next to trash piles! 🎉🎉🎉 We are very excited to see this get implemented citywide!
ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's victory shows NYers are ready for a city that puts people first. When cities make this commitment, the results are clear: fewer injuries, cleaner air, stronger communities, and thriving local economies. It works—and New Yorkers deserve it.
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's victory shows NYers are ready for a city that puts people first. When cities make this commitment, the results are clear: fewer injuries, cleaner air, stronger communities, and thriving local economies. It works—and New Yorkers deserve it.
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I joined @transalt.org, @openplans.org, @familiesforsafestreets.org, and many more orgs this afternoon at City Hall to demand @council.nyc.gov action on universal daylighting before the end of the legislative session! ⏰ ☀️
More info: transalt.org/press-releas...
More info: transalt.org/press-releas...
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I joined @transalt.org, @openplans.org, @familiesforsafestreets.org, and many more orgs this afternoon at City Hall to demand @council.nyc.gov action on universal daylighting before the end of the legislative session! ⏰ ☀️
More info: transalt.org/press-releas...
More info: transalt.org/press-releas...
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Time to pass NYC Council Intro 1138 to bring #daylighting to NYC's streets. Join @openplans.org @transalt.org @familiesforsafestreets.org @shahanafrombk.bsky.social @saraklind.bsky.social @jacksonchabot.bsky.social @cmjuliewon.bsky.social
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TODAY: City Hall Steps at 1:30 pm!
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TODAY: City Hall Steps at 1:30 pm!
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Time to pass NYC Council Intro 1138 to bring #daylighting to NYC's streets. Join @openplans.org @transalt.org @familiesforsafestreets.org @shahanafrombk.bsky.social @saraklind.bsky.social @jacksonchabot.bsky.social @cmjuliewon.bsky.social
Here's our fun promo!
TODAY: City Hall Steps at 1:30 pm!
Here's our fun promo!
TODAY: City Hall Steps at 1:30 pm!
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This afternoon we’re rallying for universal daylighting alongside @cmjuliewon.bsky.social @openplans.org @transalt.org
This afternoon we’re rallying for universal daylighting alongside @cmjuliewon.bsky.social @openplans.org @transalt.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Up next!
This afternoon we’re rallying for universal daylighting alongside @cmjuliewon.bsky.social @openplans.org @transalt.org
This afternoon we’re rallying for universal daylighting alongside @cmjuliewon.bsky.social @openplans.org @transalt.org