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NYC’s open streets program falls short of 100-mile promise, report says

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October 12, 2021

NYC’s open streets program falls short of 100-mile promise, report says

In the summer of 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city would close 100 miles of streets to cars for use by pedestrians, a policy formed in response to the pandemic and the need for safe, socially distanced outdoor space. Over a year later, just over 24 miles of Open Streets are currently active, according to a report released this week by the advocacy group Transportation Alternatives (TA).
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Contest calls on New Yorkers to eat a slice of pizza in every borough in one day, using only public transit

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September 6, 2019

Contest calls on New Yorkers to eat a slice of pizza in every borough in one day, using only public transit

By Devin Gannon

In what may be the most New York competition ever, the annual 5 Boro Pizza Challenge returns this month, asking participants to combine their love of slices and public transportation. The contest involves five pizzerias in five boroughs. On Saturday, Sept. 28, the list of shops will be revealed, sending racers off to plot their journeys. Another NYC twist? The use of cars to travel between destinations is not allowed.
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The city wants you to bike to work to celebrate National Bike Month

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May 1, 2018

The city wants you to bike to work to celebrate National Bike Month

By Michelle Sinclair Colman

May is National Bike Month and Transportation Alternatives (TransAlt) is hosting its Bike Commuter Challenge. TransAlt and the city are challenging New Yorkers to swap their normal commuting routine and cycle to work. With Citi Bikes on almost every block, over 250 miles of new bicycle lanes, and the hellacious winter behind us, there is no excuse not to “man up.” Especially since, according to NYC DOT, more than 800,000 New Yorkers ride a bike regularly, which is 140,000 more than rode five years ago and means that NYC commuters already bike to work more than any other U.S. city.
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November 2, 2016

14th Street and Williamsburg no-car zones proposed for L train shutdown

By Michelle Cohen

Transit advocacy groups and politicians who have been promoting the idea of ridding Manhattan’s 14th Street of private car traffic during planned L subway tunnel repairs, and only allowing bus, bike and pedestrian traffic, have also suggested that the no-auto plan would be good for Grand Street in Williamsburg, the New York Post reports. Grand Street is a major neighborhood thoroughfare similar to 14th Street, and advocates say giving the streets to bikes, pedestrians and shuttle buses would be one way to lessen the impact of the shutdown.
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NYC’s open streets program falls short of 100-mile promise, report says

Contest calls on New Yorkers to eat a slice of pizza in every borough in one day, using only public transit

The city wants you to bike to work to celebrate National Bike Month

14th Street and Williamsburg no-car zones proposed for L train shutdown

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