2023-09-02

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2023-09-02 09:17 pm
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NYC congestion

Of the 1.5 million people who work in the Manhattan core, just 143,000 drive to their job. Yet private cars rule the road

the curb lane can easily welcome a bike corral, an ice cream truck, a stormwater-holding plot of greenery, a loading zone, a trash container, an extension of the sidewalk or a patio

The Upper West Side, a neighborhood of about 220,000 people, has surrendered nearly all its curbs for free parking for just 12,000 cars.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/opinion/were-taking-new-york-citys-streets-back-and-then-were-coming-for-the-rest-of-the-country.html?smid=fb-share