State of New York City’s Streets
New York City has seen its streets transformed in 2020. From a surge in bicycling, to streets filled with restaurant seating, to near record high private car registrations, this year brought a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Leaders from across the city will discuss how our streets look today, and what lies ahead.
Featuring: Marco Conner DiAquoi, Deputy Director, Transportation Alternatives
Betsy Plum, Executive Director, Rider’s Alliance
Andrew Rigie, Executive Director, NYC Hospitality Alliance
Shabazz Stuart, Founder, Oonee Pod
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Time: 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time
And related to this, yesterday’s NY Times published an excellent piece on how working class folks and front-line workers in Greater New York are still relying on mass public transit (esp. in outer boroughs) , and yet very little attention is being paid by the public, policy makers and transit funders (i.e. higher levels of gov’t) to this fact.
Here is a link to the piece published yesterday: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/nyregion/subway-ridership-mta.html