"NYC has 12,000 miles of curb space, & most of it is devoted to car storage. Buses, cyclists, delivery trucks, & restaurants are just a handful of the curb's daily combatants, & no matter what the guy in the double-parked Honda is shouting at you, we don't have to live this way."
⛽ 😮💨 Gas prices got you down? Best way to tackle car dependence is by expanding public transit! QueensLink does this exceptionally well, reducing more vehicle miles traveled than both IBX and SAS Phase 2 combined!
"Even small events, such as outdoor viewing parties... in pedestrian areas, are either being denied or delayed."
This should be a moment to embrace lively, people-centered streets – not let red tape stand in the way of community. Streets are for people!
These are all great opportunities to accommodate more people — New Yorkers and visitors alike — to enjoy the World Cup! And at the same time, to create public spaces that will continue working for communities long after! 🧡⚽️
Somehow Charlottesville is ahead of NYC in considering this key procurement change. NYC arguably would benefit far more than smaller, lower density cities in terms of emergency response and less constraint on people-oriented street designs @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
“The city’s curbs — once thought of as exclusively for motor vehicles — are now the subject of wider conversations, spurred by views on street safety, walkability and the impact of the pandemic-era outdoor dining program.” www.amny.com/nyc-transit/...
Wide Amsterdam street jammed with colourful cars in the 1970s.
Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made tough choices regarding cars in the past, and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
Great news!! We’ve been advocating for this for so long & we are so excited that is finally happening! “Our curbs are more than just where our sidewalks meet the street, they are a reflection of how we want our streets to be used – streets that need to work for all New Yorkers.”
“We just got congestion pricing going. We are moving in the direction of fewer cars on our streets... Robotaxis, for all the fancy technology, are just cars.” - @saraklind.bsky.social
The path to meeting our climate goals runs through our streets. VMT reduction MUST be part of the conversation.
@governor.ny.gov @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
#VMTReduction #NYTransit #TransportationJustice #ClimateAction
Local fights to join right now:
📢 No CBE Expansion Coalition → no CBE’s footprint increase that would bring more congestion & pollution in the Bronx.
📢 BQX Environmental Justice Coalition → build corridor-wide, community-led solutions for cleaner air & environmental justice.
And we also have to end the Highway Heist — the pattern of widening highways with projects masqueraded as “maintenance” or “safety improvements.”
We stand shoulder to shoulder with grassroots freeway fighters demanding cleaner, healthier communities.🧡
We’re calling on Albany to pass the ✨Get Around NY Act✨(A4230/S4044) which:
✔️ sets statewide VMT reduction targets
✔️ requires highway projects to check VMT impact
✔️ mandates mitigation if they don’t reduce VMT
And it’s possible! Things like fast buses, congestion pricing, pedestrian zones, and low traffic neighborhoods reduce VMT — and they make our city more livable. ✨ A win for our climate goals, and a win for every single person in NYC.
We know how to fix it. A 40% reduction in VMT in NYC could cut transportation emissions in half by 2035.
Yes, HALF BY 2035!
Imagine what statewide action could do!
But we’re moving in the wrong direction: VMT keeps going up. And the state DOT is making it worse: highway expansions, like the proposed Cross Bronx expansion, increase VMT instead of reducing it.
With the Governor fighting to push back the deadline on our climate goals we’re in a critical moment. But lost in the conversation is a sector that makes up over a third of all emissions: transportation. We can’t meet our climate goals without reducing driving.
‘We have to decrease the number of cars & trucks on the road in this area.’
@amemeritatorres.bsky.social gets it exactly right: highways in the middle of NYC are terrible for the residents living near them. It's time to move past the era of highway expansions and prioritize public transit!
GREAT news!!! 🧡
"New Yorkers love Open Streets with outdoor dining because they offer one of the best ways to enjoy a meal in the city."
hellgatenyc.com/open-streets...
It's a fact: trash containerization at the curb will make our streets cleaner and rat-free! New Yorkers are tired of having to share the sidewalk with trash bags.
📢 Fund trash containerization now!
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/02/t...
“The city continues to tell us that they’re going to figure out a way for these things to happen, but we’re going to be 60 days out in another week... That’s very little time for brands and organizations big and small to execute big things.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/n...
The real April Fool’s joke is that outdoor dining is back BUT it’s not yet year-round!!
“Just over 600 restaurants opted to set up roadway structures last year. In 2026, that number is down to around 500.”
But at its peak there were more than 12,500… Let’s make outdoor dining year-round so even more restaurants can be part of the program! abc7ny.com/post/outdoor...
Welcome back outdoor dining! We hope this time you are here to stay!!
An affordable city means affordable transit for all!
Join us & @ridersalliance.org this Thursday, 4/2 at a Fair Fares Citywide Day of Action canvass near you, let's win free & half-price transit for over 2 million NYers!
Sign up: action.ridersalliance.org/fair-fares-day-of-action...
"The CBE has for decades symbolized harmful urban planning & brought disproportionate pollution & traffic to the Bronx, all while slicing through neighborhoods & displacing thousands of residents for its construction." Its expansion will make things WORSE! bit.ly/4s2mdxq
With the influx of tourists coming to NYC for the World Cup - and hoping to take in iconic NYC theater while they're here - it makes complete sense to close the Theater District to cars. @mayor.nyc.gov think about it!
According to census data (pm 2.5), this area suffers some of the worst air quality in the whole city, which affects residents, visitors, and employers. Pedestrianization and low emissions zones are long overdue. Businesses should want to solve this problem too, instead of obstructing.
