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Other states are struggling to get transparent safety data from these companies and hold them accountable to the rules of the road. We are also concerned about what AVs in our state mean for public transportation and drivers' livelihoods. Read our statement to learn more. 2/2
January 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Other states are struggling to get transparent safety data from these companies and hold them accountable to the rules of the road. We are also concerned about what AVs in our state mean for public transportation and drivers' livelihoods. Read our statement to learn more. 2/2
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
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.
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
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!
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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!
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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!!
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
@tstc.bsky.social
@tstc.bsky.social
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
@tstc.bsky.social
@tstc.bsky.social
📈 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
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
📚💬 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-...
📈 Driving in NYC is up 16% since 2005, and as VMT rises, so does gridlock, pollution, & traffic fatalities.
🌆 Cities like Paris & Minneapolis are reducing VMT, and it's working. Join our webinar to learn how NYC can too.
📅 Nov 19 | 12-1 PM
🔗RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌆 Cities like Paris & Minneapolis are reducing VMT, and it's working. Join our webinar to learn how NYC can too.
📅 Nov 19 | 12-1 PM
🔗RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
📈 Driving in NYC is up 16% since 2005, and as VMT rises, so does gridlock, pollution, & traffic fatalities.
🌆 Cities like Paris & Minneapolis are reducing VMT, and it's working. Join our webinar to learn how NYC can too.
📅 Nov 19 | 12-1 PM
🔗RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌆 Cities like Paris & Minneapolis are reducing VMT, and it's working. Join our webinar to learn how NYC can too.
📅 Nov 19 | 12-1 PM
🔗RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Parking policies can make our streets more livable & people-centered. 🅿️
📚 Join us Nov 20 at 6 PM for a book talk on Donald Shoup's revolutionary parking reforms that are shaping the future of urban planning and how cities think about their streets.
RSVP:
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
📚 Join us Nov 20 at 6 PM for a book talk on Donald Shoup's revolutionary parking reforms that are shaping the future of urban planning and how cities think about their streets.
RSVP:
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
October 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Parking policies can make our streets more livable & people-centered. 🅿️
📚 Join us Nov 20 at 6 PM for a book talk on Donald Shoup's revolutionary parking reforms that are shaping the future of urban planning and how cities think about their streets.
RSVP:
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
📚 Join us Nov 20 at 6 PM for a book talk on Donald Shoup's revolutionary parking reforms that are shaping the future of urban planning and how cities think about their streets.
RSVP:
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
📢 Bronx youth rallied against the Cross Bronx Expressway widening, demanding cleaner air & a healthier future.
NYC's next generations deserve healthier communities & pollution-free air instead of more highways. Let's listen to their vision for a better Bronx.
NYC's next generations deserve healthier communities & pollution-free air instead of more highways. Let's listen to their vision for a better Bronx.
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
📢 Bronx youth rallied against the Cross Bronx Expressway widening, demanding cleaner air & a healthier future.
NYC's next generations deserve healthier communities & pollution-free air instead of more highways. Let's listen to their vision for a better Bronx.
NYC's next generations deserve healthier communities & pollution-free air instead of more highways. Let's listen to their vision for a better Bronx.
Thank you @governor.ny.gov & NYS DOT for pausing the Hudson Valley Highway expansion & for scrapping plans to build a traffic diversion structure along the Cross Bronx Expressway! Now, instead of widening the Cross Bronx, we need more investment in public transit & public space.
October 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Thank you @governor.ny.gov & NYS DOT for pausing the Hudson Valley Highway expansion & for scrapping plans to build a traffic diversion structure along the Cross Bronx Expressway! Now, instead of widening the Cross Bronx, we need more investment in public transit & public space.
✨School streets✨ closes car traffic on a street next to (or near) a school to be used during arrival and departure times 🎒, recess ⚽️, outdoor learning 🍁, and more!
📢 Join us on October 6 at 12 PM, to learn how to bring them to your school! actionnetwork.org/events/schoo...
📢 Join us on October 6 at 12 PM, to learn how to bring them to your school! actionnetwork.org/events/schoo...
September 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
✨School streets✨ closes car traffic on a street next to (or near) a school to be used during arrival and departure times 🎒, recess ⚽️, outdoor learning 🍁, and more!
📢 Join us on October 6 at 12 PM, to learn how to bring them to your school! actionnetwork.org/events/schoo...
📢 Join us on October 6 at 12 PM, to learn how to bring them to your school! actionnetwork.org/events/schoo...
Low Traffic Neighborhoods make your streets quieter, safer and calmer!
🚗 47% less traffic
🏥 50% fewer car-related casualties
🚲 25% more walking/biking
Less crime & better air quality! 🍃
Join our lunch and learn on Sept 30 at 12pm to learn more!
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🚗 47% less traffic
🏥 50% fewer car-related casualties
🚲 25% more walking/biking
Less crime & better air quality! 🍃
Join our lunch and learn on Sept 30 at 12pm to learn more!
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Low Traffic Neighborhoods make your streets quieter, safer and calmer!
🚗 47% less traffic
🏥 50% fewer car-related casualties
🚲 25% more walking/biking
Less crime & better air quality! 🍃
Join our lunch and learn on Sept 30 at 12pm to learn more!
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🚗 47% less traffic
🏥 50% fewer car-related casualties
🚲 25% more walking/biking
Less crime & better air quality! 🍃
Join our lunch and learn on Sept 30 at 12pm to learn more!
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📝 Progress report @nyc-dot.bsky.social's curb management update!
Months after our "Curb the Chaos" report released 2 years ago, DOT published a Curb Management Action Plan, which listed 10 specific curb goals.
How are things going? Read our report to learn more: drive.google.com/file/d/1zuNL...
Months after our "Curb the Chaos" report released 2 years ago, DOT published a Curb Management Action Plan, which listed 10 specific curb goals.
How are things going? Read our report to learn more: drive.google.com/file/d/1zuNL...
September 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
📝 Progress report @nyc-dot.bsky.social's curb management update!
Months after our "Curb the Chaos" report released 2 years ago, DOT published a Curb Management Action Plan, which listed 10 specific curb goals.
How are things going? Read our report to learn more: drive.google.com/file/d/1zuNL...
Months after our "Curb the Chaos" report released 2 years ago, DOT published a Curb Management Action Plan, which listed 10 specific curb goals.
How are things going? Read our report to learn more: drive.google.com/file/d/1zuNL...
Cecil Brooks habló con Quadratin Hispano sobre la ✨Semana de Comida al Aire Libre✨, nuestra iniciativa para revitalizar el sector gastronómico local. Únete comiendo afuera y apoya a tus restaurantes locales para espacios exteriores todo el año.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Cecil Brooks habló con Quadratin Hispano sobre la ✨Semana de Comida al Aire Libre✨, nuestra iniciativa para revitalizar el sector gastronómico local. Únete comiendo afuera y apoya a tus restaurantes locales para espacios exteriores todo el año.
quadratin.com/nueva-york/p...
quadratin.com/nueva-york/p...
Our @saraklind.bsky.social joined @fox5ny.bsky.social last night to talk about our upcoming Curbside Restaurant Week. NYers love outdoor dining & this campaign will encourage them to advocate for a year-round outdoor dining program that works for all restaurants.
www.openplans.org/curbside-res...
www.openplans.org/curbside-res...
September 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Our @saraklind.bsky.social joined @fox5ny.bsky.social last night to talk about our upcoming Curbside Restaurant Week. NYers love outdoor dining & this campaign will encourage them to advocate for a year-round outdoor dining program that works for all restaurants.
www.openplans.org/curbside-res...
www.openplans.org/curbside-res...
Today in the @nytimes.com: Curbside Restaurant Week starts this Friday Sept 5!
Dine outside, get discounts and special treats, and support our year-round outdoor dining campaign!
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/d...
Dine outside, get discounts and special treats, and support our year-round outdoor dining campaign!
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/d...
September 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Today in the @nytimes.com: Curbside Restaurant Week starts this Friday Sept 5!
Dine outside, get discounts and special treats, and support our year-round outdoor dining campaign!
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/d...
Dine outside, get discounts and special treats, and support our year-round outdoor dining campaign!
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/d...
Hundreds of New Yorkers asked for better Summer Streets and the DOT listened! Thanks to YOUR support, this year we got more hours & a longer route in Manhattan! ☀️ Keep the momentum going, send your letter now!
action.openplans.org/thank-nyc-fo...
action.openplans.org/thank-nyc-fo...
August 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Hundreds of New Yorkers asked for better Summer Streets and the DOT listened! Thanks to YOUR support, this year we got more hours & a longer route in Manhattan! ☀️ Keep the momentum going, send your letter now!
action.openplans.org/thank-nyc-fo...
action.openplans.org/thank-nyc-fo...
Outdoor dining can help create thousands of jobs while saving the restaurant industry. People are struggling & a year-round program with less a expensive & bureaucratic application process can be part of the solution. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/n...
August 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Outdoor dining can help create thousands of jobs while saving the restaurant industry. People are struggling & a year-round program with less a expensive & bureaucratic application process can be part of the solution. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/n...
🍽️ Mark your calendars for CURBSIDE RESTAURANT WEEK from Sept 5-12! 🧡 Enjoy discounts & special treats when you dine outside at participating restaurants across the city as we advocate for a year-round curbside dining program! More info: www.openplans.org/curbside-res...
August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🍽️ Mark your calendars for CURBSIDE RESTAURANT WEEK from Sept 5-12! 🧡 Enjoy discounts & special treats when you dine outside at participating restaurants across the city as we advocate for a year-round curbside dining program! More info: www.openplans.org/curbside-res...