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Covering the movement for better walking, biking, and transit in the five boroughs. Tweets by @GershKuntzman & @dahvnyc.
Dec 28, 2023 13 tweets 4 min read
The basic premise of Vision Zero is that every road death is preventable. But the highest goal is to save the most vulnerable road users like children and seniors. This year, 12 New Yorkers under the age of 18 have been killed. Here is a reminder of each one (H/T @TransAlt ) 🧵 Image Ronish Kush, 16, was killed on Jan. 29, 2023, while he was riding in a car: nypost.com/2023/01/30/3-k…
Oct 29, 2019 6 tweets 5 min read
At a press conference today on @NYCSpeakerCoJo street master plan bill, @MKramerTV of @CBSNewYork continued to parrot misinformation about cars, including calling Washington Heights a "transit desert" where residents "need" cars. Let's examine that (a thread). First of all, @MKramerTV, is this what a "transit desert" looks like?