"Now it's time for the mayor-elect, who earned his move to Gracie Mansion partly on his promise to improve the city's affordability and its transportation, to seize this once-in-a-generation chance to do the hard work long sought by livable streets advocates and government veterans: reduce the dominance of cars. And not just on the roadways - where car and truck drivers kill and maim tens of thousands of New Yorkers every year - but across the entire public realm."
"Starting on Jan. 1, Mamdani will have a huge opportunity to reshape the city's streetscape where Mayor Adams fell short. And his first chance to illustrate that broad vision will come at the end of his first year, when he's required to issue the next Streets Master Plan, a de Blasio-era requirement that binds all mayors to implement a network of protected bike and bus lanes."
Zohran Mamdani will take office on Jan. 1 with an opportunity to reduce automobile dominance and reshape New York City's public realm. He must complete the next Streets Master Plan at the end of his first year and expand a network of protected bike and bus lanes. The Adams administration failed to meet annual mileage requirements for new bus and bike lanes, prioritized vague community input over street safety, and allowed corruption to fester. Mamdani should finish stalled street safety projects, prioritize street safety over car interests, and pursue large-scale policy changes to restore streets to people and curb traffic violence.
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