Articles by Sarah Goodyear
Sarah Goodyear has written about cities for a variety of publications, including Grist and Streetsblog. She lives in Brooklyn. She's also on Twitter.
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NYC to use hybrid Zipcars for city employees
New York is the latest municipality to try car-sharing for city employees as a strategy for reducing costs and the number of automobiles on the street.
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How NYC's streets are being reclaimed from the automobile [VIDEO]
The last three years have seen an incredible transformation of New York's streetscape. More than 200 miles of bike lanes have been added, while Times Square and many other formerly car-clogged spaces have been turned into havens for pedestrians.
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The Cincinnati subway that never was [VIDEO]
Today, some people look at the decision to halt the Cincinnati subway in 1925 as fatally short-sighted. "If they had finished this system, we may have actually held on to some of our businesses that have left. Cincinnati downtown may have been a viable institution."
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NJ governor puts a halt to major public transit project [UPDATED]
Gov. Chris Christie's refusal to invest in a piece of major public transit infrastructure is another blow against a modernized transportation system.