DECISION 2021: Andrew Yang Answers Streetsblog's Candidate Questionnaire – Streetsblog New York City
And now, presenting Andrew Yang (with annotations referring to our prior coverage): The Open and Restaurant Streets programs repurposed curbside space for public use instead of the free storage of privately owned cars. Would you make such programs permanent — and do you have other ideas for repurposing street space for public benefit? Andrew Yang YANG: I would make the Open and Restaurants Streets programs permanent. We saw how integral these programs were during the pandemic and how much more use these spaces get when public land is not used for free car storage. We’ll also pursue land s...