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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 The automobile has been a fixture of urban life for more than a century. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. Congested streets turned into pedestrian safe havens. Now many want to make those changes permanent - but it won't happen without a fight. Golden Gate Park is pretty serene, as far as battlefields go. On a recent, unusually sunny afternoon, the emerald of this city's green space was alive with people moving about its main thoroughfare. Cyclists buzzed past roller skaters, who shimmied around joggers, who lapped the many pedestrians. One runner paused to play a roadside piano. A father and son rallied on a ping pong table. Dogs abounded. The one constituency not present: cars. For some, this fact explained the peace. For others, it signaled defeat. Despite its bucolic environs, Golden Gate Park has emerged as one of the most high-profile fronts in a … [Read more...] about Inside the movement to remake America’s city streets

While it may not be uncommon for both political parties to find temporary moments of agreement in Hartford, it’s certainly a bizarre sight to see the state’s Republican and Democratic brass sitting side-by-side at the State Capital, voicing complete harmony on one issue. Such a moment occurred Monday, as Democratic Party Chair Nancy DiNardo sat alongside her GOP counterpart, Ben Proto, to advocate for a bill to move the state’s presidential primary contest up from the last Tuesday in April to the first. The move would place Connecticut slightly higher in the middle of the next year’s presidential primary schedul e, joining Wisconsin on April 2. The bill would not impact the timing of primaries for other state and federal offices, which are typically held in August. With a date in early April, Connecticut could also potentially leapfrog the states of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island on the nominating calendar . (Each state still has several months to try … [Read more...] about Presidential primary in CT would be held April 2 if bill passes

When customers of America's four largest banks visit their local branches on Tuesday, they will be greeted by an unfamiliar sight: activists in rocking chairs blocking the entrances. It's part of a national campaign to pressure banks to stop financing fossil fuels and heed warnings from leading scientists about the need to rapidly phase out oil, gas and coal to avert the worst effects of climate change. The rocking chairs are the brainchild of Third Act, a group that seeks to engage Americans 60 and older - those in their "third act" of life - in environmental activism. But the demonstrations are expected to draw attendees of all ages in about 100 cities across 29 states, according to the 53 groups organizing the events. The protests add to the mounting environmental pressures on Wall Street from politicians of both parties. Liberal lawmakers have pleaded with large financial institutions to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry, while conservatives have attacked what they … [Read more...] about Why seniors are blocking entrances to the four largest U.S. banks