Part of the reason that New Jersey passed its strict anti-e-bike law last year was that parents were buying illegal e-motos online only to find out that this ain’t granddaddy’s electric bike. That’s done by redesigning streets for safety — bike lanes, wider sidewalks, pedestrianization — but also by taking space away from car drivers. Sure, it remains the third wheel of New York City politics to even mention that space for cars needs to be reduced, but here’s a fact: it does. “With congestion pricing finally operational and quickly proving an overwhelming success, we have an opportunity to transform large amounts of public space,” then-Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani . “I would focus on pedestrianization … particularly for high foot traffic areas in and around Times Square and the entire Financial District.”