De Blasio’s Not Done Wasting Time on the Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar
On WNYC, the mayor talked about ferries and the streetcar as transit solutions for the city's growing population, never mentioning the bus routes that are hemorrhaging riders.
April 6, 2018
Dan Quart: New Taxi Fees Won’t Do Much “Without a Full Congestion Pricing Plan”
Count Assembly Member Dan Quart among the state legislators who aren't satisfied with the taxi and for-hire vehicle fees enacted in Albany's new budget.
April 6, 2018
Brian Kavanagh on Albany Congestion Pricing Inaction: “We Need to Do More”
State Senator Brian Kavanagh isn't satisfied with Albany's budget measures to address traffic congestion and fund transit, which consist of new fees on taxi and Uber trips in the Manhattan core.
April 5, 2018
Deborah Glick Blames de Blasio for Albany’s Failure to Pass Congestion Pricing
Glick's constituents lost in the state budget, forking over money without getting the traffic reduction benefits of congestion pricing.
April 5, 2018
Citi Bike Offering $3 Single Ride Fares as a Promo. Why Not Make It Permanent?
The single ride fare is a month-long promotion that raises the question of whether Motivate - and New Yorkers interested in using bike-share - might be better off making it permanent.
April 4, 2018
Eyes on the Street: NYPD Security Theater Revival in Times Square
Police barricades are back obstructing the Seventh Avenue bike lane in Times Square, which NYPD has made unrideable for most of its existence.
April 4, 2018
De Blasio Moves to Permit Pedal-Assist Electric Bikes on NYC Streets
Advocates welcomed the announcement while pointing out that more needs to be done to prevent harassment of deliver workers by police.
April 3, 2018
Plight of Spring: Insane Crowding on the Brooklyn Bridge
It's unreasonable to wait years for the promenade to be expanded when the city could repurpose a lane of bridge traffic for bicycling much faster.
April 2, 2018
Albany Fails to Expand NYC Speed Camera Program in Budget Deal
Budget negotiations concluded in Albany at the end of last week without including an expansion of New York City's automated speed enforcement program.
April 2, 2018
Will the MTA Make Room for a Pedestrian-Friendly 32nd Street?
For one glorious summer in 2015, the block of 32nd Street between Penn Station and Herald Square had a wide, generous sidewalk. It was a huge relief for the throngs of people walking to the nation's busiest rail hub. But it didn't last.
March 30, 2018
