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The Explainer: Why a New Penn Station Leaves So Many People So Angry
Why are so many smart people and groups throwing around words like "corruption" and "handout" and something smelly that "undermines public trust" when discussing the Penn Station project.? Let the Explainer explain it all for you...
July 27, 2022
OPINION: Gov. Hochul’s Penn Station Plan is Flawed from a Transit Perspective
Train capacity can be increased without even expanding Penn Station — but the state doesn't seem to care.
July 26, 2022
Bronx Bummer: Road Deaths are Up in the Boogie Down, Report Shows
According to Transportation Alternatives, 28 people were killed on Bronx roads in the first half of 2022, an increase of 22 percent from the 23 people killed last year — and exactly double the number that were killed in 2014
July 20, 2022
DOT Report Shows Ongoing Driver Recklessness — And the Agency’s Slow Response to It
There were 15,947 reported vehicle crashes in the first quarter of 2022. The Department of Transportation examined 521 of those crash locations and took immediate action to improve safety at just three.
July 15, 2022
FERRY INTERESTING: Mayor Adams Raises Base Fare on City’s Boats
The city will raise the base fare on the NYC Ferry system by nearly 50 percent, but in doing so, Adams said he would shore up the service and make it more equitable with reduced fares for low-income residents.
July 14, 2022
Transit Advocates to MTA: Queens Bus Redesign Needs Some Key Tweaks
The MTA's proposed Queens bus redesign needs more service, and the implementation of all-door boarding, if it will realize its potential "to significantly improve the lives of riders," a coalition of transit supporters will tell the MTA.
June 29, 2022
DOT ‘Welcomes’ Council Bill to Build and Maintain City Greenways
No fuss, no fight, more greenways. Apparently.
June 28, 2022
Finally, Mayor Adams Reveals Key Bus Projects for 2022
"This partnership is the definition of ‘Get Stuff Done,'" Mayor Adams said.
June 16, 2022
Report: Cross-Hudson Transit Trips Will Hit New Highs No Matter What Awful Future Awaits
No matter what the variables between now and 2070, transit ridership in the cross-Hudson tunnels between New York and New Jersey will wind up outdoing the ridership figures from before the pandemic.
June 16, 2022
Streetsblog Gets Action: Manhattan Community Board Retreats on Gag Rule
Manhattan's Community Board 7 has abandoned its bid to muzzle members with ties to a prominent street-safety organization, a move undertaken after Streetsblog exposed the effort to change the panel's bylaws.
June 13, 2022
