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THE ASK: Riders Alliance Wants City, State To Attack ‘Root Causes’ of Transit Ills
June 12, 2022
SIC TRANSIT GLORIA: Gov. Hochul Suddenly Raises Questions about Congestion Pricing at Debate
Here we groan again.
June 8, 2022
Upper West Side Community Board Tries To Muzzle Street-Safety Activists
Revenge is a dish best served ... by changing the rules.
May 27, 2022
MTA Boss: Feds’ Extensive Technical Questions Are Delaying Congestion Pricing
May 25, 2022
Parks Department Can’t Guarantee Safe Alternate Route During Year-Long Brooklyn Greenway Repair
The Department of Transportation says it's working on it it, but nothing's been settled.
May 23, 2022
Albany Deal Extends Speed Cameras, But Sacrifices the Bill’s Boldest Provisions
Albany lawmakers on Thursday afternoon reached a deal to renew and expand the city’s speed camera program, keeping them on 24/7 — but the deal was reached only after key provisions of the bill that would help keep reckless drivers off the road were gutted by state lawmakers.
May 19, 2022
Broad Coalition Demands Mayor Adams Properly Manage New York’s Busiest Places: The Curb
It's a popular front against "chaos at the curb."
May 19, 2022
Long-Awaited Upgrades Finally Coming to Schermerhorn Street, DOT Says
The plan apparently includes Schermerhorn Street becoming one way between Smith Street and Third Avenue.
May 17, 2022
Let’s Face It, ‘Home Rule’ on Speed Cameras is Dead — Blame Focuses on City Hall
Mayor Adams will not get what he claims he wants from the state legislature this year — city control of the speed- and red-light camera programs — a devastating blow to advocates' dream of no longer having to beg Albany to reauthorize the life-saving system every few years.
May 11, 2022
Brooklyn Pols: Fix Grand Army Plaza and Make it Safer
The letter by Council Members Crystal Hudson and Shahana Hanif said the DOT needs to build on work it has already done.
May 11, 2022
