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MTA Boss ‘Rethinking’ Timing of Long-Awaited All-Door Bus Boarding
"We might be waiting years for all-door boarding," one advocate said.
March 31, 2022
Jackson Heights Pol to Mayor Adams: Fix de Blasio’s Travers Park Failure
The Adams Administration should force Koeppel Mazda to retreat from a street that should be fully pedestrianized for the benefit of the community, not a few cars, said Council Member Shekar Krishnan.
March 29, 2022
Gas Tax Holiday Is A Stupid Idea that Will Hurt Transit Riders, Advocates Say
A gas tax holiday is mostly a holiday for wealthy drivers and a double-shift for low-income transit users.
March 28, 2022
Is This The Year The Addabbo Bridge Protected Bike Lane Actually Happens?
Could the state and city departments of Transportation be finally bridging their differences?
March 25, 2022
Two More Queens Pedestrians are Killed By Drivers (Neither of Whom Has Been Charged)
A 75-year-old woman was backed over on Tuesday night and a Flushing senior died of wounds incurred last week on Northern Boulevard.
March 16, 2022
State Pols: Go Ahead, Drive In Bus Lanes and Don’t Pay Tolls — See If We’re Going to Do Anything About It
State legislators used their budget proposals stick it to mass transit by prioritizing drivers blocking bus lanes and messing up their license plates to evade tolls.
March 15, 2022
Media Reminds Us of Pete Alonso’s Great Stats — But Not the Deadly Stats of Road Violence
In Hillsborough County, there were 28,014 crashes in 2021, resulting in 18,965 injuries and 271 deaths — a staggeringly high number. But no one reported that.
March 14, 2022
The City Finally Has a Real Secure Bike Parking Pilot But Why Does It Need a Pilot?
Are we piloting around red tape or piloting into a ditch?
March 12, 2022
Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Led Ongoing Boom Through 2021
Daily trips over the new eight-foot two-way bike path on the roadbed of the bridge’s Manhattan-bound side soared 27.2 percent across all of 2021, according to data compiled by Bike New York.
March 7, 2022
North Brooklyn Seeks Some of that Jersey Barrier Magic on Grand Street
Without barricades, "it’s only a matter of time before the next preventable death," a letter to DOT states.
March 4, 2022
