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With No Federal Money Coming, the MTA Has Options — Bad Ones
The Feds are allowing transit agencies to use capital funds for operating expenses. But that option comes with huge downsides.
August 6, 2020
Busway Boosters to City Hall: Do Your Job. We’re Your Constituents, Too
Flushing busway advocates are railing against the Department of Transportation for what appears to be its acquiescence to a small contingent of busway opponents.
August 5, 2020
Yet Another Report: Yes, Mr. Mayor, Carmageddon is Coming
Manhattan will become gridlocked with cars — no matter how strongly the economy roars back — unless city officials "prioritize road and street space for pedestrians, cyclists, buses and high-occupancy vehicles," a new report says.
August 4, 2020
Mayor to School Kids: You’re Expendable During a Pandemic
Mayor de Blasio said on Monday that he's willing to sacrifice school-bound kids to more road carnage — temporarily, of course, because, you know, the pandemic.
August 3, 2020
Queens Pol Chants ‘Business Lives Matter!’ In Opposing Flushing Busway
Council Member Peter Koo appropriated the Black Lives Matter movement on Thursday.
July 30, 2020
POST-MORTEM: Revel Didn’t Move Quickly Enough to Calm Safety Fears
They knew they had a problem, and didn't act quickly enough.
July 29, 2020
Mayor’s ‘Open Streets’ Are In Wealthier Neighborhoods, Data Show
Mayor de Blasio’s Open Streets program — meant to give New Yorkers socially distanced recreation space during the COVID-19 crisis — caters to the rich, a Streetsblog analysis shows.
July 27, 2020
Reckless Driver Plows Into Sunset Park Outdoor Dining Area, Injuring Patrons
"What's stopping the city from implementing a lower speed limit on streets with restaurant seating at the curb?” asked one activist.
July 23, 2020
Mayor de Blasio’s ‘Open Streets’ Implementation Falls Short: Report
Mayor de Blasio's coronavirus-forced program to create car-free streets for people to recreate in a socially distanced manner is a failure that "lacks vision and ambition," Transportation Alternatives said today.
July 22, 2020
MTA Won’t Cross ‘More Cops’ Off Its Shopping List
Even as the transit agency faces a debt crisis, MTA Chairman Pat Foye said the MTA's plan to hire more than 300 new police officers would not be scrapped.
July 22, 2020
