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Dear Mr. Brodsky: What Now?
In today's Times, Richard Brodsky weighs in on the pitfalls of shortchanging capital needs in the face of the immediate MTA budget crisis.
November 20, 2008
Manhattan Buses Dominate Pokey and Schleppie Awards
Gene Russianoff of the Straphangers Campaign (l) and TA's Paul Steely White unveil this year's honorees
November 12, 2008
Eyes on the Street: NYPD Continues to Mistake Bus Lane for Parking
A tipster sends in these shots of police -- again -- and trucks -- again -- parked in the 34th Street Select Bus Service lane. Looks like the city's Botts' Dots are more soft than barrier.
November 10, 2008
Rubbing Elbows on a Crowded Bus in Alaska
It may look desolate, but business is picking up at the Fairbanks bus depot.
October 21, 2008
Bronx Hub Gets Smorgasbord of Ped-Bike-Transit Enhancements
Work is underway on a major livable streets makeover [PDF] for the Hub -- a shopping mecca in Melrose that some have called "the Times Square of the Bronx." The DOT plan simplifies a complex traffic pattern where three streets converge. In the process, space is transferred from vehicles to sidewalk extensions, pedestrian refuges, and a new, block-long public plaza.
October 10, 2008
Eyes on the Street: Words Fail
We were out last Friday taking shots of cars parked in the new Select Bus lanes on 34th Street -- you know, the ones NYPD has pledged to help keep clear. If only we had walked a few blocks west we might have hit the mother lode.
September 26, 2008
Cops, Cabs and Trucks Ignore 34th Street SBS Lane
DOT plans to use cameras to keep cabs and government vehicles out of the 34th Street lanes.
September 22, 2008