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DOT Could Create a Busway on Fordham Road — But is Waiting for ‘Community’ Concensus
Here we slow again.
January 20, 2021
Eyes On The Street: The Flushing Busway is Finally in Effect
Seven months after Mayor de Blasio first announced it, after months of pushback and even a court case, the city's long-stalled Main Street busway finally started rolling on Tuesday.
January 19, 2021
The Union Square Plan: Get Rid of Cars, Create More Space for People
Isn't the city awesome without cars?
January 19, 2021
OPINION: Reduce Emissions, Yes, But Also Reduce the Use of Cars Entirely
Now is the time to rethink how we travel around our cities and make investments to our infrastructure to support clean transportation options.
January 14, 2021
Stringer ‘Climate’ Plan Has Goodies for Cyclists, Bus Riders and Anyone Who Lives Near a Highway
Most of the plan focuses on general strategies for reducing the city's greenhouse gas footprint, but it also acknowledges the role that safe streets and livable communities can play in the green new world.
January 10, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: Chickens, Meet Roost Edition
We interrupt your hungry consumption of yesterday's coup coverage from Washington because you didn't come here to read about the blood that is on Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley's hands, right? Here's our news digest.
January 7, 2021
Judge: City Can Move Ahead With Flushing Busway
“The city can proceed now with the busway," the opponents' lawyer told Streetsblog.
January 5, 2021
Mr. Mayor, We Made Your 2021 Resolutions For You
From cycling safety to street vending to improving bus commutes, here's a list of what we'd like for Vision Zero.
January 1, 2021
Streetsies 2020: The Year’s Best Transportation News
In a year that sucked big time, New Yorkers summoned their legendary toughness and made lemonade out of once-in-a-century lemons.
December 29, 2020
DECISION 2021: Which Mayoral Candidates Support a Car-Free Manhattan?
Some hizzoner hopefuls are surprisingly open to some version of the idea, Streetsblog's questionnaire found.
December 16, 2020
