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Five Facts on Tim Walz’s Sustainable Transportation Track Record
Kamala Harris's running mate signed some massive legislation as governor of Minnesota. Let's meet the vice presidential wannabe.
August 6, 2024
Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Reversal Won’t Win Democrats Any Votes in November
Hochul left billions of dollars and massive drop in congestion on the table with no guarantee of quieting congestion toll opponents ahead of November's election, according to political insiders.
June 6, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines: Primary Colors Edition
The most interesting story yesterday was that street safety champion, Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, had landed a Democratic primary challenger. Plus other news.
April 2, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Election Recap Edition
Yesterday's election didn't bring many surprises — except that Marjorie Velázquez lost in The Bronx. Plus other news.
November 8, 2023
In Their Own Words: Ari Kagan vs. Justin Brannan for Council in Bay Ridge/Coney Island
Two incumbent Council members are on a collision course to represent a newly drawn district that includes pieces of their existing districts. Hear what they said about livable streets issues.
October 10, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Election Shows Support for Open Streets Edition
You won't be surprised at our election spin, but the post-mortem is clear: old-school car enablers lost and open streets won.
June 29, 2023
Here’s Where Bikes Won Big at the Polls This Month
On November 8, voters across the country approved nearly $3.6 billion dollars in local funding for new bicycle infrastructure. Here are a few notable measures from across the country.
December 4, 2022
ANALYSIS: Subway Riders Backed Hochul By Widest Margins; Now Governor Better Deliver
They had her back, so now she better have theirs. New Yorkers who actually ride the subway supported Gov. Hochul by a much wider margin than her overall 69.5 to 30.3 election victory in the city over Republican Lee Zeldin.
November 21, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: Moving on From the Election Edition
The news on Wednesday was dominated by election postmortems, so let's just get to our news.
November 10, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: Election Recap (Not!) Edition
If you want election news, flip somewhere else ... though we do have some election and non-election news to report.
November 9, 2022
