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Opinion: DOT’s Flatbush Plan Is A Model For Fast Buses in the Heart of Brooklyn
The DOT commissioner, plus two top transit advocates, weigh in on the city's bus rapid transit plan.
September 24, 2025
‘Government Malpractice’: Marine Terminal Redevelopment Gets Approval Despite Massive Transportation Concerns
There's an outline, but not a real plan, locals charge.
September 22, 2025
How Trump’s Latest Multimodal Clawbacks Are Different — But They Could Still Devastate Communities
The latest attack on multimodal transportation is more brazen and destructive than ever before; the Trump administration is no longer hiding its disdain for walking and biking projects.
September 22, 2025
Agency Needs More Funding To Expand Delivery Worker Protections
The agency tasked with protecting city workers needs more money to implement recent laws passed to expand protections for delivery workers.
September 22, 2025
Zohran Mamdani On E-Bike Safety: Regulate App Algorithms, Not Workers
The presumptive mayor is joining the war against e-bikes ... on the side of the e-bikes.
September 22, 2025
Komanoff: Data Show Fewer Trucks in the So. Bronx After Congestion Pricing
Expert Charles Komanoff, using MTA bridge and tunnel data, dispels one of the myths that opponents spread about the Manhattan toll.
September 19, 2025
City Gave Garbage Routes To Companies With Bad Safety Records: Audit
Companies with the most safety violations scored big under Mayor Adams.
September 18, 2025
OPINION: Here’s How to Bring Real Bus Rapid Transit to Flatbush Avenue
It is worth a little extra time and money to get this right.
September 17, 2025
Breaking: US DOT Pulls Grants For Projects That Aren’t Focused on Cars
The Trump administration bias for "vehicular travel" — and burning fossil fuel — rears its ugly head again.
September 17, 2025
DOT Warns City Council Against Letting Taxi Drivers Park in Loading Zones
A Council bill to let for-hire vehicle drivers park in delivery zones will cause more double parking and congestion, city officials warned.
September 16, 2025
