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Podcast: GOP’s ‘Project 2025’ is ‘Based on a Lot of Ignorance’
What does Transportation for America's Beth Osborne think of the transportation portion of the Heritage Foundation's playbook for a Trump presidency?
July 24, 2024
‘Temporary’ Insanity: DOT Traffic Cams Locked Out of Key Enforcement Database
Temp tag drivers get off scot free because of a little-known loophole.
July 23, 2024
Disabled NYer’s are Victims of Gov. Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause
So many New Yorkers can’t use the closest subway station to their homes because they don't have an elevator. And Gov. Hochul just halted funding for 23 new lifts.
July 23, 2024
Speeding Fuels Pedestrian Death Crisis As Council Stalls ‘Sammy’s Law’ Changes
Pedestrian fatalities were up 27 percent in the first six months of the year compared to 2023.
July 23, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines: LEGO Finally Gets It Edition
Streetsblog has had our issues with LEGO over the years, but we're willing to forgive. Plus other news.
July 23, 2024
DOT Will Fast-Track Private Sidewalk E-Bike Charging Stations
The mayor announced a new sidewalk e-bike charging station initiative, along with progress on the e-bike battery swap program and more money to FDNY for educational outreach.
July 23, 2024
What a Surprise! Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause Helps Rich Suburban Drivers
Gov. Hochul's "little guys" certainly have big wallets. Meanwhile, the rest of us suffer with declining subway service and buses that are slower than walking. Thanks, Kathy.
July 22, 2024
Parks Dept. Has Money But No Timeline to Finish Eastern Queens Greenway
There's tens of millions of dollars for the greenway, so when will parks build it?
July 19, 2024
Speaker Adams: Council May Not Use its ‘Sammy’s Law’ Power to Lower Speed Limits
The Council may not lower the speed limit, even though it fought so hard to get that very right from the state legislature.
July 19, 2024
Exclusive: Legal Team Announced for Suit Against Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’
Attorneys from three firms have inked a joint defense agreement to fight "the governor’s illegal decision to cancel congestion pricing," Comptroller Brad Lander said.
July 17, 2024
