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The MTA’s Secret Capital Plan Is More Secretive Than We Thought
Congestion pricing will soon fill the MTA bank account — but the agency is being very secretive about how it plans to spend the windfall.
August 26, 2019
LEGAL EASE: How NIMBYs Use ‘Environmental Review’ to Stop Green Projects
The CPW and 14th lawsuits aim to vex, trouble, and delay traffic improvements. How we can stop them?
August 16, 2019
Good News/Bad News: MTA Has A $50B Capital Program — But It’s Still a State Secret
Even if the draft plan remains a state secret, the amount, at least, made sense to transit activists.
August 9, 2019
ALL RISE! Judge Rules City Can Build 14th Street ‘Busway’
Long-suffering riders of the M14 bus will get some relief soon, thanks to a State Supreme Court judge who lifted a temporary order barring the Department of Transportation from starting its busway pilot along 14th Street.
August 6, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: Sympathy for Arthur Schwartz? Edition
Has the lawyer for the rich West Village and Chelsea residents made us rethink our initial disgust? That and other stories when you click the headline above.
August 6, 2019
Entitled Drivers Seek to Undermine Bus Lanes, Safety on Church Avenue
A public meeting descends into raucous heckling as DOT says it will curtail parking in Kensington.
August 1, 2019
Who Is the MTA Board? Not Anyone Most Transit Riders Would Recognize…
Board members are predominantly suburban, white, and wealthy, a Reinvent Albany study finds.
August 1, 2019
Op-Ed: Citi Bike Expansion Leaves Out Crucial Chunks of the Bronx
Maybe we should be grateful that, six years after bike share's official city launch, Citi Bike and Mayor de Blasio finally want to make us a part of the network. But a look at the fine print shows the expansion is too little, too late.
July 31, 2019
Dangers Mount With Crashes, Conflicts on Queensboro Bridge
The city should separate cyclists and pedestrians — stat! — before someone gets killed. But motorists, as always, come first.
July 30, 2019
The MTA Reorganization Won’t Fix Your Commute
A new MTA is on its way, though what it will look like is still an open question.
July 25, 2019