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EXCLUSIVE: Comptroller Stringer Asks MTA Board To Slow Down Reorganization Plan
“I urge the Board to take a close look at this proposed plan, ensure it protects the best interests of riders and the city’s finances and vote for changes if not. We cannot afford to get this wrong," Stringer said
July 24, 2019
Lower East Side ‘Resiliency’ Plan Hits New Potholes
Electeds, residents demand independent review of proposal that digs up a park and endangers cyclists while sparing a highway.
July 23, 2019
Tuesday Headlines: So, About that NYPD Crackdown Edition
The NYPD just concluded its three-week "crackdown" on reckless drivers and bike lane blockers. So how did that go? Click for that story — and so much more!
July 23, 2019
Op-Ed: To Save the East River Coastline, First Get Rid of Cars on the FDR Drive
A plan to forestall flooding from climate change should target a noxious highway.
July 17, 2019
Secret MTA Reorganization Plan is Actually Quite Public, MTA Chair Says
The MTA's secretive reorganization process has and will continue to be forward-facing, MTA Chairman Pat Foye said on Thursday morning.
July 11, 2019
Queens Board Votes Down Bus Lane for Parking
Ridgewood NIMBYs snub the transit-riding many in order to protect the car-owning few.
July 11, 2019
Op-Ed: Gov. Cuomo’s Plan for New LIRR Station for Islanders is a Boondoggle
The state's plan for a new LIRR station at Belmont Park raises many questions, many of which are asked in this op-ed by a respected transit analyst.
July 9, 2019
‘Progressives’ Should Support Public Transit Over Private Vehicles
If you want to call yourself a "progressives" you need to stop opposing transit that serves the many, not the wealthier few with automobiles. Only then will we attain a safe and sustainable city.
July 1, 2019
Busway Blues: Judge Halts City’s Transit Plan for 14th Street
A judge has ordered the city to halt its plans to convert a long stretch of 14th Street into a bus route — dashing, at least for now, a basic improvement of service for long-suffering transit riders.
June 28, 2019
Op-Ed: To Meet New York’s New Climate Law, We’ll Have To Break the Car Culture
Transportation is the number-one source of greenhouse-gas emissions in New York State, and the number-one offender is the internal-combustion engine. It will be a huge challenge, but we need to reduce the use of cars.
June 25, 2019