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Highway Boondoggle: State DOT Already Planning Another Piece of Cross Bronx Expansion Project
The New York State Department of Transportation, which is already widening the Cross Bronx Expressway by building a service road over a park in the south Bronx, is now planning a second piece of the "Orwellian" project.
September 24, 2024
The River Wild: Bikes and Scooters Are Ending Up Six Feet Under in The Bronx
The Bronx River Alliance has pulled 410 scooters and e-bikes out of the river since July 2023. What the hell?!
September 12, 2024
Transit-Oriented Bronx Developments Will Have Ample Parking, Developers Tell Council
"Transit-oriented" development near the MTA's new Metro-North stations may include as many as 200 parking spaces each despite the city's move to waive parking minimums.
July 10, 2024
Bronx Community Board Opposes Pelham Pkwy. Greenway Widening
The board worries a wider path will invite more motorized vehicles.
July 9, 2024
City Proposes Short Busway For Clogged Cross-Bronx Roadway
It's not a surprise there was a push for more busways, as the data has shown time and again that they work.
June 18, 2024
Bronx Pol Wants City to Exempt Campaign Donor From Idling Law
DJ Transportation and three other companies want to be exempt from city idling fines.
May 30, 2024
Family of Killed Bronx Cyclist Demands DOT Finish Washington Bridge Bike Lane
New York City should be safe for working-class immigrant cyclists like Zenaido Rosas-Pinzon.
May 30, 2024
DOT Plans To Connect White Plains Rd. Bike Lanes To Pelham Pwy. Greenway
DOT wants to extend the city's first-ever protected bike lanes underneath elevated subway tracks one mile south.
May 28, 2024
Small East Bronx Open Street Shows Big Potential
An open street on less than a block of Williamsbridge is one of just two in the entire East Bronx.
May 24, 2024
City Considers Fixes for Another Ridiculously Slow Cross-Bronx Bus
Potential bus improvements are on the table for the Bronx's Tremont Avenue, but the Adams administration's failures on nearby Fordham Road loom large.
May 6, 2024