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Wednesday’s Headlines: E-Bikes on the Block Edition
As some writer once said, it'll be like Ivy Day in the committee room today as the City Council's Transportation Committee takes up a controversial bill that would require the city to create an entirely new bureaucracy to register electric bikes and create metal plates for them.
December 11, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines: BQE Lies Edition
An anti-congestion pricing group says traffic on the BQE has increased — though the city says the opposite. Plus other news.
December 10, 2024
Monday’s Headlines: Ben Furnas Edition
Ben Furnas has been announced as the new executive director of Transportation Alternatives. Plus more news.
December 9, 2024
Friday’s Headlines: City of ‘Yes, But’ Edition
The City Council passed Mayor Adams's "City of Yes for Housing" plan by a vote of 31 to 20 on Thursday. Plus more news.
December 6, 2024
Thursday’s Headlines: The Case of the Misidentified Getaway Bike Edition
Wednesday's wall-to-wall coverage of a Midtown assassination had a small transportation angle. Plus more news.
December 5, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Mayor Trump Edition
Mayor Adams channeled the president-elect on Tuesday in his weekly off-topic presser. Plus other news.
December 4, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines: Death on the Roads Edition
The wheels of government grind slowly. Much slower than the wheels of car drivers, which grind very aggressively. Plus other news.
December 3, 2024
Monday’s Headines: Both Siderism Edition
Like death and taxes, one of the great certainties of life is that the New York Times will downplay the deleterious effects of the automobile. Plus other news.
December 2, 2024
Friday’s Headlines: Post Thanksgiving Edition
We're going to take Black Friday off, but here are a few headlines to keep you going.
November 29, 2024