While we were out videotaping for another Streetfilm, Gary Toth, the director of transportation initiatives with&nbsp;Project for Public Spaces (his resume includes 34 years of management experience at NJDOT), took a moment to give a short explanation on what &#8220;floating parking&#8221; is, why using it is a very smart budgetary decision by the NYCDOT, and…

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Before becoming Albany Bureau Chief in late 2025, Austin C. Jefferson was a state politics reporter for City &amp; State NY, covering state government, elections and major legislative debates. His reporting has also appeared in the Daily Freeman, Chronogram Magazine and The Legislative Gazette. Having grown up in the Hudson Valley, he&#8217;s always happy to argue about where Upstate New York truly begins.

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<a href="https://completegeorge.org/contact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://completegeorge.org/contact/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749298974026000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1-DxkelE8HcdZdFGa-83tl">Neile Weissman</a> heads up <a href="https://completegeorge.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://completegeorge.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749298974026000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2jKtT_ZQ-mffCKn3hiBRzX">Complete George</a>, which was formed in 2013 to advocate for modern bikeways across the George Washington Bridge. We continue to call for laws and infrastructure that support the growth of cycling.

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