Skip to Content
Streetsblog New York City home
Streetsblog New York City home
Log In
Cartoon

A Round and a Roundy: How DOT Spends its Limited Resources

Cartoon: Bill Roundy

It's our December donation drive. Your gift helps us do important stories.  So please click this link or the icon above..
It's our December donation drive. Your gift helps us do cartoons and other features. So please click this link or the icon above.

This week's cartoon was inspired by Dave Colon's recent story about the Department of Transportation's "Streets Master Plan." It's a great plan — it calls for lots and lots of bike and bus lanes, plus other traffic calming.

There's only one catch — the DOT can't afford to implement it!

But it's not only the DOT that has short arms and deep pockets. Last week, we also learned that the Parks Department can't seem to come up with the money to fix the root-riven bike lane on Ocean Parkway, which has been dangerous for a decade.

Why doesn't the city have the resources to do the job right? Our national treasure cartoonist has one theory: the resources are being wasted.

We hope you like this week's news graphic. Check out all of Bill Roundy's cartoonitorials here. And join our donation drive!

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

Memo to Mamdani: Fifth Ave. Belongs to the People — Not the Ultra-Wealthy and Gridlock

Mayor-elect Mamdani should revive DOT's plan to transform Fifth Avenue — which Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams shelved at the behest of powerful business interests.

November 21, 2025

‘Dirty and Embarrassing’: Jim McGreevey Fights Street Safety in Jersey City Mayoral Run

All eyes are on the Garden State's second city, where a former governor plots a comeback with a divisive, anti-safety campaign.

November 21, 2025

Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won’t Close Budget Gaps — But Will Make Transportation Less Affordable

The Trump administration's proposal to eliminate the mass transit account of the Highway Trust Fund would be short-sighted, ineffective, and ruinous, a new analysis finds.

November 21, 2025

Friday Video: A New Urbanist Heard From

Joel Katuala is "pissed off" about the criminal crackdown on cyclists.

November 21, 2025

Friday’s Headlines: Chi-Town Edition

Things are tense between Zohran Mamdani and Chi Ossé. Plus some other news.

November 21, 2025

Tisch Will Stay On — So Is That a Good Thing?

So the mayor-elect says he'll keep Jessica Tisch as his police commissioner. What do we think of that?

November 20, 2025
See all posts