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Opinion: Why We Should Stop Using the Word ‘Micromobility’

When we hear any word with the prefix “micro,” we intuitively understand that it refers to something not just small, but smaller than the norm.

June 12, 2023

Monday’s Headlines: Albany’s Do-Nothing Conclusion Edition

The big story over the weekend was the state Assembly's failure to even take up a bill that would allow New York City to set its own speed limits. But there was other news, too.

June 12, 2023

Why Small Cities Torn Apart By Highways Need Extra Help to Heal

A new program will help smaller communities start the process of redesigning highways and other transportation investments that tore apart their communities — and shine a light on why it’s so hard for them to do it without outside help.

June 12, 2023

City Hall Announces $20 Minimum Wage for Deliveristas

“Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them,” the mayor said.

June 12, 2023

‘Interested, But Concerned’: West Siders Say Safer Bike Lanes Would Get Them Cycling

A whopping 78 percent of all survey respondents said they'd use micro-mobility devices more with better infrastructure, including seven out of 10 women, four of 10 seniors and 94 percent of parents.

June 12, 2023

SEE IT: Cops Nearly Kill Teen on Moped on Brooklyn Greenway

The NYPD has a history of officers recklessly using their vehicles in chases. On Wednesday, its officers almost killed a moped rider.

June 9, 2023

Bus Advocates Target Anti-Busway ‘Hypocrites’ at Bronx Zoo and Botanical Garden

A petition drive by Bronx bus riders calls out the institutions for boosting transit on their websites, but then trying to undermine it in the real world.

June 9, 2023

‘Duped’: A Harlem 20-Something Blows the Whistle on an Illegal Temporary License Plate Business

Kareem found out the hard way that his Craigslist gig delivering temp tags was illegal. Now he's exposing the operation that employed him, revealing clues about his anonymous bosses that all trace back to the same place.

June 9, 2023