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Outdoor Dining: What Will the April-to-December Program Look Like?

The race for outdoor dining designs — and warehousing them in the winter — is on.

September 8, 2023

City ‘Security Group’ is Not Installing Safety Bollards at Intersections, Schools, Plazas as Council Once Sought

Since at least July 1, 2020, DOT has not installed a single bollard at any location, the agency has revealed.

September 8, 2023

MTA ‘Bungles’ Increased R Train Service Promise

The MTA is under fire for not fully delivering on the eight-minute midday service that it promised to riders weeks ago.

September 7, 2023

AVs Aren’t Solving our Transportation Problems; They’re Automating Them

"Right now, AV-makers would have us believe that all of our transportation concerns will go away if we simply replace human drivers with computers. But we know this is not true."

September 7, 2023

QueensLink Transit Supporters Press Case at City Hall

"Yes, we want a park and yes we want a light rail. We can have both," said one local pol.

September 7, 2023

DOT Commish: We Want to Get the Rules Right for Cargo Bikes

The head of the city Department of Transportation answers back after two Streetsblog posts raised doubts about new cargo bike rules.

September 7, 2023

Thursday’s Headlines: Seniors Under Threat Edition

The Times covered the issue of senior mobility. Plus other issues in today's news digest.

September 7, 2023

American Streets May Soon Get Their First Accessible Design Standards from the Feds

The ADA has been the law for 33 years. Why has it taken this long to write strong guidelines to implement it on U.S. streets?

September 6, 2023

N.J.’s Congestion Pricing Lawsuit: Here’s Why It Should Fail

New Jersey is trying to get a judge to require an environmental impact statement for congestion pricing. But "in practice, the FHWA did many of the things that would be required under an environmental impact statement, so it's kind of like they did an EIS without calling it an EIS," according to one expert.

September 6, 2023

Advocates to DOT: End All Parking at T-Shaped Intersections

They want to safely “cross the T," everywhere. 

September 6, 2023