THE EXPLAINER: Everything You Need to Know About These Congestion Pricing Public Meetings
Our full review of weeks of hearings starts with the obvious question: Oh god why is this happening?
September 21, 2021
Bridge Too Far? Lafayette And Centre Streets Will Get Protected Bike Lanes In 2021 — Maybe
The Brooklyn Bridge bike lane is here, but cyclists might have to wait 'til next year for a safer connection to and from it.
September 20, 2021
DOT Will Pull the Trigger on Navy Street Protected Bike Lane
The Department of Transportation quietly announced on Tuesday that it was moving ahead with a protected bike lane on Navy Street, filling in a missing link connecting the Brooklyn waterfront to DUMBO and the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges.
September 7, 2021
Please Stay On The Grass: More Absorbent Streets Could Mean Less Catastrophically Flooded Subways
Here’s what the city has to do now. Ripping up some asphalt is a start.
September 3, 2021
MTA, Feds Promise Congestion Pricing Won’t Start For A Long, Long Time
It’s a new kind of idling.
August 20, 2021
Report: MTA’s Barely Funded Capital Plan Badly Needs Congestion Pricing Cash
The MTA's current rehabilitation program is being starved of funding due to the state's failure to enact congestion pricing, among other things.
August 19, 2021
MTA Drops Bike-Permit Requirement for Suburban Railroads
It's the first step in a long battle to make the traditionally anti-cycling agency more bike friendly.
August 12, 2021
The Slow Walk: MTA Has Not Met with Environmental Leaders Vital to Congestion Pricing — But Feds Blame MTA for That
Advocates have not heard from the MTA about congestion pricing, even though the authority must include environmental justice in its assessment of the tolls — and the federal government is waiting for action.
August 6, 2021
O! Be Joyful! The Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Has Made It To Manhattan
The path won't be open for cycling for a few months, however.
July 26, 2021
Sunset Park Safety Improvements Delayed Until at Least October After DOT Settles Lawsuit
A contentious plan is put off over a technicality.
July 23, 2021
