One Important Thing in a Public Health Crisis: Safe Transportation
If you're skipping the regular train, but your boss is still insisting you head to the office, take some advice and jump on a bike train this week.
March 16, 2020
Comptroller: MTA Debt Could Mean Fare Hikes, Service Cuts
The route out from under a mountain of debt could be through the public's wallet.
March 12, 2020
Activists And Elected Officials: Now Would Be A Great Time To Open MTA Bridges To Cyclists
"We asked for a pilot on the Triborough, and they wouldn't even entertain that," said Jon Orcutt of Bike New York. "These guys are barely in the 20th century."
March 10, 2020
CORO-NO SHOW: MTA Ditches City Council Hearing For Pandemic Prep
City Council members were sickened on Monday morning ... by the MTA skipping a City Council budget hearing.
March 9, 2020
Queens Pol (And Would-Be Borough President) Demands a Busway in Jamaica
Council Member Donovan Richards — who is also running for Beep — said Archer Avenue in Jamaica should go car free to support better transit.
March 6, 2020
Manhattan Community Board Members To DOT: Fix Canal Now!
Activists and a transportation committee agree: Canal Street has no place in a modern, pedestrian-friendly city.
March 5, 2020
New York Could Be First To Adopt ‘Crash Victims Bill of Rights’
"There's just a huge need for it," said Amy Cohen of the advocacy group, Families for Safe Streets.
March 4, 2020
UPDATE: Second Child Run Down and Killed in East New York — Driver Arrested
The victim was in a crosswalk.
February 27, 2020
Manhattan Panel to DOT: Use Curbside Space for More Than Just Parking
It's a trend! Another Manhattan community board has demanded that the DOT figure out how to reallocate curb space so that roadways are not such a chaotic, unsafe mess.
February 24, 2020
Pedestrian Killed By Moped Rider In East Harlem
A 60-year-old woman was struck and killed by a man riding an electric moped on Tuesday evening in East Harlem.
February 20, 2020