Bernie Sanders Throws His Weight Behind de Blasio’s Hollow Transit Populism
"Our Revolution" won't overturn the status quo of free driving privileges, available only to the car-owning class, which clogs streets and slows down bus service in NYC.
October 30, 2017
Elected Officials Join Call for Midtown Fifth Avenue Bikeway
For the second time, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Council Member Dan Garodnick, and State Senator Brad Hoylman called on DOT to make walking and biking safer on Fifth Avenue in Midtown.
October 26, 2017
De Blasio Admin Waffles on Williamsburg Bridge Bus Lanes During L Train Shutdown
As the L train shutdown approaches and the deadline for a detailed plan of action from DOT and the MTA draws closer, the de Blasio administration is hesitating to take the necessary steps to prioritize buses and high-occupancy vehicles.
October 26, 2017
De Blasio’s Wrong: Poor New Yorkers Stand to Gain a Lot From Congestion Pricing
Hundreds of thousands of low-income New Yorkers stand to benefit from new transit funding, compared to just 5,000 who might pay tolls to car commute under the Move NY plan.
October 24, 2017
MTA’s Next-Gen Fare System Contract Treats All-Door Boarding as an Experiment, Not an Urgent Priority
While the capability for citywide all-door boarding will be embedded in the new fare payment technology, the MTA's contract with Cubic shows the agency is still in no rush. It includes a pilot of all-door bus boarding on some lines but no firm commitment to citywide adoption.
October 24, 2017
Prospect Park Goes Car-Free Forever on January 2
Over the course of many years and several thousand volunteer hours - including massive petition campaigns in 2002 and 2008 - advocates were able to get DOT to gradually whittle down the times and places where cars were allowed in the park.
The mayor's announcement today is the culmination of that steady advocacy and the incremental progress toward a car-free park.
October 23, 2017
De Blasio Announces 10-Year Plan for 21 More Select Bus Service Routes
The map of enhanced bus routes looks good, but the timetable isn't much more ambitious than what the city is doing already.
October 20, 2017
De Blasio and NYPD Should Talk to Delivery Workers About E-Bikes
The mayor is rushing ahead with a punitive approach to e-bike use instead of shaping policy based on how the food delivery business actually works.
October 20, 2017
Will the MTA Put Better Transit Data to Work for Riders?
The Montreal-based app Transit is based on an unorthodox assumption: trip planning limited to directions from Point A to Point B doesn't actually fit the needs of most riders, who travel the same route every day.
October 19, 2017
Riders and Bus Drivers Urge MTA to Bring All-Door Boarding to Every Route in the City
Bus riders and drivers gathered outside MTA headquarters this morning to demand citywide all-door boarding, which the agency can mandate in its upcoming contract for a new fare collection system.
October 19, 2017
