Eve Kessler
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DOT Puts Up $10M To Retire Old Diesel Trucks
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Money from the Volkswagen settlement will target fleets operating in "environmental-justice communities."
ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies
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Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.
Port Authority’s Bloated Payroll Grew $150 Million Last Year: Report
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The agency ought to pare ranks before it "gets a dime of federal bailout money," a watchdog says.
IT’S ALIVE! Cuomo Asking Trump for Bailout of LaGuardia AirTrain (And His Own Ego)
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The governor seeks money for the unloved project as part of a coronavirus-stimulus infrastructure package.
Wednesday’s Headlines: We’ve Seen the Light Edition
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The MTA rolls out a corona-virus-killing contraption: 150 double-headed UV lamps costing $1 million.
Rest in Fleece: The ‘Backwards’ LaGuardia AirTrain Could Be a Victim of COVID-19
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An unloved project may become a regional coronavirus casualty.
DOT Lost Millions in Federal Funds for Staten Island Ferry
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The city blames the feds. The feds blame the city. But the bottom line? We lost out on more than $2 million in funding to make a Staten Island Ferry boat cleaner.
Thursday’s Headlines: Let’s Hear It for More Open Streets Edition
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Mayor de Blasio's "big" new announcement contained a lot we had heard before. Plus all the other news.
Court Swats Away NIMBY Anti-Bike-Path Claim on East Side
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A bike bridge isn't a seizure of parkland — it IS parkland, the court essentially said.
Experts: Senate Bill’s $25B for Transit Won’t Be Enough
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Yet Congress must do much more to stave off long-term damage, officials and advocates say.
UPDATED: Cuomo Order Declares Bike Shops ‘Non-Essential’ Despite Cycling Surge
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Gov. Cuomo's just-issued shelter-in-place order allows for "essential" businesses to remain open, but the car-loving Big Dog has defined "essential" to include auto repair shops, but not bicycle repair shops.
UPDATED: Parks Department Removes Key Part of Bay Ridge Bike Network
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"Why does any agency get to unilaterally decide that a bikeway should be removed?" one activist asked.