Decision 2020: Who Should Represent the South Bronx in Congress?
Streetsblog asked the leading contenders to weigh in on the Bronx's pressing transportation issues. Here is what they said.
June 9, 2020
DOT Puts Up $10M To Retire Old Diesel Trucks
Money from the Volkswagen settlement will target fleets operating in "environmental-justice communities."
June 5, 2020
ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies
Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.
June 4, 2020
Port Authority’s Bloated Payroll Grew $150 Million Last Year: Report
The agency ought to pare ranks before it "gets a dime of federal bailout money," a watchdog says.
May 28, 2020
IT’S ALIVE! Cuomo Asking Trump for Bailout of LaGuardia AirTrain (And His Own Ego)
The governor seeks money for the unloved project as part of a coronavirus-stimulus infrastructure package.
May 26, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines: We’ve Seen the Light Edition
The MTA rolls out a corona-virus-killing contraption: 150 double-headed UV lamps costing $1 million.
May 20, 2020
Rest in Fleece: The ‘Backwards’ LaGuardia AirTrain Could Be a Victim of COVID-19
An unloved project may become a regional coronavirus casualty.
May 16, 2020
DOT Lost Millions in Federal Funds for Staten Island Ferry
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.
May 15, 2020
Thursday’s Headlines: Let’s Hear It for More Open Streets Edition
Mayor de Blasio's "big" new announcement contained a lot we had heard before. Plus all the other news.
May 14, 2020
Court Swats Away NIMBY Anti-Bike-Path Claim on East Side
A bike bridge isn't a seizure of parkland — it IS parkland, the court essentially said.
May 11, 2020
