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AT THEIR LIMIT: Boards Covering 1M New Yorkers Want Reduced Car Speeds
Eight community boards have asked the city Department of Transportation to designate their districts as “slow zones” with 20-mile-per-hour car speed limits.
March 24, 2026
Council Leaders Push DOT In Both Directions On Streets Master Plan Goals
Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu is passionate about bus lanes and bike lanes. Finance Chair Linda Lee? Not so much.
March 18, 2026
Monday’s Headlines: Table Setting for Tuesday Edition
The Mamdani administration will testify on its "Streets Master Plan" progress on Tuesday. Plus more news.
March 2, 2026
POINT: New Yorkers Need the Delivery Protection Act — Now
The Delivery Protection Act will force long-needed change in Amazon's business model.
February 24, 2026
COUNTERPOINT: Don’t Let Politics Destroy Honest Delivery Businesses
The Delivery Protection Act could destroy my small business.
February 24, 2026
‘Everyone’s At Fault’: Mamdani and City Council Point Fingers Over Lowering Speed Limits
The mayor and the City Council are using the "art of deflection" to keep the status quo instead of lowering the speed limit to a safer 20 miles per hour.
February 12, 2026
Council Transportation Chair Vows To Take On Drivers: ‘I Don’t Want To Just Futz Around the Edges’
Streetsblog grilled new chairman Shaun Abreu, who says he wants to bring more life and fewer cars to the street.
February 6, 2026
New Speaker’s Transportation Committee Signals Departure From Her Car-First Predecessor
The Council committee tapped by new Speaker Julie Menin has a pro-bike, pro-pedestrian chair — and zero Republicans.
January 16, 2026
Delay By Design: ‘Major Transportation’ Law Still Gums Up Street Safety Projects
A law from the 2000s bikelash still makes it harder to make streets safer.
December 15, 2025
The Children of New York City Deserve Universal Daylighting
Daylighting is a moral imperative that protects the most vulnerable New Yorkers: children.
December 10, 2025
