MTA Boss: City Must Meet Its ‘Commitment’ to Bus Lanes This Year
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A promise made has to be a promise kept.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council
Council Wants Answers from Adams Administration on Road Violence Epidemic
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The City Council's Transportation Committee has scheduled a long-overdue hearing to determine if Mayor Adams is honoring his pledge to "take seriously" the ongoing road violence epidemic — and it's demanding that Adams administration officials show up to testify.
SAFETY LAST: DOT Under Fire to Finish Ninth Street Redesign after Sixth Fatality in 18 Years
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The city is once again under fire for a death on a roadway that it failed to redesign for safety.
ANALYSIS: Council’s Transportation Committee Has Little to Show in First Year
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The City Council's Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure lagged behind nearly every other committee when it comes to passing legislation and holding hearings on bills in 2022 — revealing a decline in accountability and productivity compared to previous leadership, advocates and data indicate. Here's a deep analysis.
Mayor Adams: Keep DOT in Charge of Open Restaurants
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Mayor Adams is pushing the City Council to keep the Department of Transportation in charge of outdoor dining, rather than move it to the much smaller Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, a move that advocates fear would sabotage the popular al-fresco "streeteries."
‘A NIMBY City Hall’: Adams Appointees Thwart Key Bike and Bus Projects
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As the city seeks to redesign its streets to better serve transit riders, pedestrians and cyclists, interference is emerging from an unlikely place: City Hall itself. And one division of City Hall in particular.