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City of Yes: Parking Mandates Have Shaped New York … For Worse
Mandated parking minimums have shaped the city since the 1950s, one Brooklyn block shows the impact of this restrictive zoning policy on the city's housing stock.
July 2, 2024
National Green Groups Condemn Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’
Had New York engaged congestion pricing, the state would have "played a nation-leading role." Alas.
June 18, 2024
EXCLUSIVE: OMNY Debuts on Fair Fares After Delays
The long-awaited Fair Fares expansion will launch as a three-month pilot for a few dozen riders.
May 1, 2024
The Toll of History: MTA Board Approves $15 Congestion Pricing Fee
New York City's congestion pricing tolls are one historic step closer to reality after Wednesday's 11-1 MTA board vote. Next step: all those pesky lawsuits.
March 28, 2024
MTA’s Bike-Ped Access Study Promises Path on Triborough Bridge (And Maybe The Verrazzano)
The MTA's long-awaited Bike and Pedestrian Access study that will be released on Wednesday morning is promising that the agency is going to rework the Triborough Bridge's pedestrian path to make way for cyclists. And there's hope for the Verrazzano, too.
January 11, 2023
#StuckAtDOT: It Takes Years (and Years) to Get a Speed Hump in this City
A Brooklyn City Council member has a simple question for the Department of Transportation: Why does it take years and years (and sometimes years and years and years) to put in a simple speed bump?
November 11, 2022
Job Opening of the Day: Director of Open Restaurants at DOT (Wait, at DOT?!)
Well, at least one agency thinks it's going to be running the Open Restaurant program.
October 21, 2022
ANALYSIS: Congestion Pricing Will Lead to Better Air Quality in The Bronx
Emissions will lessen in five neighboring counties — with health benefits all around.
August 26, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: Two Queens Precincts that Are Simply Outrageous
Welcome to the borough finals in our annual contest looking at rogue police parking. In Queens, we have a rematch of last year's battle pitting the 110th vs. the 114th.
March 21, 2022
THE PRICE IS WRONG: Four Takeaways From The MTA’s Cost Comparisons Report
MTA efficiency does not stack up very well compared to cousin transit agencies around the country and the globe, a new report shows.
January 25, 2022
