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Council Members Put Everything But Riders First at ‘Bus Oversight’ Hearing
The Council spent its last bus oversight hearing of its term asking the MTA and city to pull back on bus lane enforcement.
Community Board Defies Parents in Vote to Reopen Forest Park to Cars
The Parks Department appears to have given in to a vocal group of Queens drivers. Paging Mayor Mamdani!
Opinion: Daylighting Isn’t Anti-Driver — It’s Pro-Common Sense
Listen to a Republican: "The Department of Transportation's negative report on daylighting is like judging the effectiveness of lifeboats on the Titanic by studying the ones that never left the ship."
SHAMEFUL: Pro-Parking DOT ‘Forced’ Lawmakers To Scale Back Daylighting Bill, Says Queens Pol
A parking-first City Hall has thrown up road blocks against pedestrian safety.
Judge to State: Start Following The 2019 Climate Law Already
It starts with issuing new rules.
West Village Pol Demands DOT Act after Fatal Pedestrian Crash
Erik Bottcher has demanded that the city review the design of the West Village intersection where a cargo van driver killed a pedestrian earlier this month.
Opinion: Free Buses Can’t Come at Paratransit Riders’ Expense
Critically missing from the discourse on free buses are the implications a fare-free system would have for the MTA’s Access-A-Ride.
Bad Data Alert: Council Tears Apart DOT Daylighting Study
The internal review, obtained by Streetsblog, dismantles DOT's fear-mongering.
Former DOT Boss: Here’s What Mayor Mamdani Needs as Transportation Commish
Bottom line: The next commissioner needs to be willing to move aside staffers who are unwilling to be change-agents and to empower all the bright (often young) players who embrace the future.
Elise Stefanik Wants to Be Governor — Yet Says Nothing About Transit
Elise Stefanik’s campaign launch suggest her intent to use the MTA as a political pawn to stoke fear, not maintain and expand transit.
