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OPINION: New York Needs a ‘Disability’ Agenda
The status quo of inaccessibility must be done away with immediately, says one Council candidate from the Upper East Side.
March 10, 2021
Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users
The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.
September 10, 2020
Fifth Avenue Busway Delay: DOT Puts Luxury Retailers’ Revenue Over Riders’ Interests
Favoring the needs of Rolex and Armani over those of 110,000 straphangers.
August 26, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: The ADA at 30 Edition
The MTA has roughly 470 stations on the subway and Staten Island Railroad. Only about one-quarter are accessible. Plus all the other news from a busy weekend.
July 27, 2020
Advocates To MTA: Stop Holding Our Elevators Hostage
It's another state and city funding spat — with the MTA claiming it can't do accessibility upgrades without city cash.
January 28, 2020
Op-Ed: ‘Proof of Payment’ Is a License to Harass
Seattle's experience with roving fare enforcement presents a cautionary tale for New York City transit.
December 5, 2019
Op-Ed: Let’s Build Bus and Bike Infrastructure Together
It is disappointing that, as the boroughs finally modernize their bus services with bus lanes, stop-consolidation and more, cycling again seems left out of the picture.
October 23, 2019
Brooklyn ‘Shared Streets’ Are the Start of Something Bigger
An application of "Tactical Urbanism" that could expand elsewhere in the city.
October 4, 2019
MTA Reveals First 48 Stations For Accessibility Upgrades
The goal, the agency said earlier this week, would be to pick stations that would fill immediate gaps so that riders will no longer ever be more than two stops from a station with an elevator.
September 20, 2019
Friday’s Headlines: Who Will Stop Kim Ohanian? Edition
Streetsblog offers a step-by-step guide for any Queens Community Board 7 member who has the guts to make a motion to kick the street safety pariah off the panel. Plus all the other news by clicking the headline above.
August 9, 2019
