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EXCLU: Council Member Oswald Feliz, Who Killed a Bronx Bus Lane, Enjoys Parking In It

Hey, Oswald Feliz, please don't park or drive in bus lanes.

January 4, 2024

In 2023, Mayor Adams Basically Erased the ‘Streets Master Plan’

Mayor Adams again failed spectacularly to meet a legal mandate to construct 50 miles of protected bike lanes and 30 miles of protected bus lanes. What happens now? Nothing. And therein lies the problem.

January 2, 2024

2023 in Review: Here are the Year’s Biggest Livable Streets Victories…

There was a raft of promising advances for the livable streets movement — but which one was the best? Vote today.

December 28, 2023

Mayor’s Year-End Self-Praise Neglects the Bus — Because There’s So Little To Praise

Hizzoner fell far short of both legally mandated benchmarks for bus lane mileage and his own promises to bus riders.

December 22, 2023

Third Ave. ‘Complete Street’ Adds Wide Bike Lane, But Still Keeps Too Much Space for Cars

The bike lane is a good start, but the city must aim higher for its "complete streets," advocates say.

December 8, 2023

MTA Bus Lane Cameras Will Zap Motorists Who Double Park and Block Bus Stops

If you love blocking buses and bus stops, it's time to get a new hobby.

November 30, 2023

Eyes on the Street: How Are De Blasio’s Pandemic Era Busways Doing?

Four busways started by the former mayor and made permanent by Mayor Adams have sped up service for transit riders. But how much depends on car drivers.

November 17, 2023

NYPD Christens New Busway with Livingston Street Tow-A-Palooza

The launch of New York City's newest busway was heralded Tuesday by the mid-afternoon arrival of NYPD tow trucks.

November 15, 2023

City Traffic Helps Make Bus Service Unbearable, Expensive And Difficult To Improve

Bus riders didn't win the same kind of improvements as subway riders. And here's why.

November 14, 2023

Livingston Street ‘Protected’ Busway Launches Tuesday Outside Transit Offices in Brooklyn

MTA New York City Transit President Richard Davey urged transit workers to "follow the rules" ahead of the city's transformation of the downtown Brooklyn strip to a one-way busway.

November 10, 2023