Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Commuting

The Port Authority is looking to "widen" its Outerbridge Crossing between Perth Amboy, N.J., and Staten Island. Photo: Jason Eppink

Port Authority Study Could Lead to More Traffic Jams on Outerbridge Crossing

By Eve Kessler | Feb 25, 2022 | No Comments

The agency says it will examine 'widening' the bridge — a sure-fire way to draw more cars and congestion.

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Part 2: The Bike Commuter Benefit

By Streetsblog | Oct 10, 2021 | No Comments

What is the federal bike commuter benefit, and how could it be better? Here's everything you need to know.

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DEEP DIVE: Here’s Why Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us

By Coby Lefkowitz | Jun 19, 2021 | No Comments

Why EV’s are false prophets in the fight for a better world.

Here's Williamsburg Prep High School in a Google street view image. Cars cars cars.

Mayor Won’t Stop Teachers From Parking on School Playgrounds

By Eve Kessler | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

"It really depends on the school," he tells NY1.

Essential workers board an NJ Transit bus. With fare revenue down drastically, the tri-state region will need more federal money if it wants to keep transit running and eventually reopen the economy. Photo: Isobel Cully

Op-Ed: Feds Must Help Keep Transit Running

By Kevin Garcia | May 7, 2020 | No Comments

Transit is the only option for thousands of low-income essential workers — and essential for the revival of the regional economy — as New Jersey shows.

Many New Yorkers like these commuters are exposing themselves to the virus because they cant afford to work from home. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Op-Ed: When Self-Quarantine Is a Privilege

By Ydanis Rodriguez | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Poor New Yorkers can't work from home to protect themselves from COVID-19. The city will be judged by how it responds to the most needy.

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