Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Commuting

One year from today, we could find out what our zone will be like.

Europe’s Congestion Pricing Lessons For America

By Aaron Short | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

The problem, of course, is America's car culture itself: Most commuters don't take public transit and view congestion pricing as a tax, making it a huge political lift, even if there's a groundswell of support for reform, these experts added.

The mayor in his natural habitat: a taxpayer-funded SUV.

Editorial: Bill de Blasio Must Put His Feet Where His Mouth Is on Climate

By Streetsblog | Sep 24, 2019 | 14 Comments

Despite the drastically warming planet (and his own heated rhetoric), Mayor de Blasio refuses to get out of his SUV — even for one day a week!

A police placard. Placards are routinely abused by NYPD officers, who use them to park their personal vehicles illegally near their jobs at precints.

Entitled Cops’ Car-Culture ‘Lifestyle’ on Display in Brooklyn

By Eve Kessler | Jul 19, 2019 | 24 Comments

A note from the 68th Precinct excuses illegal parking because "public transportation [is] not a feasible option for their lifestyle."

Shared Motor Scooter Company Revel to Expand Into Brooklyn and Queens

By Julianne Cuba | May 29, 2019 | 54 Comments

They're not mopeds, but Revel's electric mini-motorcycles are expanding their footprint.

New York's economy would be paralyzed if the 100-plus-year-old Gateway Tunnel were to collapse.

Feds Must Fix Hudson River Tunnel Before Catastrophic Failure Cripples New York

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 27, 2019 | 23 Comments

The Regional Plan Association estimates that a failure of the tunnel would cost billions to the New York region and send home values plummeting.

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