City Official Under Fire for Questioning the Benefits and Equity of Transit
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We always assume more transit means more equity. But a progressive planning commissioner apparently disagrees, sparking quite a conversation.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Environmental Justice
MTA To Add 60 Electric Buses by Year’s End (That’s 1% of the Entire Fleet)
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In the latest advance of a slow rollout, the new vehicles will be deployed to communities with high asthma rates.
Study Says Fresh Direct Warehouse Brought More Auto Traffic to the South Bronx
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Fresh Direct doesn't mean fresh air.
KOMANOFF: A New York Gas-Tax Holiday Will Enrich Those Who Least Need It
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Rich families will benefit nearly six times as much as the poorest. So why are Democrats for it?
Mayor Adams in Heap of Trouble Over Composting Cuts
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One day after Hizzoner gutted the city's fairly small residential composing program, a Manhattan pol introduced a bill that would require the city to collect organic materials from every single residential address in town.
GOP to Biden: Don’t Force Progressive Politics on Highway Projects
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Republican governors banded together to thwart the federal government's push to use the new $1.2-trillion infrastructure package to promote progress on climate change, jobs and racial justice.