Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Equity

Trucks in Sunset Park. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Environmental Justice Advocates Seek to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 8, 2022 | No Comments

The city's outdated zoning code must be amended to give regulators the teeth they need to rein in “last-mile” distribution facilities that are popping up in low-income communities of color, environmental justice groups said as they filed a zoning proposal.

Here's the real cash grab — for everyone, not just drivers.

OPINION: The Real ‘Cash Grab’ Isn’t Congestion Pricing — It’s Car Culture

By Nicole A. Murray | Sep 7, 2022 | No Comments

It pays to remember who profits as complainants line up on central business district tolling.

Brooklyn Assembly Member Bobby Carroll wants the state to subsidize purchase of e-bikes, like this Wing bike. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

NY Lawmakers Want To Bring E-Bikes To The People

By Colin Kinniburgh | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

In June, just before the end of the legislative session, the state Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill providing consumers up to $1,100 when they buy an e-bike. It’s a more generous subsidy than the one Congress dropped.

Rep. Ritchie Torres with Loving the Bronx Founder Nilka Martell at a press conference on congestion pricing and air quality in the Bronx. Photo: Dave Colon

Rep. Ritchie Torres: I’m Not One of Those Congestion Pricing Critics

By Dave Colon | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments

He's got some minor issues with the tolling plan, but he still supports it — not like Malliotakis or Gottheimer!

MTA CEO Janno Lieber (top) says subway bathrooms will remain closed, but Council Member Ari Kagan wants him to change that policy. Main photo: Tdorante10

OPINION: The MTA Must Reopen Its Restrooms — Now!

By Ari Kagan | Jul 14, 2022 | No Comments

We need to build more public toilets, but first, let's end the indignity and restore the comfort stations we have.

Nathaniel Hill, a resident of public housing in the Bronx, won't be able to charge his bike in his apartment under a new rule. Photo: Noah Martz

NYCHA Seeks to Bar Residents from Having, Charging or Apparently Even Using E-Bikes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

"This is discriminatory," said Gustavo Ajche, a delivery worker and union leader.

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