Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highway Expansion

This is why state officials want to widen Route 17 upstate — because the creators of Legoland were allowed to put a theme park there.

Tuesday’s Headlines: Everything isn’t Awesome Edition

By Streetsblog | Mar 30, 2021 | No Comments

It was a slow news day — so you give us five minutes, we'll give you the world.

Politicians love a shovel shot. (From left) Rep. Max Rose, Assembly Member Michael Cusack, state DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez, and State Sen. Diane Savino.

Another Lane Coming to Staten Island Expressway to — Again — Try to Solve Congestion ‘Problem’

By Vince DiMiceli | Oct 26, 2020 | No Comments

What's that expression again about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?

This is the kind of Moses legacy today's urbanists want to retire. Photo: Texas Dept. of Transportation

Vision Zero Cities Conference: How to Repeal the Legacy of Robert Moses

By Kea Wilson | Oct 20, 2020 | No Comments

We can shatter Robert Moses's blueprint for cities across America — and the injustices that endure to this day — but it's not easy.

There are lots of ways to help the country's transportation system — but it all boils down to ending the hegemony of car drivers, argues a new report.

Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.

A portion of the new $48 million ramp under construction from the RFK (Triborough) Bridge to the northbound Harlem River Drive soars over the Williis Avenue Bridge. When completed, the project will sever one of the two sidewalks on the RFK Bridge's Manhattan span. Photo: Adam Light

OPINION: The Real Reason We Can’t Bike Over MTA Bridges

By Ed Ravin | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments

As its latest project shows, the Robert Moses-founded agency still valorizes motor traffic while ignoring cyclists and pedestrians.

The State thinks adding an additional lane here will reduce congestion.

State DOT to Add ‘Auxiliary Lane’ on LIE — A Highway-Widening Project, Opponents Charge

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 31, 2020 | No Comments

Bad optics, Gov. Cuomo: Transit riders are facing fare hikes and service cuts, but the state wants drivers in Queens to save five seconds in travel time on the Long Island Expressway.

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