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City DOT Still Mum on Long-Delayed Fifth Avenue Busway
The busway is still dead in the water, even as bus speeds sink back to pre-pandemic levels and as busways in other boroughs are proving successful.
April 8, 2022
In New York, Business Groups — Not the City — Lead on People-Centered Streets

November 29, 2021
Report: 85,000 More Damn Cars will Enter Manhattan’s Core Daily in 2023
This is the dawning of the age of Carpocalypse.
October 18, 2021
Bridge Too Far? Lafayette And Centre Streets Will Get Protected Bike Lanes In 2021 — Maybe
The Brooklyn Bridge bike lane is here, but cyclists might have to wait 'til next year for a safer connection to and from it.
September 20, 2021
Incoming Manhattan Council Members Tell Us Their Transportation Priorities
Six districts are getting new representatives — perhaps the most progressive crop the borough has seen. We took their temperature.
August 31, 2021
DOT Unveils New Bus Lane on Battery Place, Improving the Staten Island Bus Commute
The Department of Transportation has fixed one of the notorious snarls for the Staten Island-bound bus commuter. We hope Tom Wrobleski is watching!
June 10, 2021
PARKING MADNESS 2021: A Lower Manhattan Clash to Settle it Once and For All
It's the First Precinct vs. the Fifth Precinct.
March 11, 2021
OPINION: The Manhattan DA Must Put Muscle Into Traffic Safety
The office must establish a 'Vehicular Crimes Task Force' to investigate every death or serious injury, argues candidate Diana Florence, a former ADA.
January 4, 2021
OPINION: Criminalizing Collisions Is the Wrong Way To Go
The city's "Right of Way" law unfairly penalizes drivers who are not acting recklessly, says Manhattan district attorney hopeful Liz Crotty in this controversial op-ed.
December 23, 2020
OPINION: The Manhattan DA Must Seek Justice for Traffic-Violence Victims
That means using all available laws to prosecute drivers for dangerous driving behaviors, argues candidate Dan Quart.
December 23, 2020