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The MTA’s Secret Capital Plan Is More Secretive Than We Thought
Congestion pricing will soon fill the MTA bank account — but the agency is being very secretive about how it plans to spend the windfall.
August 26, 2019
Streetfilms: Jersey City Bike Lane Expansion is a Lesson for All
Jersey City is poised to become a great biking — and livable — city, thanks to an effort by local officials and outside consultants who have cracked the code on how to create protected bike lanes.
August 19, 2019
Jumaane Williams Calls Out Drivers’ Immense Privilege…And Then Reinforces It
While the public advocate said drivers are the most privileged class on the road, he also said community boards, those bastions of car culture, need more consultation on bike lanes.
August 13, 2019
Transit God Corey Johnson Parrots Arthur Schwartz’s Bad Faith Busway Language
"I am concerned that some of the side streets will turn into parking lots," Johnson told WNYC's Brian Lehrer.
August 12, 2019
Good News/Bad News: MTA Has A $50B Capital Program — But It’s Still a State Secret
Even if the draft plan remains a state secret, the amount, at least, made sense to transit activists.
August 9, 2019
Big Auto’s Horrifying Vision for Driverless Cars
Cattle gates for pedestrians in NYC. "Antiseptic cities." This is what auto industry officials tell the New York Times they envision for self-driving cars.
August 2, 2019
Op-Ed: Citi Bike Expansion Leaves Out Crucial Chunks of the Bronx
Maybe we should be grateful that, six years after bike share's official city launch, Citi Bike and Mayor de Blasio finally want to make us a part of the network. But a look at the fine print shows the expansion is too little, too late.
July 31, 2019
Queens’s Next Top Prosecutor Faces Test as Calls for Board Member’s Removal Grow
Beep Melinda Katz dodges questions on whether she'll boot her appointee who said pedestrians ‘deserve’ to die.
July 26, 2019
The MTA Reorganization Won’t Fix Your Commute
A new MTA is on its way, though what it will look like is still an open question.
July 25, 2019
No Charges for Driver Who Ran Over a Woman — Twice — In a Crosswalk
Another pedestrian is dead in an already bloody week in an already very bloody year — and, yet again, the truck driver who killed her inside a marked crosswalk has not been charged.
July 24, 2019
