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Mayor de Blasio needs DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg to solve his latest headache: 15 cyclists dead in a half-year. Photo: Rob Bennett for the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio

Anatomy of a Resignation: Why Polly Trottenberg Quit the MTA Board

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 6, 2019 | 5 Comments

Of course Polly Trottenberg quit the MTA board — it's a fake, no-power, fig-leaf body that ultimately has no place for an intelligent, committed professional person whose own boss let her down repeatedly.

The mayor loves his trolley. Image: Friends of the BQX

BQX Advocates Make Pitch for Trolley — But Critics Push Back

By Julianne Cuba | May 31, 2019 | 30 Comments

Mayor de Blasio needs to just abandon his beloved $2.7-billion BQX streetcar, opponents said Thursday at the City Council's first trolley task force hearing.

Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez rallied at City Hall Tuesday to call on Gov. Cuomo to exempt yellow taxis from congestion pricing fees. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Experts: Exempting Yellow Taxis From Congestion Pricing Won’t Help Cabbies

By Julianne Cuba | May 22, 2019 | 32 Comments

“The proposed solution does not match the problem,” said one expert.

Attendees at the second of eight Queens bus network redesign workshops got information about the MTA effort, and were allowed to submit recommendations. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

How Should the MTA Fix the Queens Bus Network? (No, Really, We’re Asking You)

By Streetsblog | May 15, 2019 | 3 Comments

Join Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. as he takes you inside a recent bus network redesign workshop.

The board room at 2 Broadway. Photo: MTA/Flickr

Watchdog: Average MTA Board Member Earns 10x More than Average Rider

By David Meyer | May 1, 2019 | 7 Comments

It's kind of mind-blowing to think that 89 percent of MTA customers live in the city, but only 41 percent of the MTA board does. And the average MTA board member salary is 10 times that of the average customer. Out of touch? More like out of orbit.

Council Speaker Corey Johnson says he wants to break the car culture. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

On ‘Busway,’ Would-Be Transportation God Corey Johnson Falls at the First Hurdle

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 8, 2019 | 14 Comments

Council Speaker Corey Johnson has infuriated supporters of the 14th Street busway — just as he was positioning himself as the ultimate livable streets candidate.

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