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A Very Special Talking Headways Podcast: Chatting with Rep. Earl Blumenauer
This week, we sit down with Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon’s Third District at the Rail~Volution conference in Miami. We chat about the one-year anniversary of the infrastructure bill, where we’re at with Vision Zero, the coming Farm Bill, and the important connections between housing, transportation, and health.
November 20, 2022
DSNY’s Electric Trucks ‘Conk Out’ Too Quickly During Snow Plowing, Says Commish
Electric garbage trucks that the Department of Sanitation has been testing for the past two years are not up to the task of removing snow from the streets of the Big Apple, according to the agency's commissioner.
November 18, 2022
City Makes Jamaica Busways Permanent But With Shorter Hours; Begins Northern Blvd. Bus Lanes
Get stuff done — just a little less of it.
November 15, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: City to Launch Long-Overdue Traffic Study for Congested DUMBO
Any objective study would show what we all know to be true: that cars are the true culprit.
November 14, 2022
UPDATE: Restler Bill to Allow Residents to Ticket Dangerous Drivers Gaining Steam
A City Council bill that advocates believe will unleash a nicely remunerated civilian army against drivers who recklessly block roadways and bike lanes is looking likely to move ahead.
November 7, 2022
Woodside Wants Housing, But It’s Likely to Get More SUVs
Just what Northern Boulevard needs — another car dealership.
November 7, 2022
Gillibrand Proposal Would Help Protect Transit From Climate Apocalypse
Rising waters need rising funds.
November 3, 2022
KOMANOFF: The Weight of Gasoline
The Democrats are getting creamed over the price of gasoline — and it’s not really fair (though it sort of is, too).
November 2, 2022
OPINION: On Nov. 8, Yes, Vote, But to Rebuild New York, Make Your Ideas Heard
Casting a ballot on Election Day has always been important, but it has never been quite enough to meaningfully transform the lives of everyday New Yorkers. The story of the effort to deck over the Cross Bronx Expressway illustrates why.
November 1, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: Back to the Future Edition
A 15-year struggle to pedestrianize Bedford Avenue gets us thinking about activism, urgency and Council Member Chi Ossé. Plus all the other news.
October 26, 2022
