Comptroller Scott Stringer Wants the BQE for Trucks Only
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Step 1: Ban cars. Step 2: Build a new (and long) park from Dumbo to Carroll Gardens.
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Op-Ed: Scott Stringer’s 2019 Wish List
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The City Comptroller weighs in on the transit crisis in this op-ed for Streetsblog.
Stringer: Blocked Bus Lanes Are Stifling Select Bus Service
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NYC's bus lane network is growing - and on track to grow faster under the MTA's bus action plan - but the city isn't keeping bus lanes clear of cars, according to the comptroller's office.
Stringer: A 1960s-Era Bus Network Isn’t Working for New Yorkers in 2017
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The MTA and city government have failed to respond to shifting travel patterns, and that helps explain why bus ridership is plummeting, according to a report from Comptroller Scott Stringer.
Advocacy Coalition Calls for Lower Transit Fares for Low-Income New Yorkers
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The Riders Alliance and the Community Service Society of New York are calling for half-priced transit fares for New Yorkers between the ages of 18 and 64 who fall below the federal poverty level. The coalition, which includes Public Advocate Letitia James and Comptroller Scott Stringer, rallied outside City Hall yesterday for discount fares. “We […]
New Data Reveal Which City Agency Is Running Over the Most Pedestrians
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Over the past eight years, there have been more than 1,200 personal injury claims against the city involving pedestrians injured or killed by drivers of city vehicles, including 22 pedestrian deaths, according to a new report and interactive map from Comptroller Scott M. Stringer [PDF]. Over the same period, the city paid $88 million for pedestrian […]