Special Features
DOT Crawls Towards Safe Battery Charging Infrastructure As Fires Rage On
The DOT is once again slow rolling the completion of public charging infrastructure as the city continues to face a battery fire crisis.
Report: Biden Infrastructure Bill Spurred Increase in State and Local Highway Spending
The Urban Institute found an overall increase in capital investment in ground transportation — mostly on highways — and flat investment in public transit.
Wednesday’s Headlines: The People v. Yarimi Edition
It was horrific, it was depraved, it was predictable. And it will happen again. Plus other news.
Trump Admin Seeks To Decimate Federal Transit Funding
"When you're talking about taking away money from transit, your proposal is flawed from the get-go," said one expert.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Soft Focus Edition
The DOT unveils its latest effort to get car drivers to stop killing us. Plus other news.
Monday’s Headlines: Permanent Paseo Edition
We journeyed to Jackson Heights to celebrate a milestone in the life of the 34th Avenue open street. Plus other news.
‘The Brake’ Podcast: Is a ‘Life After Cars’ Really Possible?
"This book is an invitation to imagine a better world in which people are put before cars," says co-author Sarah Goodyear.
Opinion: Daylighting Isn’t Anti-Driver — It’s Pro-Common Sense
Listen to a Republican: "The Department of Transportation's negative report on daylighting is like judging the effectiveness of lifeboats on the Titanic by studying the ones that never left the ship."
Friday’s Headlines: More Agenda Items Edition
Transportation Alternatives laid out, in 85 chunky bullet points, what the next major should do. Plus other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: Seeing Daylighting Clearly Edition
Hats off to Frank Morano, a Republican from car-dominated Staten Island, who can see the basic logic behind the Council's effort to require daylighting at every intersection in the city. Plus other news.
