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The Next Mayor Can Unlock Easy Transportation Wins … If He Wants

Eric Adams's negligence can be the next mayor's easy wins.

July 21, 2025

BREAKING: Judge Halts Mayor’s Plan to Tear Out Bedford Av. Bike Lane

And now the city will have to persuade a judge that officials weren't acting "arbitrarily, capriciously, and illegally" in ordering the hasty removal.

June 18, 2025

Unsafe at Any Speed: NJ Officials Allow Illegal Driving Schools To Run Rampant

A cottage industry of unlicensed, unregulated driving schools targets the state’s immigrant population, evading the system carefully set up to keep road users safe.

June 16, 2025

BREAKING: Mayor Adams to Remove Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Citing, Bizarrely, Safety

A protected bike lane that was installed last year to calm a notoriously dangerous Brooklyn corridor will be removed by the Adams administration, making the roadway less safe.

June 13, 2025

Decision 2025: Mayoral Hopefuls Discuss E-Bikes … With Joy and Concern

E-bikes are a vital tool for delivery workers and for people seeking to reduce their use of private cars. What would you do to both expand e-bike use and make streets safer? And the answers are...

OPINION: DOT’s Argument Against Universal Daylighting Has a Fatal Flaw

Hydrant zones and bus stops are not a suitable stand-in for universal daylighting — yet DOT is using them to argue against safety, our contributors write.

April 18, 2025

‘On Day 1’: Lander Vows To Finish McGuinness Safety Redesign that Eric Adams Botched

The mayoral hopeful advances a plan abandoned by the current officeholder.

March 10, 2025