The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

We’re not going to waste your time with a lot of typing when we have big news: Meet the new chairman of the Council Transportation Committee … and the committee members: No overt revanchist Republicans and we get a chairman who knows what’s what.

Plus, don’t miss our breaking coverage yesterday of the judge’s ruling in the Court Street bike lane saga. Game over!

  • Analyze This: NYPD’s Elite Crash Unit Is Investigating Fewer Collisions
    by Sammy Sussman
    September 24, 2026
    This year’s shortfall again underscores the Collision Investigation Squad’s limited safety role compared to peer cities such as Chicago.
  • What You Missed in the Transportation Reauthorization This Summer
    by The Editorial Team
    September 24, 2026
    Congressional negotiations over America’s next big transportation law hit some speed bumps this summer — but that doesn’t mean there isn’t work to be done.
  • Thursday’s Headlines: Car-Brained Ideas Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 24, 2026
    Our lives are defined by cars, even if we neither own nor drive them. Plus other news.
  • MTA Chair Open To New Fare Structure Ahead Of 2027 Fare Hike
    by Dave Colon
    September 23, 2026
    “When you make it easier for people to ride, they’re going to ride,” one advocate said.
  • DOT Eyes Bike Lane On That Viaduct Around Grand Central Terminal
    by Kevin Duggan
    September 23, 2026
    Advocates called it a “no-brainer.”
  • Opinion: The Toughest Choice Was The Only Choice On The BQE
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 23, 2026
    People have lots of opinions about what should happen to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, but the only opinion that will end up mattering is the one belonging to the Transportation commissioner. So here it is.
  • Wednesday’s Headlines: Delivery Worker Victory Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 23, 2026
    DoorDash finally pays the piper (Streetsblog gets action). Plus other news.
  • A Better Busway Is Coming To Livingston Street In Downtown Brooklyn
    by Dave Colon
    September 22, 2026
    The Mamdani administration will extend the Livingston Street busway west of its current terminal at Smith Street, freeing an existing bus lane from a morass of placard abuse.
  • Roundup: Local New York Jurisdictions Target the Wrong ‘E-Bikes’ as Market Outpaces State Law
    by The Editorial Team
    September 22, 2026
    Local lawmakers in New York state are all over the map when it comes to addressing unsafe and illegal e-motos in their communities.
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