The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

It’s the first day of spring and, if you’re U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy, it was supposed to be the last day of congestion pricing. But it’s not. Plus other news.

  • This Trucking Industry Veteran Wants Every Truck To Have Life-Saving Side Guards 
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    October 6, 2026
    All trucks should have side guards! Yet the city only mandates some trucks get the life-saving, easy-to-install barriers.
  • Desperately Needed Bus and Bike Lanes Are Coming to Brownstone Brooklyn
    by Dave Colon
    October 6, 2026
    Dekalb and Lafayette avenues are getting makeovers that will put give bike riders their fair share of the roads.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines: Eyes on the Park Edition
    by David Meyer
    October 6, 2026
    Another Central Park tragedy. Plus more news.
  • Cyclist Killed In Crash With A Dog In Central Park
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 5, 2026
    The 71-year-old bicyclist was riding on the East Drive near 84th Street at around 8:20 a.m. when he “collided with a dog that ran onto the roadway.”
  • Gov. Hochul’s West Side Highway Safety Plan Is 12 Months Late (And Counting)
    by The Editorial Team
    October 5, 2026
    The Hochul administration is slow-walking safety on the West Side Highway as more and more people suffer injuries or worse on the corridor.
  • Brooklyn’s Jay Street Busway Is Getting Spiffy New Boarding Platforms
    by Dave Colon
    October 5, 2026
    Mayor Mamdani is giving the Jay Street busway a new life by adding a pair of bus boarding islands to a chaotic area of the bus-first thoroughfare where cyclists, pedestrians and buses all compete for space.
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