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MTA Chair Open To New Fare Structure Ahead Of 2027 Fare Hike
By Dave Colon
“When you make it easier for people to ride, they’re going to ride,” one advocate said.
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DOT Eyes Bike Lane On That Viaduct Around Grand Central Terminal
By Kevin Duggan
Advocates called it a “no-brainer.”
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Opinion: The Toughest Choice Was The Only Choice On The BQE
By Mike Flynn
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.
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Wednesday’s Headlines: Delivery Worker Victory Edition
By Gersh Kuntzman
DoorDash finally pays the piper (Streetsblog gets action). Plus other news.
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A Better Busway Is Coming To Livingston Street In Downtown Brooklyn
By Dave Colon
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.
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Roundup: Local New York Jurisdictions Target the Wrong ‘E-Bikes’ as Market Outpaces State Law
By Austin C. Jefferson
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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Tuesday’s Headlines: The President Was At Gracie Mansion Edition
By Gersh Kuntzman
President Trump at Gracie Mansion (he’s not moving in … yet). Plus other news.
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City Exempted Truck in Fatal Crash from Life-Saving Safety Component
By Sophia Lebowitz
And about half of trade waste trucks in the city have been exempted because “the design or operation of the vehicle” makes it too challenging to install the after-market safety feature. Huh?
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People-First Streets Will Pave The Way For The Best Version Of Downtown Brooklyn: Report
By Dave Colon
Two decades after a major rezoning, the city should continue to emphasize pedestrians, cyclists and bus riders in Downtown Brooklyn in order to make the best possible version of the neighborhood as a residential and job center.
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The Lobby Door: Waymo-Backed Group Wrangles Big Names to Sell Albany on Self-Driving Cars
By Austin C. Jefferson
More Astroturf: Top politicos are on board with Waymo’s pitch.
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Eyes on the Street: The Unsafe Manhattan End Of The Queensboro Bridge
By Sam Brule
It’s a four-way clusterfuck because … cars.
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Monday’s Headlines: Vive La France Edition
By Gersh Kuntzman
Mayor Mamdani set met with Paris’s new mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire. Plus other news.
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Update: Teen Killed By Truck Driver in East Village; Video Contradicts Cops
By Gersh Kuntzman
One teenager on a bike was killed, and another injured, by a truck driver making a right turn at a busy intersection in the East Village, cops said.
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U.N. General Assembly Season Should Be ‘World’s Fair,’ Not A Gridlock Grind
By Jon Orcutt
Treating the arrival of United Nations diplomats to our world-class city as a burden rather than asset shows the dearth of quality public space in New York — and shows we are not the envy of the world.
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DOT Commissioner Floats ‘Capital-Light’ Projects to Speed Up Permanent Street Changes
By Kevin Duggan
Not every concrete bike lane project should require tearing up the street, Mamdani DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn said.
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