The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Our own Kevin Duggan offers Gov. Hochul a different way of lowering insurance costs by cutting down on what she would call unnecessary litigation — but it’s actually necessary under our current system.
Meanwhile, David Meyer shows us how Mayor Mamdani is moving boldly on safer streets for all (which should help with the insurance costs, governor!).
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.
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?
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.