The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Before we get to the news, make sure you click on our top story today to see Streetsblog’s David Meyer and Emily Lipstein riding with AOC through Queens. It’s must-see video. And it’s horizontal!
After that, take more than a few minutes to catch up on all the news you missed yesterday, including the inevitability of “Trump Station,” plus the mayor’s big to cut red tape that restricts bike and bus lanes and outdoor dining.
And today’s headlines. Have a great weekend (you’ll need a two-day break to keep up with our humble little website).
President Trump sort of inadvertently made an argument for banning horse carriages from Central Park on Thursday when he critiicized the City Council’s 40-7-2 vote to end the Central Park horse carriage industry with an ill-conceived analogy to cars.
The city’s much-anticipated program to require speed-limiting devices inside the cars of repeatedly reckless drivers will launch next year, though questions remain.