The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

US DOT Secretary Sean Duffy says that federal law requires congestion pricing to include a non-toll route into the central business district. But memos obtained by Streetsblog show that no one was saying that during the first Trump administration.

In addition, don’t miss Nolan Hicks’s DEEP DIVE into Duffy’s attempt to fix the Penn Station mess. We wish him good luck!

Plus all the other news you need, including on today’s big daylighting hearing.

  • Eyes On The Street: How Will Bus Rapid Transit Fit On Flatbush Avenue’s Narrowest Stretch?
    by Dave Colon
    August 11, 2026
    The section of Flatbush Avenue between Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Midwood is plagued by double-parking and slow buses, but city planners have very little room to work with on the physical streets themselves.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines: Hot Weather, Sluggish Cops Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    August 11, 2026
    How many bus lane tickets could you write in a week? Plus other news.
  • Opinion: To Save Summer Streets, Lose The Cops, Not the Security
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    August 10, 2026
    If Summer Streets’ new security measures are here to stay, the city should replace NYPD vehicles with physical barriers, cut police staffing costs and use the investment to make the event last all weekend.
  • Monday’s Headlines: Kill The Lawyers Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    August 10, 2026
    Lawsuits pile up. Plus other news.
  • NYPD De-Escalates Its ‘Bummer Streets’ Policing At This Week’s Car-Free DOT Event
    by Sammy Sussman
    August 9, 2026
    Summer Streets was mostly once again a joyous event, though the NYPD did what it could to spoil the fun again.
  • Bus Riders Tell Mamdani: Don’t Wait for BRT to Get Illegal Parking Out of the Bus’s Way
    by Poppy Wilkinson
    August 7, 2026
    Clearing illegal parking out of the way of buses is “low-hanging fruit” for Mayor Mamdani to speed up transit trips.
  • Industry Group Wants Mamdani to Push Car Owners to Switch to Micromobility
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    August 7, 2026
    Mayor Mamdani could do a lot more to get New Yorkers out of cars and onto micromobility devices, industry leaders said.
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