The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
At Streetsblog, we gotta hand it to Council Speaker Julie Menin. In her first month on the job, she’s already made good on a major promise: to restore outdoor dining to the full-year program is must be.
As Kevin Duggan details below (way below), she made the news early on Wednesday: to make it easier for restaurateurs, the program will no longer be seasonal, requiring eateries to set up, break down and store their outdoor dining areas for four months a year.
We also have other news, including a look at whether Mayor Mamdani will expand Fair Fares, and Austin C. Jefferson’s look at the AV problem in Albany.
Congressional negotiations over America’s next big transportation law hit some speed bumps this summer — but that doesn’t mean there isn’t work to be done.
This year’s shortfall again underscores the Collision Investigation Squad’s limited safety role compared to peer cities such as Chicago.
Congressional negotiations over America’s next big transportation law hit some speed bumps this summer — but that doesn’t mean there isn’t work to be done.
Our lives are defined by cars, even if we neither own nor drive them. Plus other news.
“When you make it easier for people to ride, they’re going to ride,” one advocate said.
Advocates called it a “no-brainer.”
