The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

Our top story today: Proof that when you prevent cars from exceeding the speed limit, good things happen. That’s Kevin Duggan’s take on the Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ speed-governor program slowly rolling out in the city fleet.

So if you’re anywhere near Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, please let him know!

We have a lot more news in today’s mailing, so let’s just get to it:

Pedestrian Victimized By A Hit-And-Run Driver Just Wants Cops To Do Their Job
Pedestrian Victimized By A Hit-And-Run Driver Just Wants Cops To Do Their Job
By Sammy Sussman
October 26, 2026
He was struck and badly injured by a car driver. But his injuries weren’t sufficient to trigger a real police investigation. And therein lies the problem.
Cycle of Rage: Cops Shrug Off Glendale Speeder Who Seriously Injured A Kid — Then Blame The Kid!
Cycle of Rage: Cops Shrug Off Glendale Speeder Who Seriously Injured A Kid — Then Blame The Kid!
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 26, 2026
Cops got this crash wrong — and we have the video.
Monday’s Headlines: A Bump In The Bump In The Road Edition
Monday’s Headlines: A Bump In The Bump In The Road Edition
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 26, 2026
Two new stories about the city’s slow installation of speed humps. Plus other news.
‘Premeditated Road Violence’: Toronto Rises To Stop Bike Lane Removal
‘Premeditated Road Violence’: Toronto Rises To Stop Bike Lane Removal
By Tom Fucoloro
October 26, 2026
Toronto advocates are putting their bodies on the line to protect a bike lane the province wants to rip out — and and to fight a wave of anti-bike lane sentiment that this writer warns is sweeping the whole continent.
Teamsters Prez Calls On Menin To Pass Mamdani-Backed Delivery Bill, But She’s Not Ready
Teamsters Prez Calls On Menin To Pass Mamdani-Backed Delivery Bill, But She’s Not Ready
By Sophia Lebowitz
October 23, 2026
The Teamsters are fighting anti-union Amazon and the battleground is New York City streets.
Friday’s Headlines: Trump’s Truths Edition
Friday’s Headlines: Trump’s Truths Edition
By David Meyer
October 23, 2026
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.
Super-Speeder Law Takes One Big Leap Forward, As Council Pushes Bill To Create The Program
Super-Speeder Law Takes One Big Leap Forward, As Council Pushes Bill To Create The Program
By Sammy Sussman
October 22, 2026
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.
EAGLE Down: MTA Pulls Fare Enforcement Agents From Bus System
EAGLE Down: MTA Pulls Fare Enforcement Agents From Bus System
By Dave Colon
October 22, 2026
“I’m not willing to keep our teams active in the field,” Lieber said on Thursday morning.
An Interview with Central Park’s Most Storied Competitive Cycling Club
An Interview with Central Park’s Most Storied Competitive Cycling Club
By J.K. Trotter
October 22, 2026
Streetsblog interviewed the president and public relations director of the Century Road Club Association.
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