The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
We don’t know about you, but we’re still working hard to get out the news to our beloved (and generous?) readers. And though it is just one day before Christmas Eve, we are still pounding our laptops furiously at our desks.
Case in point: Today’s newsletter. Read all about:
–> Gov. Phil Murphy’s New Jersey Turnpike boondoggle.
–> A new labor advocate with a big chair in the Mamdani City Hall.
–> The latest installment of this year’s Streetsies, focusing on the fatal crashes that horrified the city (or at least those of us who pay attention).
–> Today’s headlines.
–> And even a nice story about some very solid detective work by the NYPD to collar a killer hit-and-run driver.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 Queensboro Bridge crash.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 Queensboro Bridge crash.
In Jersey City, Mayor James Solomon will install 100 quick-build safety measures, giving a new meaning to the term, “Safety first.”
Mayor Mamdani’s budget baselines $6.4 million per year through 2030 for Open Streets.
A great day for a long-suffering city (though a bad day for some buses). Plus other news.
A celebration with a history rooted in pushing back on police abuse won’t be subject to it this year.
The city is moving full speed ahead on truck routes as safety redesigns remain a distant dream.
Transit riders deserve better than the subpar shuttle bus service the MTA provides to fill the gap during recurring G train disruptions.
