The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
The big story today is that more and more people are noticing that Mayor Adams has more or less shelved the vital safety improvements for pedestrians on the Queensboro Bridge.
But there’s way more news than that: Last night, supporters of the Canal Street open street came out in droves to counterprotest a NIMBY campaign against fun.
Plus, Dave Colon has an exclusive poll showing massive support for free buses.
According to the NYPD, starting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, towing crews will remove any car that is parked south of Canal Street.
A longtime foe of congestion pricing has found another clean-air fix to hate. Oh, and he takes donations from bus companies.
Advocates are pushing the mayor to make good on his campaign promise to fund and create universal open streets in front of schools.
The NYPD Big Brother approach to public space is excessive. Plus other news.
Will Mamdani cap soaring Citi Bike costs?
Manhattan residents want the DOT to go even further to reimagine Park Avenue for people, not cars.
