The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

The big story today is the latest attacks on the city’s decades-old citizen enforcement program to cut down on smoke-belching idling by commercial vehicles. If you like clean air, you’re for it. If you don’t like clean air — and you take contributions from bus companies — you’re Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer.

Let David Meyer talk you through the controversy.

Meanwhile, our other top stories today include a push to rein in the out-of-control Citi Bike fees, and another push to get Mayor Mamdani to make good on his promise to create hundreds of car-free school streets.

Plus today’s World Cup-focused headlines.

Cyclist Killed In Crash With A Dog In Central Park
Cyclist Killed In Crash With A Dog In Central Park
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 5, 2026
The 71-year-old bicyclist was riding on the East Drive near 84th Street at around 8:20 a.m. when he “collided with a dog that ran onto the roadway.”
Gov. Hochul’s West Side Highway Safety Plan Is 12 Months Late (And Counting)
Gov. Hochul’s West Side Highway Safety Plan Is 12 Months Late (And Counting)
By Austin C. Jefferson
October 5, 2026
The Hochul administration is slow-walking safety on the West Side Highway as more and more people suffer injuries or worse on the corridor.
Brooklyn’s Jay Street Busway Is Getting Spiffy New Boarding Platforms
Brooklyn’s Jay Street Busway Is Getting Spiffy New Boarding Platforms
By Dave Colon
October 5, 2026
Mayor Mamdani is giving the Jay Street busway a new life by adding a pair of bus boarding islands to a chaotic area of the bus-first thoroughfare where cyclists, pedestrians and buses all compete for space.
Talking Headways Podcast: Architecture’s Role in Population Decline
Talking Headways Podcast: Architecture’s Role in Population Decline
By Jeff Wood
October 5, 2026
Good design is great, but if you can’t afford it, you can’t have babies. A very special edition of the podcast with the always provocative Blaine Brownell.
Monday’s Headlines: Chambers Street Edition
Monday’s Headlines: Chambers Street Edition
By David Meyer
October 5, 2026
Manhattan Council Member Chris Marte and Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal want Mayor Mamdani to put a bike lane on Chambers Street. Plus the news.
Inwood Insiders Want to Dissolve a Car-Free Plaza They Previously Championed
Inwood Insiders Want to Dissolve a Car-Free Plaza They Previously Championed
By Kevin Duggan
October 2, 2026
Well-connected Upper Manhattanites have soured on Quisqueya Plaza.
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