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Albany Didn’t Even Get the Taxi Fees Right

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 3, 2018 | 7 Comments

By omitting a cordon toll and charging taxis and Ubers per trip instead of per minute, Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders bungled their chance to reduce New York's most punishing traffic congestion.

Crowding near the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday. Photo: Sean Stevens/Twitter

Plight of Spring: Insane Crowding on the Brooklyn Bridge

By David Meyer | Apr 2, 2018 | 24 Comments

It's unreasonable to wait years for the promenade to be expanded when the city could repurpose a lane of bridge traffic for bicycling much faster.

Albany Fails to Expand NYC Speed Camera Program in Budget Deal

By David Meyer | Apr 2, 2018 | 13 Comments

Budget negotiations concluded in Albany at the end of last week without including an expansion of New York City's automated speed enforcement program.

This expanded sidewalk on 32nd Street only lasted a few months. It could return -- if the MTA is willing to simplify two bus routes. Photo: Stephen Miller

Will the MTA Make Room for a Pedestrian-Friendly 32nd Street?

By David Meyer | Mar 30, 2018 | 7 Comments

For one glorious summer in 2015, the block of 32nd Street between Penn Station and Herald Square had a wide, generous sidewalk. It was a huge relief for the throngs of people walking to the nation's busiest rail hub. But it didn't last.

Streetfilms Shortie: Giving People on Bikes the Same Head Start as Pedestrians

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 30, 2018 | 7 Comments

Here's a short video explanation. of NYC DOT's pilot program to let cyclists use the same head start as pedestrians at 50 intersections with "leading pedestrian intervals."

The state DOT plan calls for a highway ramp abutting the Bronx River and flying over part of Concrete Plant Park.

South Bronx to Cuomo: Don’t Cut Off Hunts Point From the Bronx River With Another Highway

By David Meyer | Mar 29, 2018 | 10 Comments

State DOT nixed neighborhood advocates' preferred plan, which would have routed trucks bound for the Hunts Point Market away from the residential part of the neighborhood.

Instead of fighting for a congestion pricing plan that stands to benefit their constituents enormously, Assembly members like Aravella Simotas, Joe Lentol, Maritza Davila, and Tremaine Wright sat on the fence.

Too Many NYC Reps Did Nothing About the Most Important Transport Initiative in Albany This Year

By Ben Fried | Mar 28, 2018 | 3 Comments

Don't let Cuomo's lack of effort on congestion pricing overshadow the dismally passive performance of NYC's state representatives.

Cyclists proceeding alongside pedestrians at an LPI on Atlantic Avenue. Photo: Doug Gordon

Letting People on Bicycles Use LPIs: A New Way Forward on Cycling Safety

By Carlos Menchaca and Doug Gordon | Mar 27, 2018 | 36 Comments

With this plot program, the safety benefits of LPIs will be extended to include people on bicycles as well as pedestrians.

Can Congestion Pricing Survive Cuomo’s Political Timidity?

By David Meyer | Mar 23, 2018 | 7 Comments

Speaking on WNYC this morning, the governor suggested putting off an Albany vote on congestion pricing until next year.

If Marty Golden, Simcha Felder, Mark Treyger, Chaim Deutsch, Steven Cymbrowitz, and Dov Hikind get their way, B82 riders will stay stuck in traffic. Photo: DOT

Marty Golden and 5 Democrats Want to Block Better Bus Service on Kings Highway

By David Meyer | Mar 22, 2018 | 68 Comments

The Southern Brooklyn pols are trying to nix bus lanes planned for the B82, one of the slowest bus routes in the borough.

Council Member Jumaane Williams and advocates outside Governor Cuomo's Manhattan offices last night. Photo: David Meyer

Transit Riders to Cuomo: Stop Tip-Toeing Around Congestion Pricing and Pass It

By David Meyer | Mar 21, 2018 | 4 Comments

Cuomo is wasting his opportunity to reform New York's dysfunctional traffic and transit systems.

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