Meet the Council’s Transportation Committee Chair: Selvena Brooks-Powers
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Her home district is quite unlike the rest of the city. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Organizations
Gov. Hochul’s Executive Budget Takes Aim at Bus Lane Blockers, Toll Cheats
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No free rides for drivers in the bus lane or the license plate defacers on the highways.
Wait, What? Does Mayor Adams Really Think Our Transit System is the Best in the World?
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An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.
Ongoing Suspension of Scofflaw Towing Making Roadways Less Safe
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The city has still not resumed hauling away the cars of tens of thousands of scofflaw drivers who rack up (and then don't pay) multiple infractions for their dangerous driving or also-dangerous selfishness — despite 2021 ending as the bloodiest year for road violence since 2013.
Bike NY to DOT: The City’s Cycling Program is No Longer a World Leader, So Fix It
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The first order of business is recognizing the city has a problem, the Jan. 7 letter from Bike New York to DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez stated.
Despite End of Holiday Season, DOT Has No Update on Long-Stalled Fifth Ave. Project
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New mayor, same old problem. We are nearly two weeks into the New Year and the city still doesn’t have a plan for restarting the long-delayed redesign of Fifth Avenue — a street improvement project announced by former Mayor de Blasio in 2020, delayed and watered-down, but then scheduled to begin “after the holidays” of […]