With No Federal Money Coming, the MTA Has Options — Bad Ones
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The Feds are allowing transit agencies to use capital funds for operating expenses. But that option comes with huge downsides.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Organizations
Busway Boosters to City Hall: Do Your Job. We’re Your Constituents, Too
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Flushing busway advocates are railing against the Department of Transportation for what appears to be its acquiescence to a small contingent of busway opponents.
Yet Another Report: Yes, Mr. Mayor, Carmageddon is Coming
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Manhattan will become gridlocked with cars — no matter how strongly the economy roars back — unless city officials "prioritize road and street space for pedestrians, cyclists, buses and high-occupancy vehicles," a new report says.
Mayor to School Kids: You’re Expendable During a Pandemic
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Mayor de Blasio said on Monday that he's willing to sacrifice school-bound kids to more road carnage — temporarily, of course, because, you know, the pandemic.
Queens Pol Chants ‘Business Lives Matter!’ In Opposing Flushing Busway
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Council Member Peter Koo appropriated the Black Lives Matter movement on Thursday.
POST-MORTEM: Revel Didn’t Move Quickly Enough to Calm Safety Fears
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They knew they had a problem, and didn't act quickly enough.