MTA Board Member: Capital Plan Vote Might Not Even Happen This Year
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The board and the governor are at loggerheads. So what happens now?
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Organizations
Citi Bike Hits New Record With More Than 90,000 Rides in a Single Day
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New Yorkers are gleefully pushing the pedals of the blue bikes, leaving the mayor in the dust as he undermines city cycling.
De Brainless: Mayor Endorses Meritless Helmet and Licensing Requirements for Cyclists
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The idea that helmets make cyclists safer flies in the face of every piece of research done on the subject including by, uh, the mayor's own Department of Transportation.
Brooklyn Beep Favors Women Employees Over Men in Illegal Parking
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Sexism, paternalism, and corruption — such a wonderful Brooklyn combination!
STREETSBLOG INVESTIGATION: Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure Thousands — Why are So Few Ever Charged?
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Factors include badly worded state law, flawed NYPD investigations, juries comprised of drivers, and, let's face it, a general sense that vehicular crimes are not treated with the same level of seriousness as other crimes.
Another Century Condo Resident To Board: Drop Your ‘Frivolous, Dangerous’ Lawsuit
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A woman who lost her grandson to road violence says, "This lawsuit is frivolous, ill-informed and dangerous. Most importantly, it threatens to put lives at risk."