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Damn, you're telling me scenes like this have almost bankrupted the MTA? Photo: Kate Hinds

Report: MTA Will Need ANOTHER $4-8 Billion in Fed Funding

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Um, about that $3.7 billion...

File photo: Kevin Coughlin / Governor's Office

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Friday’s Headlines: Gov. Cuomo Comes Up Short Edition

By Streetsblog | Feb 21, 2020 | No Comments

The local papers took great pains to avoid blaming Gov. Cuomo for the slow-rolling debacle that will likely lead to the Trump administration to delay and perhaps kill congestion pricing. Plus the other news.

Congestion on Canal Street, which turns out to be part of the National Highway System. Photo: giggel/Wikimedia Commons

Have No Fear, Trump Won’t Kill Congestion Pricing (Experts Hope!)

By Dave Colon | Feb 11, 2020 | No Comments

But you have to wonder if congestion pricing is hanging on the whim of the Tweeter in Chief.

Above, a private carting truck that lacks protective side rails. The city's historical deal on commercial waste zones will mandate the rails — if it ever gets off the ground. Photo: Facebook

Rogue Private Carting Industry Stalls on Mandated Safety Measure

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 3, 2019 | 2 Comments

“It is shameful,” said Justin Wood of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.

We can do better than tires and cones, America.

Federal Bill Seeks to Prioritize Pedestrians (Albeit A Tiny Bit More)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 11, 2019 | 16 Comments

A new federal bill would mandate that 5 percent of all federal highway funds be diverted to "Complete Streets" to hopefully stem the blood tide of pedestrian deaths in this country.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is in danger of collapse. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Comptroller Scott Stringer Wants the BQE for Trucks Only

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 14, 2019 | 13 Comments

Step 1: Ban cars. Step 2: Build a new (and long) park from Dumbo to Carroll Gardens.

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