Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Today’s Headlines

Horrible Traffic Death Toll Over the Weekend (News, NYT, Post, DNA) Leave It to CBS2 to Find a Source Who Blames Hit-and-Run Carnage on the Damned Bike Lanes Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Off-Duty NYPD Officer in Jersey (News, Fox5) NBBL Wars: The Farce Awakens (Gothamist) A Rosy Spin on What DC’s Streetcar Tribulations Mean for NYC (NYT) Hard […]

In a relatively short amount of time — a generation or two — the number of American kids walking or biking to school has plummeted. This isn’t the result of some natural law — it’s the product of public policy decisions about how to design streets and build schools. But here’s some great evidence that with intentional effort, cities […]

Marty Golden and Jim Brennan Call Shenanigans on Emperor Cuomo’s MTA Funding Stunt (Politico) Prendergast Talks L Train Options (DNA); Some Want MTA to Just Build a New Tunnel (Gothamist, 2AS) De Blasio Nominated Ydanis Rodriguez to the MTA Board, But He May Not Be Able to Serve (News) Parking for Parishioners’ Cars or Housing for the Less […]

Why Have Cuomo and State Legislators Not Appointed NYC Representatives to the MTA Board? (WNYC) Planning Commish OKs East NY Rezoning (Politico); MMV Announces Plan for East Harlem (Crain’s) DOT Won’t Fix One of the Most Perilous Intersections in Brooklyn Because CB 8 Said “No” (DNA) Observer: DOT Deference to Community Boards on Transit and Safety Is Harmful and Absurd 90th Precinct […]

Bronx CB 2 Manager Rafael Salamanca Wins Council Seat Vacated by Arroyo (News) NY Mag Did an Exhaustive Piece on the Present and Future of the Subway; Spoiler: It’s Bleak DNA Digs Into Report Comparing NYC Subway and Other World City Metros; Spoiler: It’s Bleak NYPD Unveils Interactive CompStat Map; Traffic Crash Data Still Released in PDF […]

There’s a Special Election for a Bronx Council Seat Today and Hardly Anyone’s Expected to Vote (Post) Calatrava’s $4 Billion PATH Station: The Reviews Are In (NY Mag, Post) Port Authority Too Embarrassed to Throw a Ribbon-Cutting for WTC PATH (Politico, WNYC) De Blasio: Seniors “Want Affordable Housing a Lot More Than They Want a Parking Space” […]