Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Today’s Headlines

Driver Who Killed Mother of Daily News Reporter Faces Charges Under Right of Way Law (News) S.I. Pedestrian Dead; Police Say He Jumped on Hood During Dispute and Driver Sped Away (Advance) Mark Your Calendars: 7 Train Extension Should Open September 13 (News, Gothamist, 2nd Ave Sagas) Uber vs. de Blasio Reaches Fever Pitch in […]

Kimmelman: What’s the Hold-Up With Getting More SBS Routes Running? (NYT) De Blasio vs. Daily News Editorial Board on Uber Cap 3 of 4 NYT Debaters Say Congestion Pricing Is Preferable to Limiting Uber Licenses Cuomo: Uber “Has to Be Studied” (CapNY) No Bailout for Bankrupt Yankee Stadium Parking Garages From de Blasio Administration (News) Teen Passenger Killed in […]

Empire Center: Hefty Labor Costs Strain MTA Budget (TU, News, Post) Cuomo Ducks Responsibility for the MTA’s Woes (Capital) and the Post Is Not Impressed Will the MTA Build Future Phases of Second Ave Subway If It Can’t Afford To? (Gotham Gazette) TLC Weighs $4.50 Evening Rush Hour Surcharge for JFK Trips to Encourage Cabbies (Post, News) Mark-Viverito, Rodriguez Took in Cash […]

The Big Message From Vision Zero Vigil: “There Are No Accidents” (Gizmodo, Treehugger) NJ Transit Fares Rise Again on Christie’s Watch While NJ’s Gas Tax Stays Flat (WNYC, NYT, News) Denise Richardson: “Albany’s Culture of Neglecting the MTA Has Never Been More Apparent” (GG) Amtrak Has Already Started to Lay the Ground for Gateway Tunnel (Crain’s) […]

Eric Adams Bikes to Crash Site, Urges DOT to Fix Atlantic/Flatbush (Gothamist, Bklyn Paper, DNA, News) Gotham Gazette Makes Amends for Running Allen Rosen’s Rumors and Lies About SBS Rosen Still Has a Platform at Sheepshead Bites Komanoff: Uber Is Clogging Manhattan Streets But a License Cap Won’t Fix the Problem (Quartz) Tech Giants Aren’t Rushing to Uber’s Side in […]

SUV Driver Who Killed Cyclist on 4th Ave Didn’t Take Anti-Seizure Meds (Post, NYT, Gothamist) DNA Maps the 150 Crashes Near Barclays Center This Year On First Day of Off-Board Fare Collection, M86 Service 25% Faster Than Walking (News) Ben Kabak Envisions a Full-Fledged 86th Street Busway (2nd Ave Sagas) Uber Seeks Out Al Sharpton to Fight City Hall’s […]