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More please, says the Council. File photo: Dave Colon

Council to Mayor: Put a Lot More Money into the Streets Master Plan!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 4, 2022 | No Comments

Both bike and bus advocates hailed the Council proposal.

Baby you're a rich bus too: The MTA found the cash to keep the Q53 in this version fo the Queens bus redesign. Image: Around the Horn via Flickr

ANALYSIS: Money is the Real Star of the Queens Bus Network Redesign

By Dave Colon | Apr 4, 2022 | No Comments

Money can't buy you love, but it can buy the MTA fewer headaches when rolling out its Queens bus redesign.

This block would be converted to a pedestrian plaza and sitting area. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Plan for ‘Apolline’s Garden’ Now Includes an Additional Block

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 2, 2022 | No Comments

Look how Apolline's Garden has grown!

Riverdale Avenue is so fat it needs to be put on a diet, says DOT. Photo: Google and Streetsblog's Photoshop Team

Riverdale Rumble: Bronx Panel Rejects DOT Road Diet Plan for Super-Wide Avenue

By Eve Kessler | Apr 1, 2022 | No Comments

The majority on the Traffic and Transportation Committee of Bronx Community Board 8 objected to the DOT's proposed .75-mile-long "road diet," which would provide a treatment similar to the one it successfully installed across the Bronx on Morris Park Avenue.

America’s Best Bus Stops: Small-City Heroes

By Kea Wilson | Apr 1, 2022 | No Comments

Smaller bus systems may not get as much attention as big city transit, but they should! Please vote.

Take Amtrak if you're going to interview Secretary Pete, thanks!

Friday’s Headlines: ‘Mr. Barkan Goes to Washington’ Edition

By Eve Kessler | Apr 1, 2022 | No Comments

A noted writer (and putative urbanist) takes a pass on taking Amtrak to D.C. Plus other real news on April Fool's Day.

This is how we expect to see the mayor: walking the red carpet at a Broadway show after a full day at the office. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Adams to Take Tonight Off: ‘I’m a Bit Tired,’ Hizzoner Says

By Streetsblog | Apr 1, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Adams told a stunned city press corps this morning that he intends to "have a quiet evening at home" tonight on the first of April, the first time since taking office that the mayor has not attended at least three events or two events and one all-night rager.