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MTA Chair Janno Lieber said a fare hike could be avoided if the state adds $350 million a year in funding. File photo: Marc A. Hermann/MTA

MTA Could Nix Fare Hikes with Just $350M More Per Year, Lieber Says

By Kevin Duggan | Feb 6, 2023 | No Comments

The MTA could avert plans to hike subway and bus fares to nearly $3 if lawmakers come up with another $350 million in annual funding, its chairperson and CEO Janno Lieber said Monday.

London calling — congestion pricing is working.

Latest Data Show (Again!) That London’s Congestion Pricing is Working

By Charles Komanoff | Feb 6, 2023 | No Comments

Friday, Feb. 17 will mark two decades since London inaugurated congestion charging — and the latest data continue to show that it's been an unqualified success.

Here's a screenshot from the 2017-2018 "We're Walking Here" video contest winner made by students at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School. Photo: DOT

Monday’s Headlines: Walk This Way Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Feb 6, 2023 | No Comments

We were happy — and also a little sad — to see the the Department of Transportation had revived its "We’re Walking Here” competition. Plus other news from the cold (then hot) weekend.

WHAT DO THEY WANT? Most Council Members Silent on Permanent Outdoor Dining Details

By Kevin Duggan | Feb 6, 2023 | No Comments

Advocates called on Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to rally the legislature as the delay has left restaurateurs in limbo and unsure whether to keep spending money on the roadside "streeteries."

Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, who won the race up the steps and therefore gets the spotlight treatment for the story art. Photo: Dave Colon

ON THEIR MARKS: Legislators Demand More from Hochul’s MTA Budget Proposal

By Dave Colon | Feb 5, 2023 | No Comments

On your mark, get set, go ... tell the governor to do better.

Police handcuffed an unidentified 31-year-old Black man for biking on the sidewalk in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday night. A map of all 2022 tickets shows that cops target Blacks and Latinos for the crime.

Cops Cuff Black Man for Riding on the Sidewalk — And Stats Show Just How Commonly They Do That

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 3, 2023 | No Comments

A Black man was handcuffed and arrested on Thursday night after cops stopped him for biking on the sidewalk in Downtown Brooklyn — and a witness called the incident unnecessary and traumatic given the recent police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.

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