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The Streetsblog Interview: New Head of Zipcar on Equity, Congestion and Parking

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 19, 2022 | No Comments

As the city hopes to reduce its dependence on private automobiles in order to cut back on congestion, emissions and traffic violence, it’s also looking to expand its carshare program. So we talked to the head of Zipcar about the company's prospects in New York.

A cyclist on an e-bike rolls over the bumps on Ocean Avenue near Avenue N on Dec. 12. Photo: Kevin Duggan

EYES ON THE STREET: Ocean Parkway Remains A Cracked Ruin As Parks Dept. Delays

By Kevin Duggan | Dec 16, 2022 | No Comments

The Ocean Parkway bike lane is worse than it's ever been, and cycling advocates are fed up.

This is going to be $5 to ride inside the city at all times ... eventually. Photo: MTA

NEW NEW YORK: Gov, Mayor Endorse $5 Fare For Every Intra-City Commuter Rail Trip

By Dave Colon | Dec 15, 2022 | No Comments

The announcement came in a new report that sets out to create a fabulous "new" New York City for a post-pandemic world.

Just walking onto the bus: Cheaper than you might have thought? Photo: Kevin Duggan

State Pols Reveal ‘Urgent And Necessary’ Plan To Fund Free MTA Buses

By Dave Colon | Dec 14, 2022 | No Comments

Two Queens state lawmakers revealed a financing plan for free buses in New York City on Wednesday, staking out their spot before Albany's budget dance starts in January next year.

Why won't Gov. Hochul sign the complete streets bill? Rendering: Massengale & Co LLC, Gabriele Stroik Johnson

Opinion: Gov. Hochul’s Failure to Act on ‘Complete Streets’ Will Mean More Senseless Road Death

By Sandi Vega | Dec 14, 2022 | No Comments

New York passed its Complete Streets law in 2011 after my 14-year-old daughter Brittany was hit and killed on Sunrise Highway. But the governor has not yet signed a bill that would make roads safer.

Locals Don’t Love the City’s Long-Awaited Re-Widening of Crumbling BQE

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 14, 2022 | No Comments

The city on Tuesday unveiled long-awaited plans for the beleaguered triple-cantilever section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, proposing three fairly similar options for a redesign of the crumbling infrastructure that will restore three lanes of traffic in each direction, albeit with a park on top.

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