Rogue Private Carting Industry Stalls on Mandated Safety Measure
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“It is shameful,” said Justin Wood of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about U.S. DOT
Federal Bill Seeks to Prioritize Pedestrians (Albeit A Tiny Bit More)
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A new federal bill would mandate that 5 percent of all federal highway funds be diverted to "Complete Streets" to hopefully stem the blood tide of pedestrian deaths in this country.
Comptroller Scott Stringer Wants the BQE for Trucks Only
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Step 1: Ban cars. Step 2: Build a new (and long) park from Dumbo to Carroll Gardens.
Council Speaker Johnson Joins Calls for Knocking Down the BQE
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Other cities have done it — and broken the car culture at the same time — so the possible future mayor says we should dream, too.
Feds Must Fix Hudson River Tunnel Before Catastrophic Failure Cripples New York
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The Regional Plan Association estimates that a failure of the tunnel would cost billions to the New York region and send home values plummeting.
Trump’s Federal Transit Administration Has Gone Rogue
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Donald Trump's U.S. DOT is refusing to do its job when it comes to transit, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.