Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Commuting

Kiss Me On The Bus(way): A Mass Transportation Playlist

By Dave Colon | Nov 8, 2019 | No Comments

What we need is music to remind us of the joy, the efficiency and yes, the messiness of the bus and the train. And we at Streetsblog have put together a whole playlist about our humble transit system. Give a listen!

One year from today, we could find out what our zone will be like.

Europe’s Congestion Pricing Lessons For America

By Aaron Short | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

The problem, of course, is America's car culture itself: Most commuters don't take public transit and view congestion pricing as a tax, making it a huge political lift, even if there's a groundswell of support for reform, these experts added.

The mayor in his natural habitat: a taxpayer-funded SUV.

Editorial: Bill de Blasio Must Put His Feet Where His Mouth Is on Climate

By Streetsblog | Sep 24, 2019 | 14 Comments

Despite the drastically warming planet (and his own heated rhetoric), Mayor de Blasio refuses to get out of his SUV — even for one day a week!

A police placard. Placards are routinely abused by NYPD officers, who use them to park their personal vehicles illegally near their jobs at precints.

Entitled Cops’ Car-Culture ‘Lifestyle’ on Display in Brooklyn

By Eve Kessler | Jul 19, 2019 | 24 Comments

A note from the 68th Precinct excuses illegal parking because "public transportation [is] not a feasible option for their lifestyle."

Shared Motor Scooter Company Revel to Expand Into Brooklyn and Queens

By Julianne Cuba | May 29, 2019 | 54 Comments

They're not mopeds, but Revel's electric mini-motorcycles are expanding their footprint.

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