Bus Driver Was Speeding Before Crash: MTA
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The driver was going at least 17 miles per hour in making a turn that can only be done at 4 miles per hour maximum, officials said.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit
Andrew Yang Rides The Bus … And Then Sort of Throws Pedestrians Under One
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Andrew Yang kicked off his mayoral campaign on Thursday with a four-borough transit-only tour, but along the way suggested pedestrians better stay out of some streets in a Yang administration.
OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Must Stop the Racially Disproportionate Overnight Subway Closure
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The measure amounts to a racially disproportionate assault on the livelihood of Black and brown communities, a budding planner argues in a clarion call op-ed.
Why Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Seating
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When we talk about increasing access to sustainable transportation, many street safety advocates fail to talk about placing benches with anywhere near the fervor with which we talk laying train track or building bike lanes. That needs to change.
Georgia Senate Wins Put Major Transportation Reform Within Reach
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Democrats reclaiming majority control of the Senate creates a path to a green infrastructure bill that has eluded sustainable transportation advocates for decades.
OPINION: The MTA Breaks Faith With Access-A-Ride Users
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The agency killed a popular program and is gunning for another — and now wants to charge more for lousy service. Can we get some help here?