STREETSBLOG USA Durham-Orange Light Rail Survives GOP Assassination Attempt in State Budget By Angie Schmitt | Jun 21, 2018 | No Comments Advocates mobilized quickly to strip a rider that would have killed the project out of the state budget.
Council Speaker Corey Johnson Still Has No Position on Busways and Bike Lanes During the L Train Shutdown By David Meyer | Jun 20, 2018 | 4 Comments Other elected officials are speaking up for transit-priority measures and safe bike lanes. So far, Johnson has had very little to say.
STREETSBLOG USA Why Affordable Housing Is So Important for Development Near Transit By Angie Schmitt | Jun 20, 2018 | No Comments What happens when you build housing around transit, but it's not affordable to the people who ride transit the most?
STREETSBLOG USA Boston Makes Its Bus Lane Experiment Permanent By Angie Schmitt | Jun 8, 2018 | No Comments Bus travel times dropped 20 to 25 percent during the morning rush thanks to the Washington Street bus lane, the city reports.
STREETSBLOG USA North Carolina Republicans Launch 11th Hour Attack on Durham-Chapel Hill Light Rail By Angie Schmitt | May 30, 2018 | No Comments A budget bill heading for a vote in the North Carolina statehouse this week could sabotage a light rail project for the Research Triangle region that's on the verge of construction.
The MTA Finally Has a Blueprint to Fix Subways and Buses. Will Cuomo Support It? By David Meyer | May 23, 2018 | 4 Comments With an "honest accounting" of the transit system's needs on the table, it's up to Cuomo and legislators in Albany to make change happen.