Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highways

The greatest policy failure of the 1950s may be repaired.

Adams Says He Wants a Better BQE — And Kicks Off a Years- or Decade-Long Process to Get There

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

It's a tale of two BQEs.

"Gridlock" Sam Schwartz thinks he has a way of reducing the truck impact on The Bronx from congestion pricing.

‘Gridlock’ Sam: Give Truckers Credits So Congestion Toll Doesn’t Add to Bronx Pollution

By Dave Colon | Sep 14, 2022 | No Comments

"The only way congestion pricing would send trucks to the Cross Bronx is if the congestion charge exceeded current tolls," said the former city Traffic Commissioner.

Rep. Ritchie Torres with Loving the Bronx Founder Nilka Martell at a press conference on congestion pricing and air quality in the Bronx. Photo: Dave Colon

Rep. Ritchie Torres: I’m Not One of Those Congestion Pricing Critics

By Dave Colon | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments

He's got some minor issues with the tolling plan, but he still supports it — not like Malliotakis or Gottheimer!

To-Do List: Congestion Pricing Must Mitigate Added Bronx Trucks, Pols Say

By Dave Colon | Aug 15, 2022 | No Comments

Congestion pricing would send more trucks through The Bronx, which is not good.

Crowded conditions on the Hudson River Greenway — and the need to get the U.S. off of cars — is part of the reason why Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine (inset) wants the state to remove a lane from West Street.

SEE IT! Manhattan BP to State: Take a Lane from Drivers on the West Side Highway

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 1, 2022 | No Comments

It worked on the Brooklyn Bridge...

Assembly Member Bobby Carroll (inset) supports congestion pricing.

Community Leaders Slam DOT for Planned BQE Detours

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 13, 2022 | No Comments

Community leaders and pols affected by next year's repairs to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway are slamming the city for its detour plan.

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