MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: The Finals! The 41st vs. The 84th
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Welcome to the final match in our monthlong March (Parking) Madness contest. And there's really only one winner to this tournament.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hunts Point
DOT Puts Up $10M To Retire Old Diesel Trucks
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Money from the Volkswagen settlement will target fleets operating in "environmental-justice communities."
Gov. Cuomo Celebrates New Sheridan Boulevard, But Advocates Still Wary
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The former Sheridan Expressway is now a less-highway-like fast roadway akin to West Street in Manhattan, which was built on the site of the former West Side Highway.
Op-Ed: Citi Bike Expansion Leaves Out Crucial Chunks of the Bronx
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Maybe we should be grateful that, six years after bike share's official city launch, Citi Bike and Mayor de Blasio finally want to make us a part of the network. But a look at the fine print shows the expansion is too little, too late.
De Blasio Can Still Stop State DOT From Building Highway Ramps By the Bronx River
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So far, City Hall has watched passively as New York State DOT plows forward with a plan to cut off Hunts Point from the Bronx River with new Bruckner ramps. But the mayor still has leverage at his disposal, if he cares enough to use it.
While Young People Desperately Fight a Cuomo Highway Project in Hunts Point, NYC Electeds Do Nothing
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The NYS DOT plan will exacerbate air pollution in a neighborhood where asthma rates are already sky high.