North Brooklyn Seeks Some of that Jersey Barrier Magic on Grand Street
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Without barricades, "it’s only a matter of time before the next preventable death," a letter to DOT states.
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UPDATED: 14th Street Landowners Sue City over Car-Free ‘Busway’
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The 14th Street Coalition says the DOT plan violates state environmental law because the agency didn't conduct a serious assessment of the impact that banning cars from 14th Street would have on neighboring residential streets.
Anatomy of a Resignation: Why Polly Trottenberg Quit the MTA Board
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Of course Polly Trottenberg quit the MTA board — it's a fake, no-power, fig-leaf body that ultimately has no place for an intelligent, committed professional person whose own boss let her down repeatedly.
Four Lessons for 14th Street From Toronto’s Transit-First King Street
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The city is undertaking an experiment by creating a transit and truck priority route on 14th Street — based on a successful version in Toronto. But has New York's Department of Transportation completely followed the lesson plan of Toronto's King Street — or just selected a few items off the a la carte menu?
On ‘Busway,’ Would-Be Transportation God Corey Johnson Falls at the First Hurdle
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Council Speaker Corey Johnson has infuriated supporters of the 14th Street busway — just as he was positioning himself as the ultimate livable streets candidate.
Pol: State Legislature Can Mandate Now-Scrubbed L-Pocalypse Improvements
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A senior lawmaker threatens unilateral action if the MTA and DOT don't heed community calls for better transit mitigations during upcoming tunnel rehabilitation.