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Suburban fatcats are getting themselves a free ride on MTA operating funding according to analysts and state legislators.

Payroll Tax Hike to Save MTA May Completely Exclude New York’s Transit-Rich Suburbs

By Dave Colon | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

New York City may be forced to saddle the entirety of a proposed MTA-saving tax hike without any help from the suburbs — costing the region's transit system $200 million per year, according to a new analysis.

The 34th Avenue open street. Don't fly a kite there! Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Proposed DOT Rule Changes Would Raise Burdens and Even Penalize Open Street Operators: Activists

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation was under fire on Wednesday for proposed rule changes to the open streets program that would increase hurdles and introduce punitive penalties to the mostly volunteer open street managers.

Grubhub is partnering with JOCO to provide free e-bikes to delivery workers. Photo: Grubhub

Second Delivery Company Steps Up to Help Workers Avoid Deadly Lithium-Ion Fires

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

Another tech giant is now stepping up to help delivery workers access safe e-bikes amid a scourge of deadly fires linked to faulty lithium-ion batteries — a week after Uber unveiled two trade-in programs to swap out bad power packs.

Gov. Hochul earlier this year talking up her proposed FY2024 budget, which remains under negotiations. Photo: Dave Colon

Wednesday’s Headlines: Albany Budget Watch Edition

By David Meyer | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

A state budget deal is "very close," Gov. Hochul said. Plus other news.

DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez is hoping to banish the ghost of Lew Fidler. Photo: Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

DOT: We ‘Love’ Repeal of the Notorious Law that Delays Bike Lane Installation

By Dave Colon | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

"We love Lincoln Restler's bill," Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said, as he called for the banishing of the so-called Fidler Rule.

KOMANOFF: Could a Once-a-Month Freebie Save Congestion Pricing?

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

Even though congestion pricing will be a balm for the city and beneficial even for most of the drivers who resist it, perhaps it’s time for an easy layup to jumpstart the conversation: let’s give every household in the 12-county MTA region a single untolled trip per month into the congestion zone.

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Streetsblog Chicago Editor John Greenfield Seriously Injured in Bike Crash

By Streetsblog | Apr 25, 2023 | No Comments

Streetsblog Chicago editor, founder, and our colleague John Greenfield was seriously injured this weekend after a piece of construction material that had not been properly tied down fell off a pick-up truck and struck him while biking on a road with no protected cycling infrastructure.