Need Help Finding the Brooklyn Bridge Foot and Bike Paths? Good Luck!
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A plan by the city to help people locate the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge foot and bike paths has stalled.
Friday’s Headlines: Let’s See Those Narrow Snowplows Edition
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As we write this early on Monday morning, we don't know if we're getting a snowpocalyse or a light dusting (a lot depends on that low pressure over Montréal, frankly). So let's start with the day's news.
Talking Headways Podcast: Building a Better Transit Board
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This week on the podcast, we’re back at last fall’s virtual Railvolution conference. Former BART GM Grace Crunican discusses the role of board members in transit agencies with former MBTA board member Monica Tibbits-Nutt and former Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler.
Mayor Adams Promises that Subway Cops Will Ask, 'How Was Your Day?'
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"When is the last time you saw an officer walk through the train [and ask], 'How are you?' 'How was your day?'" the mayor said.
A Round and a Roundy: Eric Adams Contains Multitudes of Personalities
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Like everyone else, our national treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy has struggled to find a way to understand our peripatetic new mayor. He has a few ideas.
Thursday’s Headlines: Historic Day? Edition
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Gov. Hochul sets transit advocates' hearts a-flutter. Plus ... a rat inside a parked car. (Yes, a rat inside a parked car!)
France to Car Buyers: Driving is Bad For Your Health and Community
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A new law will require car advertisers in France to promote walking, cycling, and transit, deepening the already stark contrast between how automobiles are allowed to be marketed in Europe versus car-crazy America.
Op-Ed, Part II: Conversion to EVs is a Once-in-a-Century Chance to Fix Many Car Culture Problems
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Electrifying cars is the right thing to do, but excessive number of cars, oversized vehicles, and use of the curb for private auto storage remain crucial deficiencies of the city government’s automotive infrastructure in New York.
ALL ABOARD! Hochul Seeks Subway Between Bay Ridge and Jax Hghts
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The State of the State address included a plan to turn rail right-of-way into the Interborough Express between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights and intersecting with 17 subway lines and the LIRR.
Wednesday’s Headlines: What About Transportation Edition
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Today, we circle back on an article in The City featuring 33 new Council members — only three of whom mention anything about transit or livable streets. What a shame. Plus other news.
OPINION: Do Not Put EV Charging Stations on Public Property
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In converting to electric, the city must not repeat the mistakes of the past by making it easier to drive a car, even if it is an electric one.
N’East Queens to DOT: Give Us the Safest Bike Lanes, Not Just Paint
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They want the best or nothing.