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Wednesday’s Headlines: Big Day in the City Edition

By Streetsblog | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

There’s a lot on the schedule today for the livable streets and anti-boondoggle crowd. Plus other news.

Behold, the airy future promised for the new Penn Station. Graphic: MTA

The Explainer: Why a New Penn Station Leaves So Many People So Angry

By Dave Colon | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

Why are so many smart people and groups throwing around words like "corruption" and "handout" and something smelly that "undermines public trust" when discussing the Penn Station project.? Let the Explainer explain it all for you...

Manhattan's Third Avenue, as it exists now. Pretty bad!

ACTIVISTS GET ACTION: City Pledges to Redesign Manhattan’s Third Avenue This Year

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

"We are looking very closely," said a DOT official. "I can't promise a specific time, but I think we may be able to present a proposal maybe even later this year."

There are less expensive ways to solve the problem of Penn Station. Photo: Glugalug/Wikimedia Commons

OPINION: Gov. Hochul’s Penn Station Plan is Flawed from a Transit Perspective

By Liam Blank | Jul 26, 2022 | No Comments

Train capacity can be increased without even expanding Penn Station — but the state doesn't seem to care.

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Opinion: Stop Trusting Elon Musk — on Tunnels, on Teslas, on Everything

By James Brasuell | Jul 26, 2022 | No Comments

It’s time to set aside Musk’s BS and focus on solutions we know will work: reducing the negative externalities of driving by reducing vehicle miles traveled—not substituting one engine for another or replacing drivers with a computer.