As US Supreme Court Guts EPA Power, NYS Goes on a Highway Expansion Binge
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Don't just blame the High Court for not protecting the environment.
Thursday’s Headlines: Eternal Darkness of the Placard Class Edition
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We sent editor Eve Kessler into the heart of darkness — Midtown — to poke around. It didn't take long before she spotted the car you see at the top of this story. Read all about it, plus get all the other news of the day.
Brooklyn Pol Tears Up Describing Brutal Treatment at Hands (and Bikes) of Cops
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Police justified cops’ excessive use of force against a Brooklyn state pol during a protest after the murder of George Floyd two years ago. But state Sen. Zellnor Myrie testified that the officer in question used excessive force.
No Courtesy, Professionalism or Respect for the Dead: Funeral Homes Blast Placard Abuse
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The only three certainties in life are death, taxes, and placard abuse.
NYC Congestion Pricing Moves Ahead as MTA Answers Feds’ 400 Technical Questions
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Well, that's one roadblock lifted.
THE BRAKE: Are Would-Be Planners and Engineers on Board With Transportation Reform?
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It's Streetsblog USA's weekly podcast! Let's talk about whether planning and engineering students agree with sustainable transportation advocates about what that future should look like.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Primary School Edition
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Election Day came and went and everything was pretty predictable: Gov. Hochul, a Democrat, and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Long Island) won their respective primaries. And there were few upsets in the Assembly, as the Times reported. So let's get to the important news from yesterday:
Transit Advocates to MTA: Queens Bus Redesign Needs Some Key Tweaks
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The MTA's proposed Queens bus redesign needs more service, and the implementation of all-door boarding, if it will realize its potential "to significantly improve the lives of riders," a coalition of transit supporters will tell the MTA.
DOT Pushes Back at Calls for Office of ‘Public Space Management’
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"We have decades of experience and expertise," Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez told the Council at a Tuesday hearing.
DOT ‘Welcomes’ Council Bill to Build and Maintain City Greenways
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No fuss, no fight, more greenways. Apparently.
ANALYSIS: So Should We All Be Deflating Our Neighbors’ SUV Tires?
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Secretive activists are deflating SUV tires to physically force their drivers to find less dangerous and polluting ways to get around — and it's prompting a conversation about the role of illegal direct action in the movement to end car dependence.
UPDATED: Anti-SUV Activists Claim ‘Strike’ on Upper East Side
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Pffft, there goes car culture.