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US DOT Rejection of City Request for Highway ‘Enhancement’ is Good News, Advocates Say

"It's good news because it’s a bad project,” said one activist about the feds' rejection of funds to repair the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

February 7, 2024

NYC Wants Delivery Giants to Give Workers Safe Batteries and Bikes — and Take Dangerous Ones Off the Street

Mayor Adams wants to require food delivery services to establish and pay for a trade-in program for illegal, uncertified, and gas-powered devices.

February 1, 2024

Audit: New York City Cameras Miss Millions of Speeding Drivers

The "worsening problem" of vehicles with obscured or covered license plates means more than $100 million a year in lost revenue — and failure in the fight against reckless drivers.

January 22, 2024

In 2023, NYC’s Ambitious ‘Streets Master Plan’ Was Just Pretty Paper And Maps

Mayor Adams again failed spectacularly to meet a legal mandate to construct 50 miles of protected bike lanes and 30 miles of protected bus lanes. What happens now? Nothing. And therein lies the problem.

January 2, 2024

2023 in Review: Who is NYC’s Activist of the Year?

Little changes on New York City's streets without fighting for it — but who did it best? Please vote for this year's honoree.

December 27, 2023

Want More Rapid Bus Transit? Build Real Bus Rapid Transit

Cleveland, Johannesburg, and Mexico City can do it, so why can’t New York use BRT to speed up its slow buses?

November 13, 2023