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NYS Moves Ahead on Requiring Delivery Apps to Provide Insurance for Workers
Speed limits are fine, but what will really help crash victims is insurance.
Amy Sohn
June 16, 2025
NY State Senate Guts ‘Super Speeder Bill’ To Protect Reckless Drivers
Under cloak of darkness, the state Senate helped more than 130,000 reckless drivers avoid accountability.
Amy Sohn
June 11, 2025
Now Do Cars: NYC Pushing Speed Limits for E-Bikes Instead of Addressing Clear and Present Danger
The signs show that the city's priorities are completely backwards.
June 11, 2025
Duffy’s Latest Hits: Another Attack on Making Infrastructure More Equitable
Leave it to Sean Duffy to turn a simple grant announcement into another war on equity.
June 10, 2025
No Parking: NYC Finally Puts Trash in Bins (Um, Like Europe Has Been Doing for Decades)
A new era of trash has dawned in New York City.
June 3, 2025
One Structural Change Could Shift Everything About How Transportation Works in America
The so-called "highway trust fund" is disproportionately funded by gas taxes generated on non-highway roads — and those local priorities never get their money back. Is it time for a change?
June 2, 2025
In New York, Pols Want to Require Helmets for Teen E-Cyclists
Helmet laws remain controversial — they're the "common-sense" approach pushed by lawmakers who ignore that studies show they don't improve safety.
Amy Sohn
June 2, 2025
Outrage Grows Over NYPD Bike Criminalization, But City Council Is In No Rush
Many members of the New York City Council want Speaker Adrienne Adams to act to protect immigrant cyclists from the NYPD, but she doesn't want to.
May 29, 2025
Duffy Tells Congress He’s Not Delaying DOT Projects — As He Delays DOT Projects
Thousands of federal transportation grants remain in limbo as the Trump administration cuts staff and cracks down on DEI, bike lanes and environmental rules.
May 29, 2025
Cyclist Launches Class Action Suit For Bogus NYPD Red Light Tickets
The NYPD keeps ignoring a law that allows cyclists to pass through a red light on the "Walk" sign. Now, someone is making a federal case about it.
May 12, 2025
