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Trump Withdraws Federal Approval for NYC’s Congestion Pricing, Blowing $15B Hole in Transit Budget

Cloaking itself in the mantle of concern for the "working class," the Trump administration has withdrawn the Biden-era federal approval for congestion pricing, cutting funding for billions of dollars in repairs to the region's transit network.

February 19, 2025

Catch the Green Wave In NYC

Even the Times loves it.

February 14, 2025

Trump Can’t Legally Kill Congestion Pricing, But When Has That Ever Stopped Him?

New York's leaders can't take Donald Trump's threats to congestion pricing, and the constitutional order, lying down — but they might anyway.

February 11, 2025

Tributes Pour in for Parking Reformer, Urbanist Mentor Donald Shoup

Shoup had a long and storied career in the academy, but he was also a mentor to generations of urban planners.

February 9, 2025

How an Ex-Delivery Worker Upended NYC’s Streets

Ou Zhou has hit it big selling fast, low-cost electric bikes and mopeds to delivery workers, transforming New York City streets in the process. But can his empire survive?

January 31, 2025

Q&A: This CEO Has Lessons For E-Bike Regulation

Company CEO Mike Peregudov sits down with Streetsblog to talk about his industry and why putting license plates on e-bikes is a non-starter.

January 30, 2025

Report: A Record-Number of Kids Were Killed on NYC Streets Last Year

Under the first three years of Mayor Adams leadership, the number of fatalities of children from car crashes has soared, a new report shows.

January 28, 2025

OPINION: Slow Down on Our Bike Paths!

Our bike lanes have become what social critic Ivan Illich once defined as degraded public space. Here's one possible fix.

January 24, 2025

Does Daylighting Work? NYC DOT Questions The Accepted Wisdom

An agency committed to Vision Zero now says that cars blocking a driver's view is safe. Huh?

January 24, 2025

Streetsblog on the Road: Bike Share in Shanghai

The Chinese mega-city provides an example of great urban mobility, albeit with a side of authoritarianism.

January 23, 2025