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The new “abundance” agenda can deliver a wealth of equitable transportation options — but only if its proponents recognize how our glut of highways has contributed to the “scarcity” they say they hope to tackle, advocates are saying.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration warned more than 60 delivery app companies to abide by several new worker regulations that take effect in late January.
“No longer will we tolerate corporate mistreatment of workers across these five boroughs, which is why we have sent warning letters to 60 app companies warning them that new laws protecting workers will take effect on Jan. 26 of this year, and that those laws will be enforced,” the mayor said to packed room of reporters and delivery workers.
Centennial events downplay the violent history of one of America’s most “iconic” highways, and obscure how that violence persists to this day.
The U.S. is becoming a dying petrostate, while China leads the world in renewable energy.
“Affordable travel is not a fallback. It is what makes broad mobility possible.”
