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Congress and auto industry move to ban cities from regulating self-driving cars
Autonomous vehicles should benefit cities, not the other way around, but legislation advancing through Congress would tie urban officials' hands when it comes to shaping AV policy. → Read More
How the High Line Changed New York City
There is no better illustration of gilded, internet-age New York than the High Line. Anchored on the south by the relocated Whitney Museum and on the north by the high-rises of Hudson Yards, the elevated park sits at the center of a real estate frenzy that has uprooted earlier generations... → Read More
How the High Line Changed NYC
There is no better illustration of gilded, internet-age New York than the High Line. Anchored on the south by the relocated Whitney Museum and on... → Read More
NIMBY Rages Against Shadowy Bike Lobby After De Blasio Overrules Community Board
After more than two years of delay and drama centered on the local community board, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is moving forward with a Vision Zero... → Read More
NYC Delivery Cyclists Speak Out About The Toughest Job On Two Wheels
Delivering meals by bicycle is the type of work that constantly reminds the people who do it that they are squarely at the bottom of New York City’s... → Read More
NYC Delivery Cyclists Speak Out About The Toughest Job On Two Wheels
Delivering meals by bicycle is the type of work that constantly reminds the people who do it that they are squarely at the bottom of... → Read More
Mayor De Blasio Puts Community Board Cranks Behind The Wheel Of Vision Zero
After two years of meetings and behind-the-scenes intrigue over a plan to redesign 111th Street in Corona, Queens, Community Board 4 punted on Tuesday night, saying it needed more time to think about it. While the mayor decides whether to move ahead with this Vision Zero project, the bigger question... → Read More
Will City Hall Bow To Queens Bike Lane Racism?
A plan to add bike lanes and crosswalks to 111th Street in Queens might seem like an odd opportunity for racism. And yet a few weeks ago, one local... → Read More
Republicans and Democrats Agree: Governor Cuomo Shouldn't Cut $65 Million From The MTA
The chorus calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to stop shortchanging transit riders is growing louder. Sixty-five state legislators are asking Cuomo to rescind his $65 million cut and keep his word by providing the full amount he’s promised the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. “We have a month until we have to pass... → Read More
NYC's Transgender Youth Have A Message For Donald Trump
On Wednesday, the Trump administration took its latest step to reverse an Obama-era push for the civil rights of transgender students. The next day, transgender students pushed back. A rally last night outside the Stonewall Inn featured activists, students, politicians, and parents, followed by an impromptu march up Eighth Avenue... → Read More
Our Region Is Crumbling, But At Least We’ll Have Two Useless, Expensive Airport Trains
Today, the Port Authority board approved a five-year, $32 billion capital spending program. The mantra from supporters of the plan, which reflects the questionable transportation priorities of Governors Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie, was simple: it’s not perfect — hell, it might be seriously flawed — but it’s what we’ve... → Read More
Simcha Felder Speaks For The Plastic Bags, For The Bags Have No Voices
If you are looking for heroes during a time of national uncertainty, look no further than Sen. Simcha Felder of Brooklyn. This registered Democrat is a bipartisan role model, supporting GOP control of the state senate — thus helping to kill everything from a New York DREAM Act to campaign... → Read More
Simcha Felder Speaks For The Plastic Bags, For The Bags Have No Voices
If you are looking for heroes during a time of national uncertainty, look no further than State Senator Simcha Felder of Brooklyn. This registered Democrat... → Read More
The Next Big Vision Zero Victory is Up to Governor Cuomo
After Mayor Bill de Blasio made peace with street safety watchdogs by announcing new Vision Zero funding, advocates are turning to Governor Andrew Cuomo for the first boost to school zone speed cameras in nearly three years. To force the governor's hand, they’ve unveiled polling data showing widespread support for... → Read More
Instead of Building De Blasio’s Streetcar, What If We Had Self-Driving Uber Vans?
A new report from a team of New York University civil engineers says Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposed Brooklyn-Queens streetcar, known as the BQX, could be replaced with a fleet of 150 to 450 self-driving, on-demand vans. There’s just one problem: the technology, still in its development phase, isn’t street... → Read More
Albany Republicrats Gut NYC's Bag Fee But City Readies For It Anyway
As Albany moves to dismantle New York City’s five-cent fee on disposable bags at the behest of the plastics industry, environmental advocates are turning to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Governor Andrew Cuomo as their last line of defense. So far, neither has stood up for the city’s law, which... → Read More
NYC Takes Another Crack at Regulating Dollar Vans
Dollar vans, the ubiquitous and sometimes-legal shuttles frequenting Brooklyn and Queens, are on track for their latest set of regulations. The vans, which first popped up during the 1980 transit strike and came under city oversight as “commuter vans” in 1993, are typically faster than the bus but less expensive... → Read More
Bus Operators Fear Getting Squeezed Out of a New Port Authority Terminal
As the debate rages over replacing the overcapacity Port Authority Bus Terminal, interstate bus operators, running to Washington, Boston, Philadelphia and points beyond, want to make sure that a newer, bigger terminal has room for them, too. Buses remain one of the Northeast Corridor’s workhorses, said Prof. Joseph Schwieterman, director... → Read More
Ben Carson Needs To Read NYCHA’s Latest Report
Dr. Ben Carson, who has no experience in the fields of housing or urban development, is on his way to being confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. After surviving a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, the Voice has some suggested reading for the secretary-in-waiting. The neurosurgeon from... → Read More
The Christie-Cuomo Port Authority Spending Plan Flushes Billions Down The Toilet
At last week’s board meeting, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unveiled its latest $32 billion, 10-year spending blueprint — a document carefully calibrated not to consider the region’s need for new infrastructure, but to appease governors on both sides of the Hudson. The governors, of course,... → Read More