Awards
City Limits Honored for Coverage of the NYC Bus System
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Our 2018 ‘Can Buses Be Better?’ focused attention on the surface transit that rolled in the shadows of the subway crisis.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
MTA to Keep Offering Discounted LIRR Rides to Atlantic Terminal
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Transit advocates hope to see the LIRR model of in-city dicounts expanded to other outer borough areas, including those served by Metro-North.
Agenda 2019
Call to Study New Transit Line Linking Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn
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Has the time come for a 20-year-old idea to give outer-borough residents a path to work or home that doesn’t involve a subway through Manhattan?
Albany
Overlooked in Debate Over E-Bikes, Pedicab Drivers Hope for a Boost
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As Albany considers broadly legalizing e-bikes and e-scooters, some pedicab drivers are hoping changes in state and local law will allow them to use pedal assistance
bikers
Can the City Change Course on How a Key ‘Vision Zero’ Law is Enforced?
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Forcing cops to attend hearings? Letting victims be part of the process? Reforming the law itself? We asked experts and advocates to weigh in on how to fix flaws in the city’s ‘failure to yield’ law exposed by a City Limits investigation.
bikers
‘Vision Zero’ Failing to Stick? Many Drivers Escape Penalties for ‘Failing to Yield’
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A majority of summonses issued under the city’s ‘failure to yield’ law end up getting dismissed after hearings, a City Limits investigation found, and victims rarely learn the outcome of those cases.
GOVERNMENT
Max & Murphy: A Hard Look at Vision Zero
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The reduction of traffic deaths in New York City under his Vision Zero program is one of Mayor de Blasio’s talking points as he runs for president. But while deaths have fallen, an advocate and a Councilmember agree that progress has slowed.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Congestion Pricing is Just One Step Toward Reclaiming City Streets
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The consensus is growing that we want fewer cars, especially in Manhattan, and more places where it’s comfortable to walk and bike. Against that stands multibillion-dollar ride-hailing companies, the AV industry and the modern manifestation of ‘Organized Motordom.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: TLC’s Unjust Confiscation of Cars Merits Scrutiny
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‘Unfair lending practices are not the only way the industry profits from low-income drivers.’
commuters
For Many Residents in Queens’ Transit Deserts, Congestion Pricing Remains a Hard Sell
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Many drivers and LIRR commuters in northeastern Queens, which includes several so-called “transit deserts” with limited subway access, remain skeptical of congestion pricing, even paired with proposed LIRR discounts.