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The Reconnecting Communities Act which would have allocated $15 billion to retrofitting or replacing roadways that cut through economically disadvantaged areas, like the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

ByLiz Donovan 3Comments

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Aug 2019

Government Podcasts

Pol: Blackouts, Flooding and Subway Woes Show Need for Revamped Planning

The Brooklyn Councilmember says this year’s Charter Revision Commission missed a chance to fix deep flaws in the way New York does land-use planning.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

15

Jul 2019

Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs to Think Bigger—and Better—About Improving Infrastructure

‘Infrastructure is a public good. And land value—commonly-owned, socially-created wealth—can be tapped to keep this public good alive and well.’

ByMarty Rowland 1Comment

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May 2019

Government

The Displacement Dangers of the Trump-Democrat Infrastructure Deal

Infrastructure spending without redefining the public interest and taking steps to achieve it could miss a critical opportunity. And the short-term political impact, good or bad, could be the least…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Oct 2018

Government

We’ve Got Issues: Transit and New York’s Race for Governor

Andrew Cuomo has focused a lot of money and attention on infrastructure. Whether the city’s transit system has received sufficient love from the gov is a matter of much dispute.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Jun 2018

Opinion

CityViews: To Fix the Gowanus Expressway, it’s Time to Bury it

‘The Gowanus expressway, which disrupts the street level experience of so many of our city’s most charming, most quickly-growing residential neighborhoods, is an aging remnant of a bygone era.’

ByCarlo Scissura

ByJustin Brannan 7Comments

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Jun 2018

Opinion

CityViews: New York Must Step Up (and Dig Deep) to Get the Gateway Project Done

‘Gateway is the most vital infrastructure project in the United States. We need to get this done, with or without Washington.’

ByCharles Lauster 4Comments

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Jan 2017

Government Video

Video: Will Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Help NYC?

Certainly New York could use some rebuilding, but will ordinary New Yorkers really stand to benefit from a Trump infrastructure plan? See a list of the improvements one group of…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Jun 2016

Housing and Homelessness

City Says Flushing Rezoning is ‘Paused,’ Not Dead; Some Investments Still on Track

It’s unclear what the withdrawal of the city’s Flushing West rezoning proposal means for other neighborhoods.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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May 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Aging Infrastructure an Issue in Bid to Reshape Inwood

Unlike other neighborhoods slated for a rezoning, the city’s Economic Development Corporation is taking the lead in planning a new future for this chunk on northern Manhattan.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

Infrastructure Bill Cuts Federal Funds to Remove Highways, As Mayor Proposes BQE Fix

Pol: Blackouts, Flooding and Subway Woes Show Need for Revamped Planning

Opinion: NYC Needs to Think Bigger—and Better—About Improving Infrastructure

The Displacement Dangers of the Trump-Democrat Infrastructure Deal

We’ve Got Issues: Transit and New York’s Race for Governor

CityViews: To Fix the Gowanus Expressway, it’s Time to Bury it

CityViews: New York Must Step Up (and Dig Deep) to Get the Gateway Project Done

Video: Will Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Help NYC?

City Says Flushing Rezoning is ‘Paused,’ Not Dead; Some Investments Still on Track

Aging Infrastructure an Issue in Bid to Reshape Inwood

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