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Transportation and anti-poverty advocates are pushing the Adams administration to provide an extra $55 million in the next budget to expand the Fair Fares program—through which low-income New Yorkers can…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Opinion: A Critical Point for Penn Station’s Future

“This July is one of the most critical months in Penn Station’s 113-year history. Madison Square Garden’s lease over the station is up this month, and the Garden’s management is…

ByCharles Lauster 1Comment

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Oct 2022

Government NYCHA Opinion Transportation

Opinion: We Need E-Bike Incentives, Not Bans

“We join many other New Yorkers, including Los Deliveristas, a social justice group that represents the estimated 65,000 delivery workers, and call on the city to find alternatives to a…

ByRachel Weinberger

ByMelinda Hanson 1Comment

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Apr 2021

Opinion Transportation

Opinion: NYC’s Equitable, Low-Carbon Future Requires Subsidies for Micromobility

‘Micromobility has proven its value as an affordable, efficient, and equitable transport option and should play a prominent role as our cities reopen and residents head back to work.’

ByDanny Harris, Marianna Koval, and Melinda Hanson 4Comments

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Apr 2021

Government Transportation Video

Trains, Plans & Automobiles: Transportation Issues in the 2021 Campaign

From subways and buses to bikes and ferries, the people who win this year’s elections for mayor and other city offices will not only shape how New Yorkers get around,…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Dec 2020

Opinion Transportation

Opinion: City’s E-Scooter Program Must Ensure Privacy for Riders

‘We can’t collect New Yorkers’ data first and justify it later; we have to only track the public when it will actually help, and then with safeguards against abuse and…

ByAlbert Fox Cahn 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: We Need a Database to Track For-Hire Vehicle Drivers Who Violate Safety Rules

‘If an uninvited kiss or unwanted touching doesn’t lead to a criminal complaint, even if the driver is terminated from the platform under which it occurred, the driver who violated…

ByLatoya Joyner 1Comment

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Oct 2020

Health Opinion

Opinion: Post-COVID NYC Needs Bike Lanes and Electric Microbility

‘We can use this moment to position ourselves in ways that best serve New Yorkers—those who have stayed, those who will return, and the newcomers who will power New York’s…

ByRachel Weinberger 3Comments

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Aug 2019

Government In Depth Investigations

No Easy Answers as NYC Searches for Better Ways to Get Freight into a Crowded City

Minimizing the negative effects of truck traffic is no easy task, experts say, as the movement of goods is integral to the city’s economy, and is compounded by the rise…

ByHailey Del Valle 2Comments

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Jul 2019

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