Author: SHANNON NAJMABADI
Interborough Express Plows Through Past Opposition to Rail Line Reactivation
The presidents of Brooklyn and Queens have linked up behind Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push to bring public transit service to an underused freight line in the heart of their boroughs — but not every official on the 14-mile route is cheering. On Thursday, Hochul revealed the findings of a fast-tracked feasibility study that found bus […]
De Blasio’s ‘Open Streets’ Stalled at Fraction of Promised Hundred Miles
Fewer than half of the Open Streets touted by Mayor Bill de Blasio and his Department of Transportation are off limits to motor vehicles as advertised, a new survey finds. The review from the advocacy group Transportation Alternatives also revealed extreme disparities between boroughs when it comes to the 24 miles of current Open Streets, […]