Join Us: Remaking Penn Station for Riders and for 22nd Century
A panel discussion on ReThinkNYC’s proposal to convert commuter rail at the Pennsylvania Station, now used by its main tenants as a terminal facility, to the state-of-the-art operating model for commuter railroading – through-running. Through-running would link New Jersey, Long Island and Westchester seamlessly through Penn Station while originating and terminating in rail hubs on either…
A crucial step for Pedestrian Safety
The Biden administration is requiring that all new cars and trucks come with vehicles and pedestrian-collision avoidance…
Feds to NYPD: move your cars off the sidewalk or else
The U.S. Department of Justice has demanded that the NYPD stop allowing its officers to park illegally…
What is a sidewalk? Not City’s agencies playpen
Every City Department forgets that the sidewalk is public space, a “walk lane” used by real people…
Twenty is plenty
Our friends at Families For Safe Streets have been working on Sammy’s law for the last 5…
Countdown to Congestion Pricing
Because we cannot wait ….. Click here for the countdown
Speak Up: congestion pricing hearings
The traffic is overwhelming, we cannot cross the street because of blocked pedestrian crossings, the honking is unbearable at all hours of day and night, we have one of the worst air quality in the city, crashes continue to kill our neighbors. And the M11 and M42 buses are useless because of traffic delays. Any…
Our ever shrinking sidewalks: take action on bike parking
New York City needs more secure bike parking. In New York City, access to secure bicycle parking is the second most important factor determining whether people choose to ride a bike or not. Unfortunately, there isn’t enough to meet demand, and the lack of bicycle parking prevents more New Yorkers from cycling. There has been a…
The good, the bad and the ugly: Port Authority Midtown Bus terminal
Today, the Port Authority held the first of multiple sessions to collect comments from the public. CLICK HERE to attend a session by zoom and give your comments. The good This crucial and bold project will benefit regional commuters, long distance riders, residents of Hell’s Kitchen as well as promote the economic growth of the…
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