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New York

Bill Introduced to Relieve Congestion—on Sidewalks

New York City has come a long way since the Giuliani days, when sidewalk barriers were placed at intersections to facilitate turning vehicles, thus prohibiting pedestrians from crossing the street.

October 4, 2016 - amNew York

Birds Eye View of the George Washington Bridge

Bridgegate Implications for New Jersey and Beyond

In The New York Times Sunday Review, Matt Katz, a political reporter for WNYC and New Jersey Public Radio, gives an update on the federal trial for 'Bridgegate' and also paints a bleak picture for New Jersey, and maybe the United States.

October 3, 2016 - The New York Times - Sunday Review

Transit Ridership

New York Adding Transit Jobs at Rapid Rate

Even as other middle class jobs disappear, the transportation sector continues to grow.

October 1, 2016 - Next City

Washington D.C. - The White House

Planetizen Week in Review: September 30, 2016

Welcome, President Obama, to the NIMBY wars.

September 30, 2016 - Planetizen

Moynihan Train Hall

New York Has Plan to Make Room for Penn Station Renovations

With more than 600,000 daily commuters passing through, Penn Station is one of the busiest transit halls in the Western Hemisphere. Finally, there's a plan in place to make necessary repairs without making the commute even more unbearable.

September 28, 2016 - The New York Times

Blocking the Bike Lane

New York Ponders How to Stop Cars from Parking in Bike Lanes

You can write all the tickets in the world but you can't stop drivers from parking in bike lanes.

September 27, 2016 - WNYC

Car Production Line

In Brooklyn's Navy Yard, a New Manufacturing Incubator

New Lab repurposes a gritty shipbuilding warehouse, giving manufacturing startups the support that software firms get from your typical incubator.

September 27, 2016 - Curbed

New York State Capitol

Corruption Charges Sully Economic Development Scheme in Upstate New York

Though he was elected while promising to clean up corruption in the state government, recent corruption charges are hitting New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's inner circle.

September 25, 2016 - Politico New York

New York Parking

Op-Ed: Parking Concerns Can't Outweigh Affordable Housing

Recent development controversies in New York City inspired one writer to set some priorities.

September 24, 2016 - The New York Times

Modular Housing for Homeless in San Francisco Hits Roadblocks

Lego-type housing construction has attracted the attention of two separate developers as an efficient means to provide housing for the city's large homeless population but has met objections from labor unions and the Mayor's Office.

September 22, 2016 - San Francisco Chronicle

The Limits of One Perspective on Gentrification

A blogger offers a critical review of a podcast that examines the humans effects of gentrification in East New York, noting especially the lack of policy discussion's effect on the conversation.

September 19, 2016 - City Block

Robert Moses

8 Video Games Based on 'The Power Broker'

A game design competition based on the most famous biography of Robert Moses's life attracted more than 100 submissions from around the world.

September 15, 2016 - DNAInfo

LinkNYC

No More Browsing the Internet at LinkNYC WiFi Kiosks

A cynical person might say that this is why we can't have nice things.

September 15, 2016 - The New York Times

New York

Taking Stock of New York's Changing Skyline Post-9/11

Fear that skyscrapers might be a persistent target of terrorist attacks did not last long beyond the days and months following 9/11. Neither terrorists nor the Great Recession have stopped the city's skyline from continuing to reaching skyward.

September 11, 2016 - The Record

Another Transit Lesson for New York (and Other Cities) from Toronto

Just as Toronto's subway cars provide an example of the benefits that await New Yorkers when their new 'open gangway' cars arrive in 2020, Toronto's extensive streetcar network also provides an example for New York — of what not to do.

September 11, 2016 - The New York Times - N.Y. / Region

Taxis

New York Could Ensure Benefits for Taxi, Uber Drivers

The New York City Council will consider legislation that would address a lack of employment benefits for 'gig economy' workers.

September 10, 2016 - Politico New York

The Bronx

On Deck for de Blasio-Style Rezoning: Jerome Avenue in the Bronx

The de Blasio Administration's next big rezoning push will occur in the southwest Bronx.

September 8, 2016 - New York YIMBY

Hells Kitchen Sidewalk New York City

Questioning the de Blasio Administration's Commitment to Vision Zero

Results showing progress in the fight to end traffic fatalities have disappeared, just like some of the safety projects installed under the banner of Vision Zero.

September 8, 2016 - New York Post

Subway Sign

The Market Rate of a Shorter Commute

Analysis by FiveThirtyEight offers a lesson in trade-offs. In this case: how much more New Yorkers are willing to pay for less time spent commuting.

September 6, 2016 - FiveThirtyEight

Governors Island

A Trip to NYC's Spectacular New Governors Island

Governors Island in NYC recently reopened after a massive remake into a park that can only be reached by ferry. The park is reviewed by former Empire State Development Corp. VP Carol Berens.

August 31, 2016 - UrbDeZine

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