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Capital Idea: Meet Our New Albany Correspondent, Amy Sohn
Streetsblog has hired the longtime journalist, writer and mayoral press aide to cover the State Capitol. That's an investment in you, dear reader.
May 5, 2025
Congestion Pricing Has Begun! Here is the ONLY Explainer You Need
New York City entered the age of congestion pricing at 12:00:01 a.m. on Sunday. Here are the answers to all your questions.
January 5, 2025
Hochul Must Put Up or Shut Up on Congestion Pricing, New Senate Transportation Chair Says
Fix the mess.
July 24, 2024
Albany Roundup: Some Victories as Congestion Pricing Drama Dominated
State pols did a good bit better than last year, but there's still plenty of room to grow.
June 14, 2024
New York Pols Back Gounardes’s Bill to Cut Driving by 20%
From Buffalo to Brooklyn, lawmakers want less driving.
May 15, 2024
Deal Reached: Hochul Says ‘Sammy’s Law’ Will Pass
The bill, though imperfect, has been four years in the making.
April 18, 2024
Indianapolis’ BRT Mess the Troubling Power of ‘State Preemption’
What happens when state legislatures try to stop sustainable transportation projects that city dwellers badly want? Indianapolis provides a troubling case study.
March 25, 2024
Déjà-Vu All Over Again: Assembly Balks on ‘Sammy’s Law,’ Bill Sponsor Silent
Even after lawmakers watered it down, the Assembly won't back it in the budget.
March 13, 2024
‘Wire’ Creator (and Camera Foe) David Simon Has Received 16 School Zone Speeding Tickets in His Beloved Baltimore
They say that those who can't, teach. But this hard-boiled writer's record of recidivist reckless driving suggests that those who write about crime commit them, too.
August 12, 2023
‘Wire’ Creator (and NYC Camera Foe) David Simon Has Received 16 School Zone Speeding Tickets in His Beloved Baltimore
"The Wire" creator David Simon's Lexus picked up 16 speed camera tickets in the last five years in his hometown of Baltimore.
August 11, 2023
