The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog

Let’s get you set up for the weekend with some political news and some livable streets news … all out of the Home of the Orange.

We’ll see you again on Monday.

  • Speaker Menin and 34 Council Members Tell Carl Heastie To Pass Hochul’s ‘Stop Super Speeder’ Plan
    by David Meyer
    May 2, 2026
    A City Council supermajority address legislative leaders, but it is the Assembly Speaker who is stalling action.
  • Friday Headlines: Oh Really? Edition
    by Austin C. Jefferson
    May 1, 2026
    Super speeders is apparently on the back burner, and other news.
  • Hudson Valley’s ‘Fjord Trail’ Provides Strong Argument For Hochul’s SEQRA Reform
    by Austin C. Jefferson
    May 1, 2026
    It’s a black-and-white example of why green infrastructure needs less red tape.
  • Report: State DOT Using Outdated, Exaggerated Data To Justify Route 17 Widening
    by Austin C. Jefferson
    April 30, 2026
    The state Department of Transportation is ignoring a 10-year drop in traffic volumes on Route 17 to justify massively expanding the highway.
  • Thursday Headlines: Big Insurance Beware Edition
    by Austin C. Jefferson
    April 30, 2026
    Affordability comes into focus on insurance, and other news.
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