The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog

Streetsblog’s Austin C. Jefferson went to Tuesday’s budget hearing so you didn’t have to! He’s back with lots of stories, including growing concern over Gov. Hochul’s autonomous car gambit.

  • Wednesday Headlines: Chess Piece Commuters Edition
    by Austin C. Jefferson
    April 29, 2026
    Commuters caught in transit fight. And more news.
  • James Giovansanti, Staten Island’s Super-Speeding Cop, Reveals The NYPD’s Inner Conflict Over Rogue Officers
    by The Editorial Team
    April 29, 2026
    Everyone is discussing what should happen to the Staten Island cop who piled up 547 speeding and red-light tickets in four years.
  • Tuesday Headlines: Deadline Shmeadline Edition
    by Austin C. Jefferson
    April 28, 2026
    A new budget extender, and more news.
  • Hochul Says She’ll Rein in Big Insurance With ‘Excess Profit’ Law; Experts Call That A ‘Joke’
    by The Editorial Team
    April 28, 2026
    “This is not a consumer protection,” one expert said, because New York law allows for a lot of excess profits.
  • How Intercity Bus Lines Are Rebranding To Attract New Riders
    by The Editorial Team
    April 28, 2026
    Getting people riding the bus isn’t just about service; it’s also about style.
  • A Widely Misrepresented E-Mobility Study Actually Reveals Need For Safer Streets, Not Hysteria
    by The Editorial Team
    April 28, 2026
    A new look into emergency room data at one Manhattan hospital shows a need for more infrastructure, despite what you might have read elsewhere.
  • Urban Truth Collective: The One-Hour City Conspiracy
    by The Editorial Team
    April 27, 2026
    Here’s the real conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, more crashes, more noise, more air pollution, more social isolation — and less space for everything good our streets should be giving us.
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