New York Expected To Select Bike Share Vendor By Next Month
Bikeshare users in Washington, DC (Photo: Tara Bahrampour) New York’s bike share program is expected to advance this summer when the city announces its selection of a vendor to run New York’s proposed...
View ArticleNYC, Transit Included, Readies For Hurricane
Worst-case projection of storm surge flooding in Lower Manhattan. (New York, NY – WNYC) Of all New York City’s infrastructure, its underground transit system is especially vulnerable to storm surges...
View ArticleNew York Announcing Bike Share Program Today
Bikeshare users in Washington, DC (Photo: Tara Bahrampour) New York City’s transportation chief, Janette Sadik-Khan, will announce the selection of a vendor to run its 10,000-bike bike share system...
View ArticleNew Census Data: For Commutes, Car Use Up, Transit Down, NYC Shows Opposite...
Transit use is down. Carpooling is down. And driving to work alone is up. That’s according to data just out this morning from the American Community Survey. The U.S. Census Bureau released detailed...
View ArticleWEEKEND PHOTOS: 75 Years Ago, the Henry Hudson Bridge Under Construction
The Henry Hudson Bridge under construction in 1936. (Courtesy NY MTA) New York City’s Henry Hudson Bridge turns 75 on Monday. Here’s a look back at it’s construction in 1936. The bridge spans the...
View ArticleNew York Traffic Deaths Hit Historic Low
NY Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, NY DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and NY Mayor Bloomberg Announce Traffic Stats at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. (Photo by Jim O'Grady) (New York, NY – WNYC) The...
View Article42 Bike Share Docks for Lower Manhattan Revealed in Semi-Public Rollout
Slide showing the location of several planned bike share docks in Lower Manhattan. (Photo by Jim O'Grady) (New York, NY – WNYC) The New York City Department of Transportation continues to show...
View ArticleNYC Mayor Bloomberg: Cities Are Ahead Of Nations In Reducing Greenhouse Gases
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (photo by NYC Mayor's Office) (New York, NY – WNYC) By the end of the decade, climate-related actions taken by cities around the world will reduce greenhouse gases by...
View Article12 Hours Behind the Wheel in NYC, With No Food Or Drink
(photo by Kathleen Horan) If you do not see flash audio player please install the latest flash player. Download MP3 If you’re traveling by taxi this summer, chances are your driver is hungrier than...
View ArticleVIDEO: South Ferry Subway Station, Post-Sandy
New York’s MTA just released a startling video of the extent of the flooding at the South Ferry – Whitehall station, located at the southern tip of Manhattan. The station recently underwent a $530...
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