New York

Subway Homeless

More Housing, Less Homelessness

Downzoning and building height restrictions have kept supply well behind demand in New York City, according to this article.

August 20, 2018 - City and State New York

New York Subway

Planned Service Expansions Put on Hold to Save Cash for MTA

New York's transit system will cut cleaning positions, reduce overtime, and delay service expansions to save money in the coming years.

August 19, 2018 - Curbed

NYC Health and Hospitals

Where Care Meets Confinement

For doctors trying to provide mental health care to people who are incarcerated or detained by the New York City Department of Corrections, city jails pose a challenge — and provide an opportunity.

August 8, 2018 - Urban Omnibus

Manhattan Pedestrian Bridge

Already Eight Years Behind Schedule, Manhattan Pedestrian Bridge Delayed Again

The West Thames Street Pedestrian Bridge is over budget and will not be completed until late 2019.

August 8, 2018 - Crain's

MTA Riders Using Wheelchairs Face Problems Even on Wheelchair Accessible Buses

It's not enough for buses to be equipped with lifts or unfolding ramps, bus drivers need to know how to operate the ramps and they need to work. Often they don't.

July 6, 2018 - City Limits

NYC Subway Riders

Why Are Transit Systems Losing Riders?

Transit in general, and buses in particular, are losing riders, especially during off peak hours. Car pooling is down sharply as well.

June 4, 2018 - theTransportPolitic

Citi Bike Rack

Lyft to Buy Motivate, One of America's Largest Bike Share Providers

Motivate operates Ford Gobike in the Bay Area, Citi Bike in New York and Divvy in Chicago among other bike share fleets.

June 4, 2018 - CNET

Wheelchair Accessible

New York MTA Will Spend $600 Million on Disabled Access Improvements

New York's Transit system has long lacked facilities to allow wheelchair users access to many of their stations.

May 3, 2018 - Crain's New York Business

Suburban House

Prices Pushing Home Buyers to Suburbs

Unlike previous generations that fled cities, in part over of fears of crime, today people leave many cities because they can't afford them.

April 28, 2018 - The Economist

Horse Carraige

Cars Banned in Central Park

Starting June 27, cars will no longer be allowed to drive through Central Park.

April 23, 2018 - AM New York

The Windy City

More Homes Underwater in Chicago Than Other U.S. Cities

One in ten Chicago homes is currently underwater, more than double the national average.

March 22, 2018 - Crain's Chicago Business

Death of Two Children in Park Slope Crash Sparks Protest

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has been criticized by pedestrian safety activists and, when a driver ran a red light killing two young children, hundreds came out to confront the mayor in person.

March 9, 2018 - The Village Voice

Youngstown, Ohio

Saving America's Small Cities

Small cities are an asset to the country, so politicians and thinkers on the left and right would do well to stop calling for their inhabitants to flee, Henry Garbar argues in Slate.

February 7, 2018 - Slate

Transportation Network Company

Congestion Pricing—Only for Ride-Hailing Services

Uber and other ride hailing services have put a lot of cars on the road. Could a congestion fee on users of these services help curb the impact of those cars?

January 5, 2018 - The New York Times

Times Square

Bike Valet in Time Square's Future

New service, funded by the Department of Transportation, hopes to curb bike theft with bike valet in Union Square, Time Square and Ridgewood.

December 23, 2017 - AM New York

Hartford Connecticut

No More Parking Minimums in Hartford

Earlier this month, the Hartford Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on a revised zoning code that lets builders forgo parking citywide.

December 22, 2017 - Streetsblog USA

High Line Crowds

No, Your City Is Not Overcrowded

One common argument against new housing (especially in Manhattan) is that the city is "overcrowded."

December 6, 2017 - Michael Lewyn

nyc. subway.

MTA Ridership Falls Among Growing Service Concerns

After years of ridership growth, New York subways have seen a decline in passengers. Some see service failures as a reason for the slip.

December 1, 2017 - The New York Times

New York Apartments

New York Still Not Tracking Vacancies

Despite de Blasio's campaign promises, the city of New York still doesn't count vacant properties, a negligence that advocates for the homeless have been fighting for years.

November 18, 2017 - Next City

Barbes Music

Safe for Now, Brooklyn Music Mecca Sees a Cloudy Future

More than 20 percent of New York's smaller music venues have closed in the past 15 years. Although Brooklyn institution Barbes was recently saved by a crowdfunding campaign, its founder is pessimistic about the future of New York's independent arts.

July 13, 2017 - Soft City

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