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Trump Admin Says It Will Back ‘Voluntary Standards’ By Driverless Technologists

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says the new guidelines are to ensure America's leadership in autonomous vehicle technology.
By Sissi Cao
Mayor de Blasio speaking at a press conference on a new school coming to the Upper West Side.

Bill de Blasio Pans DOT’s ‘Stupid’ Twitter Response to Council Speaker

The mayor said the Department of Transportation's response to Speaker Mark-Viverito's request for assistance with a traffic signal "stupid."
By Madina Toure
A sign warns drivers of blizzard conditions on the north bound Garden State Parkway on January 22, 2016 in Cape May County, New Jersey.

Lawmakers Must Act To Rein In NJ’s Incompetent Department of Transportation

Only one word can describe the Department of Transportation’s roll out of centerline rumble strips throughout New Jersey: Incompetent
By Michael Ehrenreich
A controversial bike lane on Prospect Park West on August 17, 2011 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Transit Improvements Shouldn’t Bow to ‘Community’ Pressures

By The Editors
Kenny Ditcher

Wheels Up Rushes to Be the Uber of Private Plane Travel

By Ken Kurson
The expansion map.

Citi Bike to Pay New York $5 M. Annually for Parking, Not Much Else at the Moment

By Kim Velsey
Bikes! (Amanda Cohen, the Observer)

Would a REQX Deal Be Good for Citi Bike?

By Kim Velsey
Bill de Blasio standing with parents this afternoon.

Slower Speeds on Atlantic Avenue Announced as First Phase of Vision Zero Plan

By Ross Barkan
(flickr, Mark Morgan)

Gramercy Owners Take Up (Legal) Arms Against DOT Over Bus Stop Expansion

By Chris Pomorski
The ribbon cutting. Only a few more of these left that Bloomberg can claim before he leaves office.

Among the Last Pedestrian Plazas of the Bloomberg Era, Marcy Avenue Plaza Is Unveiled in Brooklyn

By Kim Velsey
The cobblestones in question. (animalvegetable, flickr)

Preservation Ridiculousness Peaks In the Great Dumbo Cobblestone Debate

By Kim Velsey
Not one but TWO Midtown stop signs. (Google Maps)

John Updike Would Have Loved 6½th Avenue Even If the Dailies Don’t

By Observer Staff
Artistic Public Service Announcement (Photo via DOT)

New York City Protects Cyclists, Pedestrians With Obtuse Curbside Haiku

By Drew Grant
Photo courtesy of the Department of Transportation

Department of Transportation Introduces First 20 Miles-Per-Hour ‘Slow Zone’ In The Bronx…Is Manhattan Next?

By Drew Grant

Technical Lead of NYC Big Apps Breaks Down the City’s Brand New API (Now With More 311!)

By Nitasha Tiku

Standup Comedian and Startup CEO Jeff Glasse is Revolutionizing the Panoramic Video Camera

By Ben Popper
Seal of approval. (Gothamist)

Wheels Within Wheels: Has Bloomberg Found a New Biking Buddy?

By Matt Chaban

Get Happy? Here Come 20 MPH Streets—and Skeleton Enforcers

By Matt Chaban

Fixing Grand Army Plaza (Just Not the Bike Lanes)

By Matt Chaban
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