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Cars, taxis and trucks sit in traffic in midtown Manhattan 15 August 2007 during the morning rush hour. The federal government has given New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg a postdated check of 354 million USD for his plan to ease city traffic through new tolls if he can win the approval of local lawmakers.The plan if enacted, calls for charging 8 USD to drive a car into Manhattan south of 86th street on weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m (1800 GMT) and trucks would pay 21 USD. It would be the first city in the United States to have such a toll. AFP PHOTO TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Car Accidents Costing City $4 Billion Annually

Transportation Alternatives suggested arterial streets are the most frequent scene of fatalities, which make up 15 percent of New York City streets.
By Christine Park

Goodbye Parking Garages: Proposal Aims To Reduce Off-Street Parking Requirements in Downtown Brooklyn

There’s a reason why public transportation exists: so that people don’t have to use cars. Downtown Brooklyn residents have long
By Jess Schiewe

Stalled Subways: Straphangers Say Commutes Have Worsened Since 2009 Cuts

Sure, you can get cell service in the subways now, and bus rapid transit runs up and down the avenues,
By Matt Chaban

Revolutionizing the East River Waterfront

By Matt Chaban
(Photo: Transportation Alternatives)

Midtown Is the Most Dangerous Place to Be a Pedestrian

By Anna Sanders

Abuses of Power: Fighting the Good Fight Against … Phony Parking Permits

By Meghan Keneally

Abuses of Power: Fighting the Good Fight Against … Phony Parking Permits

By Meghan Keneally

Cyclists, After Ire of Entire East Side, Push for More Bike Lanes

By Matt Chaban

How Do You Live, Paul Steely White?

By Michael Roberto

The Man Who Closed Times Square to Traffic

By Matt Frassica

Find Out Just How Badly You Treat the Environment Every Damn Day

By Oliver Haydock

Parking Spaces: Break Room for the 21st Century?

By Oliver Haydock

Transportation Guru: ’09 Mayoral Race ‘Make-or-Break’

By Oliver Haydock

Free Bikes for All at Governors Island! (On Fridays. Until October.)

By Eliot Brown

Will Paterson Endorsement Ease Congestion-Pricing Gridlock?

By Steve Cohen
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