JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - EL-Sayed in 2016: Cars are the 'modern-day cigarette'
Left-wing politicians have long been critical of American car usage due to the environmental impact, with many suggesting a buildout of public transportation.
NYTIMES (Stefanos Chen) - Manhattan Bus Lane Plan for 34th Street May Be Stuck in Gridlock
Months after Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city would proceed with a redesign of 34th Street that had been halted by the Trump administration, the plan is no closer to completion.
NYTIMES (Dana Rubinstein and Stefanos Chen) - Mamdani Hosted a Town Hall About Buses. Why Was the D.S.A. There?
After Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office invited the Democratic Socialists of America to a city-sponsored event, watchdog groups raised concerns about mixing politics with government work.
JUSTTHENEWS (Katherine Pugh) - Democratic socialist mayors' plans for free bus rides spark fear of 'rolling homeless encampments'
Fare-free bus initiatives are gaining traction in deep blue cities like Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and New York City.
NYTIMES (Norimitsu Onishi and Renaud Philippe) - Iqaluit, Canada’s Most Northern City, Gets Its First Bus Line
Jacinto Marques left Angola for Canada’s frozen edge. Now he’s running a bus service in Iqaluit, the largest, and only city in Canada’s Arctic.
NYTIMES (Liam Stack and Stefanos Chen) - Mamdani Will Advance Bronx Bus Lane Project to Improve Transit Speeds
The road redesign to prioritize buses, the first such project in the borough, had been put on hold after the Trump administration objected to a similar plan in Manhattan.
NYTIMES (Stephen Castle) - How Manchester’s Bee Buses and Trams Helped Fuel Andy Burnham’s Rise
Andy Burnham brought Greater Manchester’s public transit back under public control, making buses more frequent and capping fares.
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Why California’s Bullet Bus Plan Will Fail Like High-Speed Rail
AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Sewer socialism is flowing through America's cities
America's cities are seeing a socialism surge, but it's not the post-Cold War boogeyman that schoolchildren were warned about. The big picture: It's called sewer socialism, and is the cornerstone for policies from New York's Zohran Mamdami , Seattle's Katie Wilson and Washington D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George . - Sewer socialism focuses on expanding government programs for the public good, like affordable housing, child care and public transportation. - The three Democratic socialists are among those seeking to reboot the movement pioneered by Milwaukee, Wisconsin politicians in the 1900s when they expanded sewage systems and built the first municipally sponsored public housing project in the U.S. Zoom in: Longtime…
America's cities are seeing a socialism surge, but it's not the post-Cold War boogeyman that schoolchildren were warned about. The big picture: It's called sewer socialism, and is the cornerstone for policies from New York's Zohran Mamdami , Seattle's Katie Wilson and Washington D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George . - Sewer socialism focuses on expanding government programs for the public good, like affordable housing, child care and public transportation. - The three Democratic socialists are among those seeking to reboot the movement pioneered by Milwaukee, Wisconsin politicians in the 1900s when they expanded sewage systems and built the first municipally sponsored public housing project in the U.S. Zoom in: Longtime…Open
NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - Wonder What a Renovated Penn Station Might Look Like? Here’s a Preview.
Forget those dreary passageways. The updated transit hub would add a grand entrance with sweeping staircases leading to an airy, glass-walled concourse.