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Articles by Rachel Weinberger
The MTA Capital Plan is critical to our future
Whether you are a daily straphanger, an occasional rail or bus rider, or someone who never steps foot on a train or bus, if you live or work anywhere in the New York region, the MTA’s vast network is critical to your health, your pocketbook, and your quality of life. New York is the most job-dense region in the U.S., a full quarter of New York State’s labor force commutes on an MTA subway, bus, or commuter rail. Transit riders bring home more than $180 billion annually.
Op-Ed | Congestion pricing ‘pause’ wreaked havoc on the last MTA Capital Plan and threatens the newest
The weather may be cooling, but the pressure to properly fund the MTA, reduce costly congestion, and improve air quality and emissions is still heating up. At the top of the list of policy pressure points this summer is the Central Business District Tolling Program, more commonly known as congestion pricing.
Op-ed | New York Has a Problem at the Curb. Here’s How We Fix It.
It’s tough at the curb. Everyone wants to be there. Congested and contested curb lanes are detrimental to auto-users, pedestrians, bikers, transit riders, taxis, delivery and pick-up vehicles, outdoor diners, and businesses that are part of our street ecosystem. The lack of immediate space gives rise to double parking and other unsafe conditions, and excessive traffic due to parking searches.
Communication Issues at NY Jail After Transfer Of ICE Detainees
Advocates and progressive lawmakers have slammed the moves for a lack of transparency and for further separating detainees from their communities, families, and attorneys. Meanwhile, about 20 detainees who remained at the New York jail were moved to another unit within the facility, which uses a different communications system that has made it harder for them to stay in touch with their attorneys, detainees and their lawyers told City Limits.
NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 6-12
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Adi Talwar A former Jehovah Witnesses hotel at 90 Sands St. in DUMBO. Supportive housing organization Breaking Ground spent $170 million to buy and renovate the hotel into 491 affordable and supportive housing units.
Opinion: We Need E-Bike Incentives, Not Bans
“We join many other New Yorkers, including Los Deliveristas, a social justice group that represents the estimated 65,000 delivery workers, and call on the city to find alternatives to a ban that protects NYCHA residents from fire hazards without impacting transportation access or imperiling the growth of this affordable and sustainable mobility option.” John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit Food delivery workers, pictured here at an April 2022 press conference with City Councilmembers, often...
Labor is Latest Sticking Point in Debate Over Bruckner Rezoning
The New York District Council of Carpenters issued a statement opposing the plan, saying they would not receive enough work on 349-unit project proposed for The Bronx. Their stance was counter to several other influential labor leaders who have spoken in favor of the project for the jobs and new housing it will create. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. Adams administration officials joined some labor unions and community groups at City Hall Wednesday in support of the Bruckner Boulevard project.
Health and Transportation Benefits from Congestion Pricing Could Be Truly Transformative
Manhattan traffic (photo: Marc A. Hermann/MTA) Traffic pollutes, and air pollution results in poorer health. This means higher rates of asthma, lower birth weights, and a greater risk of maternal health problems. As health and transportation policy experts, we see that congestion pricing in New York City will be a win for our region – not only for transportation flow, but also for air quality and public health.
NYC Planning Commission Backs Bruckner Rezoning Opposed by Key Councilmember
The proposal has encountered resistance from would-be neighbors and local Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez, who’ve cited concerns about impact on infrastructure, parking and the area’s suburban feel. But one planning commissioner who voted in favor of the project Wednesday believes the opposition is driven by a rejection of affordable housing.
Bigger, broader highways are really a dead end
Transportation accounts for 28% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. So it would make sense that discouraging driving, promoting transit and cleaning up transportation, would be a key goal of state lawmakers to meet the ambitious state law to reduce emissions 40% by 2030 and 85% by 2050. Instead, lawmakers are promoting some unfortunate projects and policies that will only harm the environment, damage public health and encourage greater reliance on driving and personal cars.
The Shape of Cruising
By Adam Millard-Ball, Rachel R. Weinberger & 1 more. While drivers often perceive that cruising times are long, most cruising trips appear to be less dramatic; repeated circling is the exception rather than the norm.
Opinion: Post-COVID NYC Needs Bike Lanes and Electric Microbility
‘We can use this moment to position ourselves in ways that best serve New Yorkers—those who have stayed, those who will return, and the newcomers who will power New York’s next cycle of growth.’ NYC DOT A ride along Northern Boulevard. The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the tides in urban mobility. When New York hit “pause” that gave us all a moment to reflect on how and why we move around the city. Streets emptied of cars; subways and buses emptied of riders.
Mayor Bill de Blasio should listen to the Regional Plan Association and reduce the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Transportation advocates have reason to greet the recent recommendations from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s expert BQE panel with praise and enthusiasm. Yet, although it is encouraging to see the city moving forward with some of these ideas—like immediately beginning repairs and restricting heavy-truck traffic—we remain cautiously optimistic that the mayor will trust the counsel of his own experts on the implementation of larger structural changes.
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