After passing congestion pricing, NY's MTA wants to charge the NYC Marathon organizers to use the bridges.

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Cars are… the worst? Learn more at: Transportation - USAFacts]

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More than 75% of NYC's space is devoted to driving and free storage for cars — even though a minority of New Yorkers own a car, fewer than 25% drive to work, and the vast majority of us walk, bike, and take transit.

Is this the best use of our streets? We say no.

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Streets should serve the needs of all New Yorkers.

If we convert just 25% of current car space into space for people, every New Yorker could live within 0.25 miles of green space + protected bus lane and bike lane — and that’s just the start.

A Challenge to Give Streets Back to People

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A bird's eye view of a dedicated bus lane in action. We're moving nearly 70 buses an hour through the Flower Street bus lane each evening!

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It’s the lead up to a turn lane…a few impatient drivers decided to cut in early.

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Metro is studying the possibility of implementing more flexible dedicated bus lanes as well as bus rapid transit projects. ^Anna

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Hi, you can request additional footage by emailing mediarelations@metro.net ^Anna

 

[Wepa Man]

Good get these fukkers out the bridge

 

[OneManGang]

Is New York even sustainable at this trajectory?

 

[AtomicUse]

chicago could heavily reduce the value of those parking spots by massively improving public transportation.

We already have, arguably, the best public transportation system in the country.

Really the only system “better” is NYC. We just have grifters and idealists in charge of everything.

 

[frush11]

fukking liberals

god forbid they cut spending, stop paying disgusting levels of overtime, anything to hold themselves accountable. just keep taking, and keep taxing

Did you go to private schools, use private parks, drive on private roads, used private libraries ?

 

[frush11]

Say Hello To London, NYC. That's where they got that idea from.

Don't ever drive in London if you're a tourist

 

[the cac mamba]

Did you go to private schools, use private parks, drive on private roads, used private libraries ?

no, i didn't. i live in a state with low taxes that still has all those things

 

[The ADD]

Wow

 

[Conan]

no, i didn't. i live in a state with low taxes that still has all those things

What state? Humor us

 

[the cac mamba]

What state? Humor us

nevada

 

[frush11]

no, i didn't. i live in a state with low taxes that still has all those things

I swear you white folks in America owe your whole standard off life on aggressive assss liberal situations.

But keep on

 

[the cac mamba]

I swear you white folks in America owe your whole standard off life on aggressive assss liberal situations.

But keep on

enjoy paying 20 bucks to go over a bridge

 

[Geek Nasty]

Cities have been extorting commuters (excuse was the expense for servicing them all) for so long they got dependent on the income. Now that everybody is WFH they can’t admit that the commuters weren’t really costing them money but were a major net asset. NYC is like a junkie in the “sell anything you can” phase when they should really be in rehab preparing for a new future.

 

[KnickstapeCity]

enjoy paying 20 bucks to go over a bridge

Cac Mamba is a Nevada breh?