How Manhattan’s Congestion Toll Speeds Up Trips in the Suburbs
Along with upgrading transit service, a top goal of New York City’s congestion pricing program has been untangling…
From Brooklyn to the Bronx, Make NYC a Model for Highway Reform
On a hot summer day last August, a crowd gathered in a small plaza opposite a playground in…
Why It’s So Hard to Make Buses Faster in NYC
Usually, buses are virtually invisible in politics. So you can imagine my surprise as a former New York…
Mayor Eric Adams Introduces a New York Twist on Finland’s Baby Boxes
Two weeks before his election as mayor, Zohran Mamdani held about the cutest press conference you can imagine:…
Mayor Eric Adams Introduces a New York Twist on Finland’s Baby Boxes
Two weeks before his election as mayor, Zohran Mamdani held about the cutest press conference you can imagine:…
NYC’s Next Mayor Can Reclaim Government Efficiency From DOGE
Over the past nine months, the Trump Administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has painted a deeply cynical…
‘The Unfinished Metropolis’: Reinventing the Great American Downtown
This article is adapted from Benjamin Schneider’s new book, The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution (Island Press,…