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  1. the group portrait
    Pilgrimage to the Meadowlands (Taylor’s Version)How to get an army of Swifties to the MetLife Stadium — and its parking lot.
    By Zach Schiffman and Sara Messinger
  2. street view
    Congestion Pricing’s Pitfalls and How to Avoid ThemLessons from London’s 20 years of experience.
    By Justin Davidson
  3. getting around
    Did Jeff Bezos Put His Girlfriend on the Bow of His Superyacht?The massive schooner cost $500 million to build. Hidden declarations of love are priceless.
    By Katie McDonough
  4. getting around
    A Brief History of Elon Musk’s Master PlansPart 1 was a practical post-gasoline vision, Part Deux was more like rambly billionaire futurism, and Part 3 arrives next week.
    By Alissa Walker
  5. ohio train derailment
    What Is Going On in East Palestine, Ohio?Parsing the most reliable information circulating about the catastrophic train derailment.
    By Alissa Walker
  6. getting around
    Why It Costs So Much to Build Our SubwaysAn NYU study finds that most of the overspending isn’t where you think it is.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  7. street view
    Walkable City’s Jeff Speck Knows There Are Worse Things Than Crawling TrafficTen years on, he reflects on pipe dreams turned real (like California’s ADU boom) and not (like truly safe streets).
    By Justin Davidson
  8. getting around
    Eric Garcetti’s Broken SidewalksIf you want to know what kind of mayor he’s been for Los Angeles, just look down.
    By Alissa Walker
  9. getting around
    GM Is Fixing Busted Teslas NowAbout 11,000 of them so far, according to GM’s president.
    By Alissa Walker
  10. design history
    We’ll Miss You, MetroCard MachineAfter more than two decades, the city is replacing the squat stainless-steel machines to make way for OMNY.
    By Karrie Jacobs
  11. getting around
    Talking to the Last Man Standing at the Congestion-Pricing HearingAn all-nighter with the MTA (and The Real Housewives of Dubai).
    By Katie McDonough
  12. getting around
    6 Hours and 42 Minutes of Insults and Minor MeltdownsA “money grab,” an “embarrassment,” and other complaints from the MTA’s first congestion-pricing hearing.
    By Wilfred Chan
  13. streets
    Eastern Parkway Was Never Meant to Be a HighwayThe case for making the street more like the pleasure road Frederick Law Olmsted intended.
    By Diana Budds
  14. special delivery
    Who Isn’t Suing the USPS Over Its Gas-Guzzler Trucks?Sixteen states, plus three big metro regions, are trying to get the post office to electrify faster.
    By Alissa Walker
  15. getting around
    Who’s Afraid of the Subway?Riding every line in the days after the Sunset Park shooting.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  16. getting around
    I Was a Teenage Subway TerrorNow I’m the elder on the subway, praying that the band of teens next to me on the platform doesn’t get in the same car.
    By Collier Meyerson
  17. getting around
    How Will New York Remember the Subway Shooter?The city is lousy with people who do horrible things and pass into legend.
    By Mark Jacobson
  18. getting around
    The Subway Is New York’s Safety NetIt’s not merely a picture of who any of us might become but of who we are right now.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  19. getting around
    A Streets Plan That’s Really a Time MachineNYC’s City Council wants you to get everywhere faster.
    By Alissa Walker
  20. getting around
    Turn Gas Subsidies Into Money for EveryonePeople can spend it on gas if they want!
    By Alissa Walker
  21. encounter
    Pete Buttigieg Is Living His Best LifeHow billions of dollars in infrastructure funds turned the Transportation secretary into a D.C. power broker.
    By Ross Barkan
  22. design edit
    Marimekko Wallpaper, a Transit Zine, and More Design FindsPlus an art and design lending library at the Tribeca art gallery 52 Walker.
    By Diana Budds
  23. getting around
    There’s Just One Problem With That Cute New USPS TruckThe first huge order of vehicles will mostly be gasoline-powered rather than electric.
    By Alissa Walker
  24. highway removal
    About Time: Syracuse’s I-81 Is Finally Being DemolishedKathy Hochul’s next move aims to start rectifying a mid-century mistake.
    By Alissa Walker
  25. crime
    The Infamous FBI Informant Behind a 20-Fatality Limo CrashIt was the deadliest U.S. transportation disaster in a decade. The man behind it was one of the most notorious confidential informants in FBI history.
    By Ben Ryder Howe
  26. highways to hell
    One State Is Showing Us How to End America’s Addiction to Highway ExpansionColorado passed a first-in-the-nation rule requiring new transportation projects to prove they can reduce emissions.
    By Alissa Walker
  27. getting around
    OMNY Fare Cap Gives Everyone an Unlimited PassOnce you’ve spent $33, you ride free ’til the next week.
    By Valeria Ricciulli
  28. getting around
    Michelle Wu Can Be America’s First Actual Climate MayorBoston’s new chief executive is a bus-riding mom who wants to make transit free.
    By Alissa Walker
  29. transportation
    Amtrak Train Derails in Montana, Killing 3 PeopleAs many as 50 people were injured. The cause of the derailment, which sent eight cars off the tracks, is not yet clear.
    By Chas Danner
  30. streets
    The Street Fight Is BackEverybody wants a piece of your block, and it’s going to take a lot more than planters and metal barricades to resolve who gets what.
    By Diana Budds
  31. streets
    I Wish I Liked the New Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane MoreA hard-won symbolic victory that’s a baby step.
    By Diana Budds
  32. getting around
    How Does An Elevated Highway in New York City Even Flood?It’s a road that’s above ground. Shouldn’t it drain?
    By Alissa Walker
  33. getting around
    The FDR Drive, Swamped Last Night, Is Full of Abandoned Cars TodayTow trucks are trying to clear the road.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  34. throwing shade
    Here’s How Hard Los Angeles Has Made It to Install a Bus ShelterA new design for a tiny sunshade is about the best anyone can do.
    By Alissa Walker
  35. safer streets
    Grim New Numbers: Traffic Deaths Highest Since 2007Speeding, mostly, seems to be the cause.
    By Alissa Walker
  36. getting around
    Where Did All the Yellow Cabs Go?Nearly two-thirds of New York’s taxis are gone, and a lot of them may never come back.
    By Jack Denton
  37. infrastructure watch
    The BQE Is Still Falling Apart, and There’s No Real Plan to Fix ItThe outlook is grim for the expressway, but only stopgap measures are underway.
    By Christopher Robbins
  38. street view
    Could We Really Get a Good Penn Station?Yet another wisp of hope.
    By Justin Davidson
  39. battery parking tales
    An Electric Car in High-rise Manhattan: How Long Is Your Extension Cord?The realities of a plug-in car when you live in the Financial District.
    By Paul Greenberg
  40. developments
    Climate-Change-Related Lawsuit Nixes Huge California DevelopmentNot in my backyard, says Planet Earth, backed by a judge.
    By Alissa Walker
  41. brooklyn bridge
    The Brooklyn Bridge Finally Gets Its Own Bike Path! Except …It’s gonna be a little snug.
    By Alissa Walker
  42. street view
    Standstill Traffic May Be the Only Thing Keeping Crash-Death Numbers DownAnd until we redesign our streets, those numbers will keep going up.
    By Alissa Walker
  43. bad air
    Maybe You Should’ve Been Wearing a Mask in the Subway All AlongAir pollution at some stations is so bad that it’s like inhaling wildfire smoke.
    By Alissa Walker
  44. pedalling
    Here’s a Handsome Solution to New York’s Bike-Parking CrisisOonee’s pods can securely store seven bikes in one car’s worth of parking.
    By Alissa Walker
  45. getting around
    Can a Worker-Owned App Pull Drivers From Uber and Lyft?A cooperative tries to revolutionize ride sharing.
    By Sarah Jones
  46. street view
    The E-Scooter Is Part of a Balanced Transit DietAnd it should—with caution and regulation—be welcomed.
    By Justin Davidson
  47. getting around
    Uber and Lyft Just Bought a Law in CaliforniaThe companies spent $200 million to pass Proposition 22, which establishes gig-economy drivers as a new employment class.
    By Alissa Walker
  48. buyer’s market
    Here’s Why Airlines Are Ending Change FeesWhile there won’t be fees for altering your travel plans, you’ll probably have to choose higher fares or cheap, inflexible tickets.
    By Josh Barro
  49. cityscape
    The Sunnyside Yard Master Plan Is a Mirage of a Better CityNew York City’s plan for the city’s heart is the best of all worlds. Whether it can actually exist in ours is another question.
    By Justin Davidson
  50. more like noped
    Mopeds Are Coming for New York CityAnybody with a driver’s license can rent a Revel moped. Which seems potentially dangerous.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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