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Talking Headways Podcast: Congestion Pricing Data Collection
New York's congestion pricing data whiz discusses the program's first year.
March 26, 2026
Congestion Pricing Works
Happy birthday to the toll cameras! Congestion pricing is working as promised — defying haters and doubters, including President Trump. Here's why.
January 4, 2026
Who’s Your Train Daddy? Penn Station Boss Andy Byford All But Solicits Bribe For Donald Trump
Andy Byford is back in New York to build a shiny new Penn Station, but he's already admitted he's not the guy in charge.
Dave Colon
October 22, 2025
Judge Orders Trump to Restore $34M in Security Funding to MTA
DHS overstepped its authority when it attempted to tie money from the Transit Security Grant Program to the Trump administration's efforts to deport immigrants, Judge Lewis Kaplan said.
Dave Colon
October 16, 2025
Trump Culture War Tantrum Turns to New York City’s Gateway Tunnel and Second Ave. Subway
It's the second time the Trump administration has denied New York transit funding in as many days.
October 1, 2025
‘Treated and Streeted’: How The City’s Safety Net Fails Homeless People in the Subway
The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net cannot reliably get a homeless person in psychiatric crisis out of the subway and into a hospital bed, a Streetsblog investigation has found.
Nolan Hicks
September 22, 2025
What New York (and the Bay Area) Can Learn from European Buses
Or better said, why the DOT and MTA should sweat the small stuff.
Jake Berman
September 14, 2025
A Few Lowlights from Secretary Duffy’s First Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hearing
Featuring: shouting matches, word-salad answers, blatant misinformation, and more.
July 16, 2025
Dismissed: New York Judge Throws out Another Congestion Pricing Suit
Yet another anti-congestion pricing lawsuit was thrown out today, after a state Supreme Court justice spiked a lawsuit brought by the Town of Hempstead.
Dave Colon
June 17, 2025
Judge Blocks Trump From Forcing New York To End Congestion Pricing
Obviously congestion pricing wasn't going to be halted, but Judge Lewis Liman had some strong words for federal lawyers who claim the government can just change its mind every four years.
Dave Colon
May 27, 2025