A new ban on e-bikes and e-scooters in Nassau County is drawing fire from advocates and legal experts. Critics argue the law conflicts with state vehicle and traffic regulations while potentially targeting delivery workers and minorities. Full story here:

Is it a grassroots movement or a corporate PR blitz? Streetsblog found that "Citizens for Affordable Rates" is a front for Uber and insurance giants. They’ve spent $8M on a campaign using actors to sell a plan that strips legal protections from crash victims.

Is there really a car insurance fraud "epidemic" in New York? The data says no. While Gov. Hochul pushes for insurance "reforms" that would hurt crash victims, DA offices in high-cost counties report almost zero prosecutions for staged crashes.

The current lump-sum insurance model subsidizes high-risk, high-mileage drivers at the expense of everyone else. Transitioning to a pay-as-you-drive system would create a direct financial incentive to drive less, leading to fewer crashes and cleaner air.

Assembly Transportation Chair Bill Magnarelli has a primary challenger. Maurice Brown, an Onondaga County legislator with DSA and WFP backing, says it is time for Syracuse to have a leader who prioritizes transit and safe streets over the status quo.

Governor Hochul reversed her proposal to allow driverless cab companies like Waymo to expand throughout New York State. Safe streets advocates and labor groups had been sounding the alarm—and it looks like Albany was listening. Check out the full story

Will "robotaxis" be stopped before they even start in New York? Bronx lawmakers are pushing a bill to require human drivers in all cabs -- a move designed to block Waymo's expansion. Read more here:

Reports of the death of the Route 17 expansion were, apparently, exaggerated. empire.streetsblog.org/update-route...

It's budget season, so let's start the calls to tax the rich. Plus other news. empire.streetsblog.org/tuesday-head...

New Yorkers got another horrific reminder on Thursday of the danger caused by a system that relies on people owning private vehicles to get around. empire.streetsblog.org/friday-headl...

Livable streets advocates and one of the leading lawmakers in the push for safe streets slammed Gov. Hochul for announcing in her annual "State of the State" address that she wants to foster the "deployment of commercial for-hire autonomous passenger vehicles outside New York City."

An up and down election year state of the state and Mamdani hits his old stomping grounds. Plus other news. empire.streetsblog.org/wednesday-he...

Here are the highlights from the policy initiatives that Governor Kathy Hochul will announce during her "State of the State" address. empire.streetsblog.org/hochuls-2026...

New York City motorists with a documented pattern of excessive speeding would be required to install speed-limiting devices inside their cars, Gov. Hochul is expected to announce today. empire.streetsblog.org/state-of-the...

Strap in, folks. It's going to be a heck of a year. Plus other news. empire.streetsblog.org/tuesday-head...

Governor Hochul will announce an extension of the Second Avenue Subway to 125th and Broadway in her State of the State address on Tuesday. buff.ly/2qxRQs6

The New York State Legislature could use 2026 as a year to find a solution to reducing the number of cars traveling across the state, but it may be more of the same.

Wait a second? Streetsblog now has an "Empire State" edition?! empire.streetsblog.org/mondays-head...