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Dollar vans are a familiar part of life in neighborhoods near Flatbush Avenue with large populations of Caribbean immigrants. The minibus services grew in popularity during the 1980 transit strike and continued to operate in areas across the city — largely in areas that lack subway service.

Gothamist

For years, Dorr told anyone who would listen about his simple way of making highways safer. A line on the side of the road, he argued, would give drivers somewhere to aim their eyes at night other than oncoming headlights. Over time, his revolutionary stripe of paint would reach billions of people and guide drivers across the planet.

The Wall Street Journal

Skyports is partnering with the Port Authority on a yearlong trial of its drone delivery service. Seven times a day, its aircraft make the four-minute East River crossing carrying dummy cargo.

Curbed

The proposal calls for a roughly 12-mile bridge with 1-mile tunnels at each end, connecting Bridgeport and Kings Park, New York. Supporters estimate the project would cost about $50 billion and would rely on a combination of private and federal funding. Under the proposal, Connecticut and New York would each contribute about 5% of the total cost, or roughly $1.25 billion each.

NBC Connecticut

There are about three million parking spaces in New York City, which should be enough for the roughly two million vehicles that are owned by New Yorkers, according to an analysis of census data from 2024.

The New York Times

Safe, scenic pedaling opportunities abound in cities like Seattle, Montreal and Atlanta. Here are routes that will take you past waterways, through parks and along protected urban lanes.

The New York Times

Between 1880 and 1900, the Good Roads Movement, led by an unlikely coalition of urban cyclists and rural postal workers, overhauled the country’s abysmal dirt paths into a coordinated network of paved streets.

History.com