In a June 11 editorial, the Daily News endorsed the recent call by five former city transportation commissioners and a coalition of business, civic and other groups for the next mayor to make transportation improvements a top priority.

The groups’ “Unclogging NY” platform calls for a strong city role in completing transit expansion projects, more subway and bus service, traffic relief for neighborhoods and parks, congestion pricing and a more pro-transit attitude by city government.

“Most of these ideas have been roundly ignored,” wrote the News. “Instead of knifing through traffic in a chauffered car with sirens blazing, [politicians] should try sitting in a bus in traffic or negotiating a subway transfer at 5 p.m.”  

Unclogging New York Platform

Business, Transit Groups Challenge NYC Candidates -  June 11, 2001

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