Another day, another DOT project killed by First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro.<\/p>\n
This time it’s the Upper West Side “smart curbs” pilot, which Mastro ordered DOT to put on hold because of uproar over the conversion of 70 on-street spots from free to metered parking.<\/p>\n
Streetsblog’s Kevin Duggan had the story, which West Side Rag broke first<\/a> on Tuesday morning. Read Streetsblog’s “take” here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mastro’s street improvement project body count \u2014 or, more specifically, the mayor’s project body count since Mastro joined the administration \u2014 now includes three blocks of Bedford Avenue’s protected bike lane<\/a>, the proposed Tremont Avenue busway<\/a> and the “smart curbs” pilot. (City Hall reportedly also put the kibosh on the 34th Street busway until City Council members intervened<\/a>. And Mastro personally delayed the opening of the Queensboro Bridge pedestrian path<\/a> in the spring and forced Lyft to lower its Citi Bike e-bikes to 15 mph<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Yet another example of the Adams admin (and Randy Mastro specifically) rolling back a plan implemented by an agency in response to local complaints. \u2014 Jeff Coltin (@JCColtin) August 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n It’s all part and parcel with how Adams has governed: His commitments to build bike lanes and bus lanes are only good until someone with money and influence says otherwise \u2014 then all bets are off.<\/p>\n What smart and long-planned transportation initiative will Mastro kill next? Hopefully, none. Until then, you all can keep refreshing the Streetsblog homepage.<\/p>\n Recommended<\/p>\n In other news:<\/p>\n\n
(e.g. Elizabeth Street Garden, pausing composting fines, McGuinness Boulevard redesign) https:\/\/t.co\/6FyfAbt8YB<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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