New York City Politics and Urbanism Daily
Mamdani Puts Real Money Behind Bus and Bike Lanes
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 · 7 min
Mayor Mamdani’s NYC DOT budget puts more than $200 million over four years toward bus lanes, bike lanes and public-realm work, while Sixth Avenue gets a long-delayed wider protected lane ahead of the World Cup.
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Mayor Mamdani’s NYC DOT budget puts more than $200 million over four years toward bus lanes, bike lanes and public-realm work, while Sixth Avenue gets a long-delayed wider protected lane ahead of the World Cup.
In this episode
- Mamdani Budget Bodes Beaucoup Bucks For Bikes And Buses - Streetsblog New York City — Streetsblog New York City
localStorage.setItem('darkMode', val)); } }" x-bind:class="{ 'dark': darkMode }"> Mamdani Budget Bodes Beaucoup Bucks For Bikes And Buses - Streetsblog New York City # Mamdani Budget Bodes Beaucoup Bucks For Bikes And Buses The Department of Transportation is poised to get tens of millions dollars per year in new funding specifically to execute Mayor Mamdani's vision for bus lanes and bike lanes…
- Exclusive: Wider Bike Lane Coming This Spring To Sixth Ave. in Manhattan - Streetsblog New York City — Streetsblog New York City
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- Step Back — When City Hall promises more money for buses and bike lanes, what actually has to happen before that turns into faster trips and safer streets — and where do these projects usually get bogged down?
Background sources
- Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Announces City Will Restart Construction of Four Halted Bus and Bike Lane Projects in the Bronx and Brooklyn - NYC Mayor's Office — Nyc
- Mamdani’s DOT blames Adams for falling short of Streets Plan targets for bus and bike lane construction | amNewYork — Ethan Stark-Miller
- Council Fails Adams on Bus and Bike Lanes as Mamdani Streets Boss Promises More | THE CITY — NYC News — Jose Martinez
- Mamdani, MTA to Revive Street Projects, But Free Buses Prove Elusive – Commercial Observer — Mark Hallum February 13, 2026 2:55 pm
- SF got $2.3M in state funding to build a bike lane. Where is it? — Rachel Swan
- Boston's streets projects have stalled under Wu, long a transit champion — Bostonglobe
- MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Transportation stakeholders give Mamdani high marks on streets agenda, but more work to be done on buses | amNewYork — Ethan Stark-Miller