On Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new Department of Transportation commissioner vowed to step up the City's installation of bus and bike lanes—but would not commit to meeting legally mandated numbers in the mayor’s first year in office.
DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn faced questions from the City Council at a hearing on New York City's streets master plan, which requires the City to build 150 miles of protected bus lanes and 250 miles of protected bike lanes over five years—targets the City came nowhere close to meeting under Mayor Eric Adams's administration.