New York Law School welcomes NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn for talk on transit affordability

The New York Law School's Center for New York City and State Law welcomed city Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn to the Lower Manhattan campus on Oct. 8 for a talk on making transportation more affordable in New York City. Flynn told the audience that the Mamdani administration views affordability as central to its goals toward improving public transit and transportation around the Big Apple. Most households in New York City, he noted, spend roughly 14% of their income on transportation; among lower-income households, that percentage grows even higher, to nearly a third of their total pre-tax income.  To help New Yorkers get around more quickly and affordably, Flynn noted that the DOT has already embarked on a number of projects to build out the bus and bike lane networks — from installing protected bike lanes along Ashland Place in Brooklyn to restarting the Tremont Avenue busway project in the Bronx.  The transportation commissioner also reviewed the outline for "Vision Zero