Regional Plan Association

06/05/2026

The World Cup starts next week.

Word to the wise — plan your trips throughout the region accordingly, budget extra time, and prepare to be flexible.

Tom Wright talking about World Cup transportation on Spectrum News:

06/04/2026

NEW EVENT: SEQRA reform passed in NY this spring, but what does it mean for housing on the local level?

Join RPA, The Building & Realty Institute of the Hudson Valley, and Open New York for a conversation on what a modern SEQRA process entails and what it'll mean for Westchester.

Register to join: http://bit.ly/seqra-reform

06/03/2026

GO NEW YORK GO NEW YORK GO 🗣️🗣️🗣️

06/03/2026

Yesterday, RPA joined NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission for "Women on the Road in the New York Taxi and For-Hire Industry," a conversation about the experiences of women in the industry.

Thank you to participants Tiffany-Ann Taylor from NYC DOT; Commissioner Midori Valdivia from TLC; Bhairavi Desai from NY Taxi Workers Alliance; Cira Angeles from Riverside Transportation/Livery Base Owners Association; Deputy Mayor Julie Su; and moderator Jaslin Kaur from NYC Mayor's Office!

A special shout-out to RPA's Vanessa Barrios and Christine Hsu, co-chairs of the Women+ of Color in Transportation & Climate Infrastructure, for helping organize yesterday's event!

05/29/2026

As the news about the redesigned Penn Station continues, RPA is exploring what capacity and travel patterns mean for the future of the station.

RPA's Tom Wright explains RPA's historic support of through-running, current travel patterns, and capacity in Penn Station.

Learn more via our Penn report: https://bit.ly/43DHcNc

05/27/2026

RPA joined to celebrate the redesign of the McGuinness Boulevard bike lane — a project that has been in limbo for years but will provide protected bike infrastructure for cyclists in Greenpoint.

Special thanks to DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn, , , and for their efforts on this project!

05/27/2026

Boris Pushkarev, former Vice President for Planning at RPA, died on May 19 at the age of 96.

A leader at RPA for over 30 years, Boris was a central intellectual figure for RPA's work. His work — including "Urban Space for Pedestrians," "Public Transportation and Land Use Policy," and "Urban Rail in America" — were groundbreaking reports on mass transit and the public realm

Jeff Zupan, Boris' friend and mentee, paid tribute to Boris' life and work on our website: https://bit.ly/4fcd5Ub

📸 Jeff Zupan and Boris Pushkarev in 2018

05/21/2026

RPA's Kate Slevin joined the NJ Bike & Walk Coalition and other advocates in Trenton today to rally for a better e-bike law in NJ.

Low-speed e-bikes are a safe, affordable, climate-friendly way to get around. We want laws that encourage them, not restrict them!

Join us in calling for a better e-bike law in New Jersey: https://njbwc.org/ebike-resource/

05/20/2026

SEQRA reform in New York is a "major step forward" when it comes to addressing New York's housing shortage.

"It allows municipalities that want to build to go forward and actually build."

RPA's Joshua Berman in The Economist:

S*x and the environmental-review process

05/19/2026

The Long Island Rail Road strike ended today after three days. We commend the unions, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Gov. Kathy Hochul for reaching an agreement to resume vital LIRR service.

Tom Wright, president and CEO of RPA, released a full statement on the end of the strike: https://bit.ly/3Pc8d75