Roads and Traffic

• Mamdani Names Transportation Chief With Job of Making Buses Fast and Free - As commissioner of New York City’s Department of Transportation, Michael Flynn will seek to implement one of the new mayor’s central campaign planks.
• How New York Is Preparing for Its First Major Snowstorm in Years - Streets were brined, plows were ready and flights were canceled as the metropolitan region braced for up to 10 inches of snow.
• Canada Closes Highways to Vancouver After Flooding and Landslides - The atmospheric river over the Pacific Northwest brought a deluge to British Columbia, forcing road closures and evacuations in Canada.