A Closer Look at the Drop in Severe Traffic Injuries in NYC
This graph from City Hall's Vision Zero Year Two Report [PDF], released yesterday, is worth pulling out for a closer look. It shows the number of people who were killed or severely injured in traffic each year. Injuries tracked by this metric "include loss of mobility, traumatic brain injuries and amputations," according to the report.
January 20, 2016
Less Service on the L Train? Wring More Efficiency Out of the Streets
Gothamist dropped a bombshell earlier this week: To repair Sandy-inflicted damage to the L train tubes between Manhattan and Brooklyn, the MTA will have to suspend service through the tunnel for large chunks of time.
January 15, 2016
Someone’s Gotta Pay for the Cuomo Transpo Plan, And It Won’t Be Motorists
Andrew Cuomo ran down his list of big transportation projects in the State of the State Address yesterday, and despite the billions it will take to build everything on his agenda, the governor didn't say anything about how he'll raise the money to pay for it. He did work in a line about toll cuts for Thruway drivers, though.
January 14, 2016
The Phantom Pedestrian Menace
In case you missed it, here's the blog post by TWU 100 spokesperson Pete Donohue that set off a local Twitterstorm yesterday, in its entirety:
January 12, 2016
Northeast Ohio to State DOT: Road Expansions Getting Out of Hand
If you could point to one aspect of American transportation policy that's more disastrous than all the others, expanding highways and roads to the point of absurdity is probably it.
January 12, 2016
Straightening Out the Vestigial Kinks in Bus Routes
Just a few months after Houston reorganized its bus network to provide more frequent service where more people can use it -- without increasing the operating budget -- ridership is already on the upswing.
January 11, 2016