New Citi Bike Data on Individual Trips Shows How Bike-Share Links to Transit
Today, Citi Bike opened up a treasure trove of data on how people are using the system, giving the public access to details of individual trips, featuring information such as starting point, ending point, trip time, bike identification number, and anonymous information about the bike user, including gender, age, and whether the rider was using a day, week or annual pass.
March 31, 2014
Speed Cams Eliminated From State Budget But Resurface in Shelly Silver Bill
After Governor Cuomo proposed allowing speed cameras on Long Island and the State Senate recommended expanding New York City's small, 20-camera program by 160 cameras, the final state budget agreement reached late Friday night included neither. But a bill from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver would make up for much of what was lost in budget negotiations, bringing speed cams to Long Island and expanding NYC's automated speed enforcement program by 120 cameras.
March 31, 2014
Speed Cam Data: See How Enforcement Drops Off a Cliff Each Afternoon
New data offers a glimpse of how New York's small speed camera program is performing under the restrictions of current Albany legislation. Among other things, you can see that the cameras don't issue any tickets at night, when fatal crashes are most prevalent.
March 28, 2014
At Manhattan Vision Zero Forum, NYPD Says Better Crash Data Coming Soon
The Vision Zero town hall roadshow returned to Manhattan last night with a well-attended forum at John Jay College. Elected officials, agency representatives and the public gathered to discuss the city's plan to eliminate traffic fatalities and to offer suggestions for the initiative. Like last week's forum in Astoria, some new details came out over the course of the evening about the city's next steps for Vision Zero -- including hints from NYPD about opening more data to the public. Another highlight: Livery drivers offered their own suggestions to stop the carnage on city streets.
March 27, 2014
Albany’s Absurd Restrictions Prevent NYC Speed Cameras From Saving Lives
As City Hall, the City Council, and street safety advocates press Albany for greater freedom to deploy automated speed enforcement in NYC, they're asking not just for more cameras, but also for more leeway to use cameras where and when they can save lives.
March 27, 2014
City Council Gets on Board With Overhauling the Sheridan. Will Cuomo?
After nearly two decades of advocacy and planning to transform the Sheridan Expressway, South Bronx residents and businesses have a plan they agree on. The next step: Governor Cuomo's State DOT must launch an environmental review to begin implementing the plan. The State Senate included $3 million for the review in its budget proposal [PDF]. With a unanimous 10-0 vote this afternoon, the City Council transportation committee urged the state to follow through and conduct the study. The full City Council is expected to endorse the request tomorrow.
March 25, 2014