Driving
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…Or Should We Soak ‘Super-Drivers’ Instead of Subsidizing Them?
Piling subsidies on subsidies, even if well-meaning, fails to rein in the full cost of driving.
January 30, 2024
Watchdog: Some MTA Workers Misuse Their Agency-Issued Cars
There's just too much idling and unsafe driving among employees of both the LIRR and NYC Transit.
January 18, 2024
Monday’s Headlines: Suburban Angst Edition
Does New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast want to be Department of Transportation commissioner? Plus other news.
September 11, 2023
Friday’s Headlines: Cautionary Tale Edition
Here's a sad story sent over by a Friend of Streetsblog about how the world treats people without driver's licenses. Plus other news.
May 5, 2023
Analysis: City is Much Better Seizing Cars from Illegal Dumpers than Reckless Drivers
If only the Department of Transportation would start treating reckless drivers like garbage!
September 21, 2022
Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche
The actor's crash is the kind of extreme collision about which even the most avowed Vision Zero advocates typically stay silent — possibly because, secretly, they are not totally sure the crash could have been prevented.
But Heche's crash was absolutely preventable. Here's why.
August 16, 2022
KOMANOFF: High Gas Prices Are Reducing Driving!
Pricing has power. Changes in the prices of goods and services affect demand for those items. And that's happening with gasoline right now, despite what Streetsblog says!
July 20, 2022
Bad Road Design Is Stoking the U.S. Pedestrian Death Crisis: Report
States that built streets for speed over safety experienced big fatality jumps even as driving diminished during the pandemic.
July 13, 2022
It’s 4:20 Somewhere: Can We Stop Stoned Driving Without Ending Car Dependency?
No one wants drivers to drive under the influence of marijuana — but they won't without accompanying systemic change that gives residents other options to get around when they've danced to the Doobie Brothers.
April 18, 2022
KOMANOFF: A New York Gas-Tax Holiday Will Enrich Those Who Least Need It
Rich families will benefit nearly six times as much as the poorest. So why are Democrats for it?
March 31, 2022
