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What Explains the Gender Gap in Walking?
A recent Stanford study examined walking rates around the globe, finding that in a diverse range of countries, girls and women walk less than boys and men. What explains the disparity?
March 8, 2018
This Week: Tell City Council Members NYC Needs Bolder Street Redesigns
Tomorrow volunteers with Transportation Alternatives head to City Hall to make the case to the City Council for bolder street redesigns.
March 5, 2018
This Week: Speak Up for an L Train Shutdown Plan Grounded in Reality
On Thursday, Manhattan Community Board 2 will be discussing the L train shutdown, and people who are counting on a viable replacement plan have to make their presence felt.
February 26, 2018
American Cities and the Creeping Criminalization of Walking
Montclair, California, is the latest American city to fall for the dangerous fiction that outlawing the act of walking while looking at a mobile device will make people safer.
February 20, 2018
This Week: L Train Shutdown Road Show Comes to the West Side
If you live on Manhattan’s West Side, this week is your chance to weigh in on the MTA/DOT plan to keep people moving while the L train is out of commission for Sandy-related repairs.
February 12, 2018
Tonight: Speak Up for Safe Crosstown Bike Lanes at Manhattan CB 6
If you want safer crosstown bicycling routes before someone else gets hurt, you can speak up tonight for this protected bike lane project.
February 5, 2018
This Week: L Train Shutdown Open House, Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes
There are two big events on the Streetsblog calendar this week. On Wednesday, the MTA and NYC DOT hold a second open house on their developing plan to handle the L train shutdown. On Thursday, DOT presents its plan for protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street to Manhattan CB 5.
January 29, 2018
This Week: Tell DOT Your Ideas for Next Phase of Queens Boulevard Redesign
The de Blasio administration’s Queens Boulevard redesign is a major success, with serious crashes down and cyclist counts up on the four miles of the street that have a bike lane. This year, DOT plans to extend the redesign east from Rego Park, adding bike lanes between Yellowstone Boulevard and Union Turnpike.
January 22, 2018
The High Priesthood of Transportation Engineering Has a New Leader
The men and women who write the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices are an obscure bunch. But their influence over our living environments and how we get around extends almost everywhere you go in America.
January 16, 2018
Give to Streetsblog and Make New York a Better City for Walking, Biking, and Transit in 2018
As you settle in for the holidays, please take a moment to consider making a year-end donation to Streetsblog and Streetfilms.
December 22, 2017
