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Boogie Down Biden: Pols, City DOT Hail Fed Funds for Capping the Cross Bronx Expressway
Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Ritchie Torres and DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman hailed the $1.2-trillion federal infrastructure bill for creating a $1-billion "Reconnecting Communities" pilot to "study ... removing, retro-fitting, or mitigating" highways that hurt "community connectivity, mobility, access, or economic development."
November 9, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: How Berkeley Is De-Policing Traffic Enforcement
Consistent with Vision Zero principles, we want to ensure all street users feel and are safe from harm while in public space. To achieve this vision we have a duty to work to end police violence associated with traffic enforcement.
October 16, 2021
Study: Police Killings of Civilians Undercounted By More Than Half
The number of people killed by police officers in the U.S. has been massively underreported in official statistics over the past four decades, with an additional 17,000 deaths over that period, according to our new research.
October 8, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Greenwashing Edition
We can't talk about toxic car ads without talking about all the ways that cars literally toxify our communities — and yes, that includes some of the relatively "greener" models, too.
September 20, 2021
States Must Reduce Police and Traffic Enforcement Bias: Report
"[The report] helps us ... address a lot of problems with law enforcement in this country,” said Russ Martin, the spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which undertook its review after the killing of George Floyd.
August 9, 2021
Visionary Highway Removal Program Axed from Fed Infrastructure Package
August 2, 2021
STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Reduce Car Crashes
An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops do not lessen car-crash rates.
July 15, 2021
STUDY: New Bike Lanes Aren’t Associated With Displacement of BIPOC, Low-Income People
June 21, 2021
OPINION: A Street-Safety Plan for Brooklyn and Beyond
Council candidate Rita Joseph wants to break the hold that cars have on this city.
May 20, 2021
RELIEF! Council Bill Would Let Delivery Riders Use Restaurant Bathrooms
The City Council is stepping in to make sure that the city's delivery riders can use the bathrooms at restaurants when they pick up food orders through third-party apps.
April 28, 2021
