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Opinion: How Roundabouts Increase Safety for Vulnerable Road Users
Congress has not only codified roundabouts into federal law for the first time, and put them at the top of the list of examples of highway safety improvement projects. They've also defined them as providing “for the safety of all road users.”
September 25, 2022
Opinion: Congestion Pricing Benefits Are Inarguable; Its Minor Problems are Easily Fixable
Congestion pricing will reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.
It will raise vital revenue for public transit.
It will make the transportation system more equitable.
September 21, 2022
OPINION: Here’s Why We All Need to Imagine a ‘Week Without Driving’
Disability Rights Washington spreads awareness of the transportation challenges of the differently abled.
September 19, 2022
OPINION: Congestion Pricing Will Bring Cleaner Air for All
The key to ensuring safer, more reliable, efficient, and accessible public transit, as well as cleaner air, less traffic congestion, and safer roads, is through a swift implementation of congestion pricing.
September 14, 2022
OPINION: Let’s Turn Down the Noise on Sirens
A City Council bill would mandate quieter, less disruptive emergency vehicles.
September 13, 2022
CYCLE OF RAGE: The Streetsblog Hot Take on Steve Bannon’s Surrender
Here's our take on the national story of the day!
September 8, 2022
OPINION: The Real ‘Cash Grab’ Isn’t Congestion Pricing — It’s Car Culture
It pays to remember who profits as complainants line up on central business district tolling.
September 7, 2022
OPINION: Here’s Some Solutions to NYCHA’s E-Bike Battery Woes
New York needs to invest in battery swapping, other safety policies in order to head off home charging.
September 2, 2022
OPINION: Central Harlem Needs a Bikeway—Right Now
A protected lane along the median of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard would be a grand gesture linking Harlem's past to its future. It's also simple justice.
August 26, 2022
OPINION: We Need a River-to-River Crosstown Bike Network in Manhattan
A Chinese proverb goes: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now." The same goes for replacing car infrastructure with bike infrastructure.
August 17, 2022
