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De Blasio Housing Plan Meekly Suggests Parking Reform
There's a deep connection between parking policy and housing affordability. The more space New York devotes to car storage, the less space is available to house people. And yet, 50 year old laws mandating the construction of parking in new residential development persist in most of the city, driving up construction costs and hampering the supply of housing.
May 7, 2014
Families for Safe Streets to Albany: Lower NYC’s Speed Limit to 20 MPH Now
New Yorkers who have lost loved ones to traffic violence are in Albany today to demand that lawmakers pass legislation to lower NYC's default speed limit to 20 miles per hour.
May 6, 2014
New Layer of Red Tape From FHWA Threatens to Delay NYC Bike Projects
The Federal Highway Administration is seeking to impose a new layer of bureaucratic review on New York City bike projects, which could significantly delay the implementation of street redesigns that have proven to reduce traffic injuries and deaths.
December 20, 2013
Council Transpo Committee Passes NYPD Hit-and-Run Transparency Bill
The City Council transportation committee passed a bill today that would require NYPD to issue quarterly reports on hit-and-run crashes and investigations.
December 18, 2013
Doctors Relate the Horror of Traffic Violence at Pedestrian Injury Summit
Medical professionals and transportation experts convened Thursday for the third New York City Summit on Pedestrian Injury, hosted by Elmhurst Hospital. The day-long event brought transportation officials and advocates together with doctors who witness the destruction caused by reckless drivers in the city every day.
December 13, 2013
When Killing With a Car Is Murder: Q&A With Nassau ADA Maureen McCormick
Last month, the Court of Appeals -- New York's highest court -- upheld the murder convictions of impaired drivers who killed people in three crashes in Nassau County and Staten Island.
December 6, 2013
Every Traffic Death Should Be Investigated Like the Metro-North Crash
The buzzing from the helicopters began before 8 a.m. yesterday and did not stop until after dark. They were back before dawn this morning, and at this writing continue to come and go. I live within sight of Sunday's Metro-North crash, the first incident to result in passenger fatalities in the railroad's 30-year history.
December 2, 2013