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In NYC, the Best Bike Lanes are in Rich Neighborhoods*
* But it may not be exactly what you think.
October 17, 2019
Data: No Side Street Trafficopalyse Near 14th Street Busway
"In most instances, a radical change causes havoc until a new ‘normal’ is established, but in this case it did not," a traffic analyst wrote.
October 16, 2019
Schools Boss: ‘I Haven’t Talked to Mayor About Keeping Cars Away from Kids’
"We talk curriculum and instruction," Chancellor Richard Carranza told Streetsblog.
October 16, 2019
SPEED CAMERAS WORK, PART II: Drivers Causing Fewer Collisions As Program Expands, Data Shows
Crashes are down 10 percent, possibly became drivers are starting to change their behavior now that there are more cameras, and they're operating eight more hours per day.
October 16, 2019
Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)
Some American cities are bucking a years-long trend of declining transit ridership — but much depends on whether the system is good or bad (as we certainly know here in NY!).
October 15, 2019
UNACCOUNTABLE! U.S. Postal Service Punishes Almost No One for Bad Driving
Just 10 employees of the United States Postal Service have been disciplined for vehicular crashes in the last three years.
October 15, 2019
SPEED CAMERAS WORK: City Writes More Tickets — But Drivers are Getting the Message
Thousands more reckless drivers are getting caught speeding near schools thanks to the additional speed cameras that started going up in school zones this summer, data shows.
October 15, 2019
Corey Johnson for Mayor: Will He ‘Break’ or Merely ‘Bend’ the Car Culture?
If politicians truly "campaign in poetry, but govern in prose," the Council speaker has shifted from iambic pentameter a bit early.
October 14, 2019
Around and a Roundy: Monday’s Editorial Cartoon
Our editorial cartoonist sees the truth about the NYPD's poor enforcement of bike and bus lanes.
October 14, 2019