Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about California

How Municipalities Can Follow New York’s Lead and Stop Government Cars From Speeding

By Kea Wilson | Apr 20, 2023 | No Comments

Some of America's most prominent sustainable transportation advocacy organizations are challenging governments to embrace a ground-breaking technology that makes it impossible for drivers to speed — starting with the vehicles in their own fleets.

State Sen. Andrew Gounardes has a bill that would reduce the cars you see in this picture.

State Bill Seeks to Alter Environmental Review So it Doesn’t Only Care About Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 12, 2023 | No Comments

Shouldn't environmental review take into account the effect of cars on the environment rather than the other way around?

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The AV Revolution Probably Won’t Revolutionize Parking in Dense Cities

By Kea Wilson | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments

Replacing human drivers with self-driving taxis might not actually remove many space-wasting parking lots from dense American cities, according to a new study that throws doubt onto one of the core arguments in favor of the autonomous vehicle revolution.

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‘America’s Bike Mayor’ Put a Seat at Every Bus Stop. Why Can’t We?

By Kea Wilson | Dec 22, 2022 | No Comments

"If there's one more senior who can choose to stay independent in my city because we provided a bus seat to them — because in the absence of that, they don't have mobility choices — I'm going to put a bus seat there. As unsexy as that may seem to some folks, that matters to me."

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How Tech Billionaires are Threatening America’s Transportation Future

By Kea Wilson | Sep 14, 2022 | No Comments

Author Paris Marx reveals exactly what's wrong with the fantasies of some of the most prominent transportation tech "visionaries" of our time, and draws a blueprint for a better mobility system based on serving the needs of the many.

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Opinion: Alternatives to California’s Pro-Car Giveaway

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 28, 2022 | No Comments

Of the myriad motorist giveaways now being rushed into place around the U.S., none sting like California’s.

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