Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about House of Representatives

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan's roadshow is coming to Lower Manhattan on Monday. Expect cars. Lots of cars.

Monday’s Headlines: Mayhem in Manhattan Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Apr 17, 2023 | No Comments

We'll be on hand House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan's field hearing today because major news events provide the Parks Department with regular excuses to allow everyone to park on and in Foley Square and Thomas Paine Park (pictured). But before that, let's get to the news.

A new era of accidents will dawn as more automakers test driverless cars on public roads, Jessie Singer writes in her new book: "We’ll soon see deaths born not of human mistakes but of the inhuman nature of machines programmed to ignore human life."

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Six Ways AVs Could Reshape Our Cities — And Not for the Better

By Kea Wilson | Feb 14, 2022 | No Comments

A recent Congressional hearing on "the road ahead for automated vehicles" largely ignored the potentially devastating effect that personally owned AVs could have on the neighborhoods those cars drive through.

Citi Bike's electric fleet will not return until the fall at the earliest. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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Federal E-Car Incentives Get $4B, E-Bikes Still In Limbo

By Kea Wilson | Sep 20, 2021 | No Comments

U.S. motorists may soon be eligible for up to $12,500 in grants to purchase electric cars, thanks to a new fund folded into the Democrats' reconciliation package — but benefits for e-bike purchasers may be far more modest and aggressively means-tested, unless advocates speak out.

Yes, it's sometimes crowded, but the subway is the solution.

OPINION: Feds Must Invest in NY Subway, Not Roads, to Meet Climate Goals

By Danny Pearlstein | Aug 31, 2021 | No Comments

Congressional legislation does virtually nothing to encourage other Americans to reduce their carbon output like transit-dependent, cramped-apartment New Yorkers.

Don't you want to know how all this stuff works? File photo: MTA

Nice Try, Congress, But Transit Needs Another $10B: Advocates

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 12, 2021 | No Comments

A House of Representatives committee moved ahead to allocate $30 billion for America's beleaguered transit systems, but it still won't be enough to keep millions of riders and hundreds of thousands of workers safe from drastic cuts, transit agencies and advocates said.

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Federal Transportation Policy Is an Obstacle to Achieving Vision Zero

By Beth Osborne | Oct 15, 2020 | No Comments

The good news is that the number of people killed inside cars is going down. The bad news is that the number of people killed while walking and biking is skyrocketing.

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