Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about U.S. DOT

In New NHTSA Report, Scarce Information on Causes of Pedestrian Deaths

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 7, 2012 | No Comments

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported last December that while overall traffic fatalities in the United States dropped in 2010, pedestrian deaths rose higher – up four percent in 2010 over 2009. Yesterday, the agency released some more detailed statistics about those crashes [PDF], but the report includes scarcely any data or analysis about the underlying […]

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When Livability Projects Meet Eisenhower-Era Design Standards

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 25, 2012 | No Comments

Tearing down highways, as New Haven, Connecticut is planning to do to a short section of Route 34, is a rare (though increasingly sought after) outcome in American transportation policy. Some highway removals are unintended consequences of neglect or disaster, like the collapse of New York’s Miller Highway and the damage caused to San Francisco’s […]

Bus Lane Rehab and Utica Ave SBS Win Federal Transit Grants

By Noah Kazis | Jul 23, 2012 | 9 Comments

New York City was awarded nearly $50 million in federal grants to improve its bus service, the Federal Transit Administration announced today. The money will go toward both the basics, like a new radio system for buses, and new and improved bus lanes to speed service further. The planned Select Bus Service improvements on Utica […]

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Why Congress Can’t Kill the Partnership for Sustainable Communities

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 19, 2012 | No Comments

Let’s say you worked for a city that was trying to revitalize a piece of land with a bunch of dilapidated buildings on it. You want to build some residences and some retail space, and you want to make better connections to the street grid. Congratulations – HUD and U.S. DOT both have money to […]

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FRA Chief: America Is Driving Less and Congress Needs to Catch Up

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 4, 2012 | No Comments

Speaking to reporters earlier today, Federal Railroad Administration chief Joe Szabo said that people are driving less and using transit more — and that those changes are permanent. “America’s travel habits are undergoing rapid change,” he said. It’s a fact, he said (“not opinion — statistically proven”), calling on Congress to show that it understands […]

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FHWA: Small Investments in Bike/Ped Infrastructure Can Pay Off in a Big Way

By Tanya Snyder | May 1, 2012 | No Comments

If you ever doubted whether a small investment in biking and walking could have a large impact, here is your proof. The last transportation law, SAFETEA-LU, provided four communities with four years of funding to build an infrastructure network for nonmotorized transportation (a fancy way of saying “sidewalks and bike paths”). It wasn’t a lot […]

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