Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Health

Walkable City 10 Years Later: Cars Make Us Sicker Than We Thought

By Jeff Speck | Nov 16, 2022 | No Comments

The original edition of the landmark book Walkable City detailed some of the most devastating health impacts of an automotive lifestyle. In the years since, though, author Jeff Speck has discovered they were just the tip of the iceberg.

Council member Gale Brewer rode along with an NYPD official in order to investigate siren noise. Photo: Gale Brewer's Office

OPINION: Let’s Turn Down the Noise on Sirens

By Gale Brewer | Sep 13, 2022 | No Comments

A City Council bill would mandate quieter, less disruptive emergency vehicles.

Photo: New York Convention and Visitors Bureau

OPINION: Here’s How the Council Will ‘Stop the Chop’ in New York

By Lincoln Restler | Jun 27, 2022 | No Comments

A council member from Brooklyn offers a common-sense bill to curtail helicopter havoc.

The diseased heart of New York. And a diseased heart (inset).

Thursday’s Headlines: Heart Monitor Edition

By Streetsblog | May 5, 2022 | No Comments

A Council Member acts on noise after our blockbuster story. Plus all the other news from the day.

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Why Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Abortion Access

By Kea Wilson | May 3, 2022 | No Comments

Auto-centrism already poses a barrier to health care — and the likely rollback of the once-protected procedure could make that hurdle insurmountable for many.

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Multi-State Climate Plan Fails To Please All Advocates

By Ethan Goffman | Jul 6, 2021 | No Comments

The latest version of a multistate plan to lower transportation emissions represents an improvement, but still doesn't go far enough on environmental-justice issues, some advocates say.

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