Streetsies 2019: The Best Transportation Project of the Year
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The Department of Transportation got some things — OK, many things — right this year. And the nominees for the Streetsie are...
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car Dependence
Brooklyn Heights Group Wants to Break the Car Culture, Nix Lanes on Rebuilt BQE
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"We’ve seen the concept of induced demand in a lot of other cities and we’re hoping the planners take [a reduction in lanes] seriously here,” the group's executive director said.
City Has Spent Half-a-BILLION Because of Reckless Driving by Workers
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The City of New York has spent more than $500 million since 2013 in payouts to the victims of road violence caused by employees of just five key agencies crashing their city-owned vehicles, Streetsblog has learned.
NYPD and Mayor Have Ignored Repeated Warnings About Recklessly Driving Cops
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Neither took action against reckless cops that might have saved the life of Officer Garman Chen, a speed demon with a long list of moving violations.
Op-Ed: Let’s Build Bus and Bike Infrastructure Together
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It is disappointing that, as the boroughs finally modernize their bus services with bus lanes, stop-consolidation and more, cycling again seems left out of the picture.
Op-Ed: New York Needs More Micro-Mobility Lanes Now
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Cities are setting ambitious goals to reduce the impact of climate change. But most are hoping electric cars save the day. They won't. They're still cars.