Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cars

The Q104 bus is one of the slowest in town. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

‘Disgraceful’: Adams Administration’s Failure to Reach Bus Lane Requirement Angers Bus Riders

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jan 9, 2023 | No Comments

“The fact that they barely got over half of the way there, that’s disgraceful. To me, that means that they didn’t try,” said one passenger.

Opinion: Fully EV Car Share is Crucial for Lowering Emissions and Congestion

By Stephen Mushegan | Jan 5, 2023 | No Comments

Combining the carsharing model with electric vehicles and public charging can provide New Yorkers with an affordable and sustainable transportation option when personal car trips are necessary.

Pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers fend for space on DUMBO's much-photographed Washington Street. Photo: Kevin Duggan

EXCLUSIVE: City to Launch Long-Overdue Traffic Study for Congested DUMBO

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 14, 2022 | No Comments

Any objective study would show what we all know to be true: that cars are the true culprit.

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Opinion: Whose Child Will Be Killed on a Stroad?

By Marlene Druker | Oct 23, 2022 | No Comments

We can’t keep using the places that poor people live in as highways for wealthier people to move through quickly.

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Bogotá Tries to Make Congestion Pricing Flexible and Equitable

By Carlos F. Pardo | Oct 17, 2022 | No Comments

Congestion pricing is one of the most common-sense tools for creating a more efficient transportation system if implemented properly. Here's how.

A rendering shows a proposed 360-unit housing development, which the city of White Plains rejected last year. Rendering: Senlac Ridge Partners

Why the Rent Is Too Damn High: The Suburbs Aren’t Growing

By Sam Mellins | Oct 10, 2022 | No Comments

New York City builds less housing per capita than almost any major city in the U.S. — and its suburbs aren't picking up the slack.

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