Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Climate Change

Opinion: Resiliency is Not Just Something We Should Just Talk About

By Kara Gurl and Bradley Brashears | Nov 29, 2022 | No Comments

The 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy brought a renewed focus on New York’s resiliency measures — but as Dave Colon recently pointed out in Streetsblog, we’re not ready for a Sandy sequel.

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Research: Scooters Cut Car Travel and Emissions More Than Previously Thought

By Kea Wilson | Nov 6, 2022 | No Comments

A pair of new studies are challenging the myth that micromobility doesn't cut car travel or reduce more emissions than the modes they tend to replace.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to help situations like this flood last year in the subway at 28th Street and Seventh Avenue. File photo: Via Twitter

Gillibrand Proposal Would Help Protect Transit From Climate Apocalypse

By Dave Colon | Nov 3, 2022 | No Comments

Rising waters need rising funds.

KOMANOFF: The Weight of Gasoline

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 2, 2022 | No Comments

The Democrats are getting creamed over the price of gasoline — and it’s not really fair (though it sort of is, too).

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3,000 out of 3,001 Americans Want to Decarbonize Transportation — But Will the GOP Do It?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 18, 2022 | No Comments

By a roughly 3,000-to-1 ratio during the public comment period, Americans support a key Biden administration climate initiative.

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Surging Pickup and SUV Sales are Undermining EV Carbon Gains

By John DeCicco | Sep 28, 2022 | No Comments

In spite of rapidly growing sales, EVs have not yet measurably cut carbon. The reason why? A lack of meaningful regulations around megacars.

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