Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts
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Two mobility researchers took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking. And, of course, the U.S. stinks.
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EXCLU: Brooklyn Academy of Music Claims Bike Lane Proposal Poses ‘Serious Safety Concerns’
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The storied Brooklyn arts institution is throwing every possible excuse at local leaders in an attempt to stop a protected bike lane outside its campus.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Getting Away With It Edition
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NYPD on Tuesday announced the arrest of a driver for killing a woman on a motorized scooter last June. Plus other news.
These 10 Urban Freeways Deserve To Be Demolished — But Will They?
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America is at a watershed moment in the fight to heal the harms of urban freeways that tore apart predominantly BIPOC and low-income communities, a new report argues — but what that healing will look like, exactly, is still an open question.
Mayor Adams Backs Free Buses As Other Bus Commitments Fall By the Wayside
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Mayor Eric Adams is the latest elected official to get on the free buses train — even as his administration remains behind on its own commitments to improve bus service.
Georgia: Our Temp Tags ‘Wreaking Havoc’ in NYC Because of Lax Rules, Few Investigators
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Officials in Georgia admitted that its main agency in charge of regulating the retail car industry has only four investigators for 7,500 dealers in the state, making it difficult to crack down on illegal temp tag dealers who are "wreaking havoc" in New York City.