Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about SUVs

The First Step to Ending Pedestrian Deaths? Tax Heavy Cars In Cities

By Yonah Freemark | Jul 8, 2022 | No Comments

Washington is the first city in the nation to propose a targeted charge by vehicle weight, but even that ambitious policy falls short of similar weight charges in other countries.

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Study: SUVs Are Indeed Death Machines for Children, Blacks

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

Maybe the 354th story with this headline will finally change some minds — or some federal regulations.

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ANALYSIS: So Should We All Be Deflating Our Neighbors’ SUV Tires?

By Kea Wilson | Jun 28, 2022 | No Comments

Secretive activists are deflating SUV tires to physically force their drivers to find less dangerous and polluting ways to get around — and it's prompting a conversation about the role of illegal direct action in the movement to end car dependence.

UPDATED: Anti-SUV Activists Claim ‘Strike’ on Upper East Side

By Gersh Kuntzman and Noah Martz | Jun 28, 2022 | No Comments

Pffft, there goes car culture.

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Four Reasons that Pedestrian Deaths Just Hit a 40-Year High

By Kea Wilson | May 31, 2022 | No Comments

"I am shouting from the rooftops to get the public on board" with safety initiatives, says one activist.

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Tom Flood: Now Detroit is Selling $75K Pickup Trucks for the Cappuccino Run

By Tom Flood | May 29, 2022 | No Comments

Toyota has realized that there are only so many buyers in the market that require massive size and capability for functional purposes. Enter the new Tundra ad, "Cappuccino," the automaker's clear effort at repositioning pickup trucks for the glam set.

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