Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Technology

Meet Streetmix, the Website Where You Can Design Your Own Street

By Stephen Miller | Aug 12, 2013 | 21 Comments

Last fall, Lou Huang was at a community meeting for the initiative to redesign Second Street in San Francisco. Planners handed out paper cutouts, allowing participants to mix and match to create their ideal street. Huang, an urban designer himself, thought the exercise would make for a great website. Now, after months of work beginning at a January […]

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Seven Ways Technology Is Rendering the Automobile Obsolete

By Tanya Snyder | May 15, 2013 | No Comments

As we try to understand why young people are so much less jazzed about driving than previous generations, one possible explanation always comes up: Kids today just love their smart phones. That is part of it. But the full picture is far more nuanced. The internet, and the ability to carry it wherever you go, […]

NYC Open Data Law Will Sort Out NYPD’s Jumbled Traffic Crash Data

By Noah Kazis | Mar 9, 2012 | 1 Comment

When the City Council passed Jessica Lappin’s Saving Lives Through Better Information bill last year, traffic safety and open government advocates cheered. Under the law, the NYPD is required to provide monthly data on both traffic crashes and traffic summonsing, shedding light on the hazards of city streets and what steps police take to protect […]

CrashStat Upgrade Provides Interactive, Up-To-Date Street Safety Data

By Noah Kazis | Oct 12, 2011 | 8 Comments

Transportation Alternatives launched an updated version of its CrashStat website today, providing a wealth of new data about street safety in New York City and where pedestrians and cyclists are most at risk. The upgrade adds four years of geo-coded data about traffic injuries and fatalities, a smoother interface, and a wealth of interactive features. […]

Pay-By-Phone Coming To New York — Will Other Parking Innovations Follow?

By Noah Kazis | Aug 16, 2011 | 8 Comments

New York City drivers will soon be able to pay the parking meter using their cell phones, a technological advance common in European cities and spreading quickly across the United States. A year-long, 300-space pilot will roll out this spring with the possibility of a more widespread implementation after that. It remains to be seen, […]

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