America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Chevy Colorado vs. Audi A3
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There's nothing funny about all the ways that excessive driving harms our society...but car companies still try to get a few jokes in here and there.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trucks
City Retires More Dirty Diesel Trucks in the Pollution-Plagued South Bronx
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A beer distributor gets five gleaming, electric delivery vehicles, courtesy of the state DEC.
OPINION: The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals
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If the New York metro area is to decarbonize, the bi-state agency should lead the effort. But can it wean itself off tolls and parking fees?
City Shows Off Trucks and Buses With Surround-View Cameras
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The city will make streets safer by installing multiple cameras thousands of fleet vehicles — allowing drivers to see angles that are normally obstructed.
Here’s Why Federal Regulators Aren’t Doing Anything to Tame the Mega-Car Crisis
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Federal regulators have known about the inherent dangers that large vehicles pose to vulnerable road users since the mid-1970s, but have done almost nothing to stop it — and they probably won’t because of who we are as a nation, a new legal research paper argues.
DOT Pushes Back on Council Bill to Repurpose Private Parking for Public Benefit
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"Complying with the bill as drafted would require substantial repurposing of existing private passenger vehicle parking in many of these neighborhoods," DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman said.