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Here's the head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party fleeing a reporter by walking in the scrum of Flatbush Avenue. Photo: NY1

Thursday’s Headlines: Go Play in Traffic Edition

By Streetsblog | Oct 7, 2021 | No Comments

You know the city is becoming unlivable when regular run-of-the-mill wags in the media start noticing how dismal the city is now. Meanwhile, an Assembly Member ran into traffic to avoid a reporter. Plus all the other news.

Here is what is going on inside Dermot Shea's head.

DOT’s ‘Vision Zero Partner’ Dermot Shea is More Afraid of Bikes Than Cars — Despite His Own Agency’s Data

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 6, 2021 | No Comments

He's the Vision Zero partner with zero vision.

A memorial for baby Apolline at the corner of Vanderbilt and Gates avenues. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

EXCLUSIVE: Reckless Driver Who Killed Baby Apolline Took Driver ‘Accountability’ Course — But It Didn’t Change a Thing

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 6, 2021 | No Comments

Such "safe-driving" courses are seen by some as a model for changing the behavior of reckless drivers. But there is limited evidence they work — and certainly did not in the case of Tyrik Mott.

The harm of cars is barely noticed by the mainstream media, says Streetsblog Publisher Mark Gorton (inset).

Opinion: Congestion Pricing Does Not Begin to Compensate Society for the Harm and Violence Caused by Cars

By Mark Gorton | Oct 5, 2021 | No Comments

Much of the coverage of congestion pricing focuses on the need for a toll to reduce congestion or pollution. And that's important. But drivers need to know that they do far more harm than merely causing traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. Put simply: Cars destroy the human living environment in the city.

The governor has apparently killed her predecessor's pet project, the "wrong way" LaGuardia AirTrain. Graphic: Streetsblog photo composite

Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle

By Eve Kessler | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.

Congestion is a major problem in Manhattan — but the City Council's proposed cap on Uber and Lyft and other app-based taxi companies won't fix it, our expert says.

KOMANOFF: Yellows and Ubers Deserve Their Own Congestion-Pricing Policy Lane

By Charles Komanoff | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

Charging the for-hires for each passenger-minute in the Manhattan taxi zone is quintessential congestion pricing — and more effective against Manhattan congestion than the MTA’s one-size-fits-all FHV surcharge, our expert says.

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