Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Studies & Reports

How to Sell Developers and Employers on Transit-Oriented Development

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 27, 2013 | No Comments

Developers and employers think transit access is great. But if the hurdles are too high, they’ll forgo it — choosing locations that shackle people to car dependence. That’s the finding of a recent report by University of Minnesota researchers Yingling Fan and Andrew Guthrie. Fan and Guthrie propose a number of policy changes for the […]

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The National Push to Close the Cycling Gender Gap

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 19, 2013 | No Comments

Women have been called an “indicator species” of a bike-friendly city because they tend to pedal more in places that are safe and practical for biking. But on those counts, the United States has some work to do. In 2009, the last time good data was released, less than a quarter of bike trips in […]

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Donald Shoup Breaks Down Two Years of Data From Groundbreaking SFpark

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 8, 2013 | No Comments

Donald Shoup may be known as a guru of smart parking policy, but even he has found a few surprises in the data collected so far from SFpark. “The biggest surprise I got was that prices went up and down, but overall, they stayed the same. The average price actually declined by 1 percent,” said […]

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Study: Cyclists Gravitate Toward Streets With Protected Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 7, 2013 | No Comments

By now there’s not much doubt that protected bike lanes can be a game-changer for cycling in U.S. cities. Making streets feel safe to bike on boosts overall cycling rates, attracting people who otherwise wouldn’t even consider cycling. The safety benefits keep accruing as more people on bikes hit the streets, since drivers become more aware […]

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Study: Living in a City Makes You Safer

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 24, 2013 | No Comments

Everyone knows that big American cities are risky, dangerous places — right? Not so fast. A new study published in the Journal of Injury Prevention [PDF] says the conventional wisdom on the safety of cities is backwards. According to the research, people who live in rural areas are 22 percent more likely to suffer fatal […]

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Study: Wealthier Motorists More Likely to Drive Like Reckless Jerks

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 16, 2013 | No Comments

You know the stereotype of the arrogant Porsche driver? Well, science says there’s some truth to it. People driving luxury cars are more likely to fail to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk and to engage in other unethical, antisocial behavior, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. […]

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