Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Studies & Reports

Does the Gender Disparity in Engineering Harm Cycling in the U.S.?

By Angie Schmitt | May 17, 2013 | No Comments

A study published in this month’s American Journal of Public Health finds that highly influential transportation engineers relied on shoddy research to defend policies that discourage the development of protected bike lanes in the U.S. In their paper, the researchers point out that male-dominated engineering panels have repeatedly torpedoed street designs that have greater appeal […]

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U.S. PIRG: The Driving Boom Is Over But the Road-Building Binge Continues

By Tanya Snyder | May 14, 2013 | No Comments

The driving boom is over. After decades of steady growth, U.S. driving rates have stagnated and even fallen. Per capita driving is as low as it was in 1996. And yet, federal and state government estimates continue to predict inexorable growth, relentlessly building expensive new highways for drivers who might not materialize. A groundbreaking new […]

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Study: Walkable Infill Development a Goldmine for City Governments

By Angie Schmitt | May 8, 2013 | No Comments

A study out of Nashville by Smart Growth America provides more evidence that building walkable development in existing communities is best for a city’s bottom line. SGA recently examined three different developments in the Music City. One was a large-lot, traditional suburban-style development called Bradford Hills built on a greenfield site. Another was a “new urban”-style, mixed-use, walkable […]

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A Better Way to Grade City Transportation Systems

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 15, 2013 | No Comments

How should we grade America’s transportation systems? The big, headline-grabbing transportation metric right now is the Texas Transportation Institute’s Urban Mobility Report, which holds up the lack of congestion as the ultimate sign of a well-functioning transportation system. By that measure, cities like Kansas City, Phoenix, and Detroit — where car commutes can be free-flowing […]

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Study: Too Many Drivers Fail to Look for Pedestrians When Turning Left

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 4, 2013 | No Comments

Drivers turning left are a leading cause of pedestrian crashes in urban areas. Where drivers can only turn left with a green left-turn arrow, pedestrians are more protected. But when drivers are watching oncoming traffic for a chance to make their turn, they tend not to be as vigilant as they should to watch for […]

Fun Facts But Little Analysis in NYU Traffic-Injury Study

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 3, 2013 | 23 Comments

There’s a lot to like in this morning’s New York Times front-pager summarizing a new study of injuries to pedestrians and cyclists in Manhattan and western Brooklyn. There’s the pull-no-punches headline, “Crosswalks in New York Are Not Haven, Study Finds.” Amen to that. And to the accompanying photo in which a bus, two cabs, and a […]

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