Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Studies & Reports

Why It Can Be More Affordable to Live in an “Expensive” City

By Katie Pearce | Oct 19, 2012 | No Comments

So, how did Washington, D.C. — widely perceived as one of the most expensive cities in the country — end up topping a “most affordable” housing list? First and most importantly, adjust for average income levels. Then, factor in transportation costs. Using that formula, the D.C. region is tops among 25 American metro areas in […]

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Chicago Unveils Its Ambitious Pedestrian Safety Plan

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 6, 2012 | No Comments

Yesterday, the city of Chicago rolled out a sweeping new plan for pedestrian safety [PDF]. With some 250 recommendations — including traffic-calming measures like pedestrian islands, chicanes and midblock curb bumpouts — Chicago joins cities like New York and Portland in formalizing a plan to meet targets for reducing pedestrian injuries and deaths. Chicago Department […]

2011 DOT Scorecard: More Jobs, More Subway Riders, Traffic Stays Flat

By Stephen Miller | Aug 21, 2012 | 9 Comments

While the number of employed New Yorkers has recovered from the lows of the recession, motor vehicle traffic in the city remained flat last year, with increased demand for travel being met by the city’s increasingly stretched subways, according to NYC DOT’s annual Sustainable Streets Index update. The report, released Monday, collects data from a […]

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International Funders Shift Investments Toward Sustainable Transportation

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 13, 2012 | No Comments

If you think the United States is doing a bad job shifting toward sustainable transportation, take a look at the developing world. The places with the most to lose from auto-oriented development are doubling down on it — to the enormous detriment of their citizens, especially the poorest. The number of cars in the world […]

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How Much Bang Are Cities Getting From Federal BRT Bucks?

By Tanya Snyder and Ben Fried | Jul 31, 2012 | No Comments

How substantial are the benefits delivered by federal investment in bus rapid transit projects, and how can the feds help local governments build better bus improvements? A new report from the non-partisan Government Accountability Office [PDF] looks at the results of BRT projects that have been completed in 20 cities since 2005, when SAFETEA-LU expanded federal […]

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Study: Access to Light Rail Can Reduce Obesity Risk — If You Use It

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 26, 2012 | No Comments

Living near transit can help you stay trim and healthy. That’s the result of a study published last year in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. This study is a little old — it was published in August 2011 — but we just came across it in the Reconnecting America resource center and the results are too […]

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