Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic congestion

Traffic Studies Are ‘Junk Science’ — Yet Planners, Courts Rely on Them Anyway

By Kea Wilson | Apr 9, 2023 | No Comments

Community leaders and the courts are putting too much faith into dubious traffic studies that always seem to predict more and more driving, a new study argues — but that could change.

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A Reporter’s Guide to ‘Congestion Cost’ Studies

By Joe Cortright | Jan 17, 2023 | No Comments

Every year or so, one or more traffic-counting organizations trots out a report claiming that congestion is costing us tens of billions dollars each year. Despite the “big data” and elaborate estimates, the results are simply bunk, because they’re based on a flawed premise.

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Uber and Lyft Ridership May Be Faring Even Worse Than Transit

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 22, 2022 | No Comments

For all the bad news about transit system, one state’s app-based ride-hailing companies are having an even harder year, with surging prices, moribund ridership, and an expensive legal blunder that sank an $18-million lobbying campaign.

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic congestion

Traffic Studies Are ‘Junk Science’ — Yet Planners, Courts Rely on Them Anyway

A Reporter’s Guide to ‘Congestion Cost’ Studies

Uber and Lyft Ridership May Be Faring Even Worse Than Transit

Could Bogota’s Model for Congestion Pricing Work in the U.S.?

A Round and a Roundy: The Mayor’s Unused Arsenal

DOT Pushes Back on Council Bill to Repurpose Private Parking for Public Benefit