Activists Blast de Blasio for Rikers Vote 'Quid Pro Quo' with Anti-Bike Pol
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"Finish it now! Finish it now!" street safety activists chanted in the face of more stalling from the mayor.
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BREAKING: Judge Allows DOT to Put Morris Park Avenue on a Road Diet
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The ruling was just released and is posted below. We'll update later.
Even More Data Shows That City’s ‘Car-Ban’ on 14th Street is Making Buses Work
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"We've shown what can be done if you have true transit priority, and I'd love to replicate that elsewhere," NYCT President Andy Byford said on Thursday afternoon.
UPDATED: Bronx Drivers Will Show they Value Parking Over Lives
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Locals seek to tear up new crosswalks on street where a child was killed by a motorist. How many parking spaces is the life of a child worth?
STREETSBLOG USA POLLY MATH: Lessons for America from the 14th Street Busway
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A new book by a bus expert shows that New York City did exactly the right thing — albeit taking too long to do it.
In NYC, the Best Bike Lanes are in Rich Neighborhoods*
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* But it may not be exactly what you think.
Data: No Side Street Trafficopalyse Near 14th Street Busway
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"In most instances, a radical change causes havoc until a new ‘normal’ is established, but in this case it did not," a traffic analyst wrote.
Schools Boss: ‘I Haven’t Talked to Mayor About Keeping Cars Away from Kids’
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"We talk curriculum and instruction," Chancellor Richard Carranza told Streetsblog.
SPEED CAMERAS WORK, PART II: Drivers Causing Fewer Collisions
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Crashes are down 10 percent, possibly became drivers are starting to change their behavior now that there are more cameras, and they're operating eight more hours per day.
STREETSBLOG USA Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)
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Some American cities are bucking a years-long trend of declining transit ridership — but much depends on whether the system is good or bad (as we certainly know here in NY!).
UNACCOUNTABLE! U.S. Postal Service Punishes Almost No One for Bad Driving
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Just 10 employees of the United States Postal Service have been disciplined for vehicular crashes in the last three years.
SPEED CAMERAS WORK: City Writes More Tickets — But Drivers are Getting the Message
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Thousands more reckless drivers are getting caught speeding near schools thanks to the additional speed cameras that started going up in school zones this summer, data shows.