Thousands of Chargers for Heavy E-Cars Are Coming to a Sidewalk Near You
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Electric car owners suffer from “range anxiety.” But no one considering what the rest of us are suffering from: “Car anxiety.”
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A Reporter’s Guide to ‘Congestion Cost’ Studies
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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.
Why Don’t Drivers Stop at Crosswalks? Because They’re Driving Too Fast
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Many motorists yield to pedestrians in crosswalks — but not when they're driving at deadly speeds, according to a new study that shows the need to slow down car drivers with broader road design changes, and not just more signs and paint.
Will Biden’s Justice 40 Initiative Finally Help Disadvantaged Communities?
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Biden made a campaign promise to direct “at least 40 percent of the overall benefits from federal investments in climate and clean energy to disadvantaged communities.” Here's how DOT will do it.
Talking Headways Podcast: Building the Right Urban Sound
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This week, I'm joined by Michiel Huijsman for a fascinating talk about how to think about the positive aspect of urban soundscapes — and how everyone hears everything differently.
Transport is the Leading Source of U.S. Emissions — Again
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America's transportation sector remains the leading national driver of the climate crisis — and automobile drivers aren't helping.
City Workers Drove Slower in Speed Governor Pilot, But Disabled Cap Hundreds of Times
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A city program putting speed restriction technology on a small number of government vehicles has shown promising results, with drivers speeding rarely and doing less hard braking — but workers can disable the system for 15 seconds at a time.
Cops Say They’ve Arrested Hit-and-Run Driver Who Gravely Injured Pro Hoops Star
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The arrest came only after the victim's family pressured the NYPD to reopen a case that detectives had closed.
State of the State: Hochul Seeks to Let New York City Lower its Speed Limits
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Gov. Hochul has fully endorsed a state legislative effort to allow New York City to set — and reduce — its own speed limits, announcing in her State of the State address on Tuesday that she will introduce her own version of the existing "Sammy's Law" bill that the legislature has failed to pass previously.
Road Deaths Surged Alongside Covid — But Who Died, Exactly?
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The surge of traffic deaths in the first year of the pandemic can't be completely explained by quarantine-emptied roads that made speeding easy — and new data on who, exactly, was involved in those crashes may lead to more questions than answers.
‘Disgraceful’: Adams Administration’s Failure to Reach Bus Lane Requirement Angers Bus Riders
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“The fact that they barely got over half of the way there, that’s disgraceful. To me, that means that they didn’t try,” said one passenger.
Tragedy Times Two: Lev Fruchter Has Now Lost Both Parents to Road Violence
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First, Rachel Fruchter was killed by a reckless, uninsurable driver in Prospect Park in 1997. Then, Norman Fruchter was killed last month by a reckless uninsurable driver in Bay Ridge.