Business Grew After Controversial Bike Lane Installed, Data Show
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It's a lesson for any community facing opposition from residents who claim bike lanes hurt business.
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CM Bottcher: City Must Publicly Report on Plate-Covering Perps
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The Council member wants to require the Department of Transportation to issue monthly reports detailing how many times a city speed or red-light camera was foiled because a driver had defaced or covered his or her plate.
Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%
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A Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.
Council Speaker Makes Her Choice: Car Storage over Diners and Restauranteurs
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Council Speaker Adrienne Adams appeared to throw the entire open restaurant program under the bus on Wednesday morning.
DC Following NYC with Right-On-Red Ban — Will Others Finally Follow?
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The nation's capital is poised to become the second major city in the United States to repeal a dangerous law that allowed drivers to make right turns at red lights — and some advocates believe other communities are overdue to follow.
Surging Pickup and SUV Sales are Undermining EV Carbon Gains
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In spite of rapidly growing sales, EVs have not yet measurably cut carbon. The reason why? A lack of meaningful regulations around megacars.
OPINION: To Defeat the New Electric Dodge Muscle Cars, Amp Up Sound Cameras
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The Charger Daytona SRT Banshee is being pitched as a big, fat thumb in the eye of "authority." Well, authority needs to stick a thumb back.
Study: Downtown Congestion is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers
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Downtown rush hour has still not roared back to pre-pandemic levels even as car travel surges in the suburbs, a new study finds — and it may help explain why traffic deaths have stayed so stubbornly high in U.S. communities.
TRASH TALK: First, NYCHA Plans Major Garbage Overhaul...
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The nation's largest housing authority will lead the city's effort on waste containerization, according to documents.
...And DSNY's 'Clean Curbs' Pilot Comes to Staten Island
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Brooklyn's Pitkin Avenue BID also gets a trash corral as the containerization effort moves into more locations.
New Report Shows Mayor Does Not ‘Get Stuff Done’ for Bus Riders, Cyclists
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Maybe the mayor's motto should be "Get SOME stuff done," though DOT has disputed the findings.
Opinion: Amtrak Must Restore Adirondack Service Now!
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Amtrak cut service during the pandemic, but restoring it has been difficult owing to labor shortages exacerbated by layoffs, retirements and Covid outbreaks among staff.