Laws ‘Arrest’ the Mobility of Blacks in the U.S.: Study
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Black pedestrians, bicyclists and micromobility users are subjected to a wide array of dangerous laws.
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Vanderbilt Avenue Open Street Could Be Model for Trash Containerization: Report
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The Vanderbilt Avenue open street in Brooklyn could become a blueprint for how the city can finally containerize its trash for collection, a new analysis reveals.
Stop the Stops? Speaker Adams Wants to ‘Overhaul’ NYPD Traffic Enforcement
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The NYPD should "move away" from police-initiated traffic stops that disproportionately target people of color and can lead to police brutality, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said on Monday — offering uncharacteristic support for a central pillar of a progressive-wing movement to reform the police department.
New Tool Maps Sidewalks From the Sky — And Encourages Cities to Fill The Gaps
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Cities across America will soon be able to easily map their pedestrian infrastructure using the power of artificial intelligence — and challenge them to have a long overdue conversation about why those networks have such an acceptable number of gaps. Now there are no excuses.
MTA Offers Funding for Bronx Clean-Up to Get Congestion Pricing Over the Line
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In New York, howls about added pollution from a new tolling plan are being met with a promise of action.
Biden’s Electric Vehicle Charging Initiative is Simply Not Going to Solve Our Car or Climate Problem
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The Biden administration wants to erect a multi-billion dollar network of charging hubs for electric vehicles, but advocates warn the country can’t drive its way out of the climate crisis, whether cars run on fossil fuels or electricity.
STREETSBLOG EXCLUSIVE: Andy Byford to Join Amtrak
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Andy Byford — the beloved former head of the MTA's buses and subways division — will join Amtrak next month as an executive vice president.
The AV Revolution Probably Won’t Revolutionize Parking in Dense Cities
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Replacing human drivers with self-driving taxis might not actually remove many space-wasting parking lots from dense American cities, according to a new study that throws doubt onto one of the core arguments in favor of the autonomous vehicle revolution.
Opinion: To Recover from COVID, Transit Needs a Rider-Centered Future. Here’s How
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Together, the key players in transit have the power to rebuild a stronger transit system, one that is financially sustainable and positioned to carry the masses into the future. But only if we each do our part and we trust each other to do the same.
Analysis: City Ignored BQE Panel Recs To Ease Local Traffic From Two-Lane Conversion
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The city has failed to adopt key recommendations by its own appointed experts to curb congestion near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway after officials reduced the highway from six to four lanes — and the Adams administration may be now using that same congestion as a justification for building a wider highway.
Study: Pedestrian Death Rate More Than 2x Higher in Historically Red-Lined Neighborhoods
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Communities that were red-lined in the 1930s are still experiencing more than twice the rate of pedestrian deaths today than more privileged neighborhoods — and we can't achieve Vision Zero until we reckon with racist and classist policies that contribute to the disparity, a groundbreaking new study argues.
Study: Screenings for Aging Drivers Cut Crashes — But They Have a Downside
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Simply taking away the licenses of older drivers who show signs of dementia without addressing the dangers of the car-dependent communities in which they live may not deliver as many safety benefits as policymakers hope.