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Cyclists and drivers mix in the traffic circle atop the Riverside Park Rotunda. Photo: Eve Kessler

Latest 79th Street Rotunda Design Angers Activists

By Eve Kessler | Feb 10, 2022 | No Comments

A longtime flashpoint for bike advocates flares anew. Paging Mayor Adams!

STUDY: What A Lifetime of Car Ownership Costs — And Who Pays

By Kea Wilson | Feb 9, 2022 | No Comments

The average motorist will pay a whopping $650,000 on the low end to own a car over his or her lifetime, and society will pick up over 40 percent of the tab, a new study finds.

Curbside space turned into dining on Mott Street. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Hearing Day: Could Fees for Outdoor Dining Lead to Proper Pricing of City’s Curbs?

By Eve Kessler | Feb 9, 2022 | No Comments

The DOT envisions charging for space now given away in the Open Restaurant program. But its piecemeal approach shows the need for public space management.

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OPINION: How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality

By Basav Sen | Feb 8, 2022 | No Comments

Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.

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STUDY: Automatic Braking Doesn’t Work on Dark Streets

By Kea Wilson | Feb 6, 2022 | No Comments

Automatic braking systems aren't reliable where more than one-third of all walking deaths happen.

A delivery worker on an e-bike maneuvers around a truck. File photo

OPINION: Ordering Takeout? Stop Complaining and Look in the Mirror

By Robert Green | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments

Entitled, app-using New Yorkers don't seem to understand their central role in creating unsafe streets.

Passengers standing around the main waiting area at Moynihan Station, because they can't sit. Photo: Dave Colon

STANDING ORDER: Legislators Demand Public Seating at the Moynihan Train Hall

By Dave Colon | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments

Every bum needs a place to relax.

New Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner and Chief Climate Officer Rohit Aggarwala addresses the media at City Hall. Photo: Dave Colon

New City Hall Climate Teams Must Focus On Transportation Emissions Reductions, Advocates Say

By Dave Colon | Feb 2, 2022 | No Comments

What does Mayor Adams’s new climate office mean for the main challenges: reducing car ownership and overturning years of environmental racism?

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‘It Ain’t 94 Percent’: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Discusses the Role of Human Error in Car Crashes

By Kea Wilson | Feb 2, 2022 | No Comments

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy talks to Streetsblog about how why it's so important to say the right things about our national traffic crash crisis.