Livable Streets

Fun With Numbers (Or: The PlaNYC Index)

Number of times each of the following words or phrases appears in the PlaNYC chapter on transportation:

By Brad Aaron

11:52 AM EDT on April 26, 2007

Number of times each of the following words or phrases appears in the PlaNYC chapter on transportation:

congestion: 105
bus(es): 157
bike/bikes/biker/bicycle/bicycles/bicycling/cycling: 53
bike lane: 3
pedestrian: 9
sidewalk: 16
crosswalk: 2
safety: 7
pedestrian safety: 1
drive/driver(s)/driving: 58
car(s)/auto(s)/automobile: 27
truck(s)/truckers: 24
enforce/enforcing/enforcement: 15
speeding: 3
struck/injured/killed/fatalities: 0

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Brad Aaron

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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