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Fun With Numbers (Or: The PlaNYC Index)

11:52 AM EDT on April 26, 2007

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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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