Month: October 2021
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Another 2-Year-Old Killed by SUV Driver Who Apparently Didn’t See Her
For the second time in a week, a tiny tot has been run down and killed by the driver of a massive SUV who could not see the small child over the gargantuan vehicle.
October 30, 2021
Mayor Won’t Change Uber and Lyft Insurance Rules that Shortchange City Crash Victims
Mayor de Blasio will not close a gap in insurance requirements that allows Uber and Lyft taxi drivers to have far less coverage when they are carrying passengers in New York City than anywhere else in the state.
October 29, 2021
OPINION: Connecting Cyclists and E-Scooter Users With the MTA
The authority could do much — right now and fairly cheaply — to help active-transportation users make first/last mile connections with transit.
October 29, 2021
Four Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Traffic Violence This Halloween
Top health leaders are encouraging families to get outside and trick-or-treat for the first time since the pandemic began, but advocates are urging them not to ignore another public health threat that threatens kids every Halloween: traffic violence.
October 29, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: Carpocalypse Now Edition
Topic for a Friday: What's with all these super-aggressive drivers lately?! Plus all the other news.
October 29, 2021
DOT Study Shows that Bike Lanes Cut Risk of Cyclist Injury By One-Third (Yes, And…?)
So remind us again? How come every street doesn't have a bike lane?
October 29, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: The Port Authority’s Climate Strip-Tease Edition
The Port Authority says it will announce "aggressive" climate goals today. Let's see if it discourages driving! Plus other news.
October 28, 2021
Mayor Vows to Investigate Alleged Harassment of 311 Users After Recent Streetsblog Investigation
"Whether [such calls are] coming from a city employee or someplace else, it's not good," the mayor said when asked about the alleged harassment. "What we need to know is what happened in those cases."
October 28, 2021
PROPS FOR PROP 2: Referendum Could Empower State’s Livable-Streets Advocates
Do you want a Constitutional right to breathe clean air? Then vote "yes" on this ballot proposal.
October 27, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The NYPD’s ‘System’ for 311 Calls
Obviously, our national treasure cartoonist has been reading Streetsblog!
October 27, 2021
