3 Ways NYC Can Avoid Future Snow Removal Travesties for Peds and Cyclists
Here we are a whole work week after Winter Storm Jonas dumped two feet of snow on New York, and the streets are still not passable for a lot of New Yorkers who get around without driving.
January 29, 2016
A Closer Look at the Drop in Severe Traffic Injuries in NYC
This graph from City Hall's Vision Zero Year Two Report [PDF], released yesterday, is worth pulling out for a closer look. It shows the number of people who were killed or severely injured in traffic each year. Injuries tracked by this metric "include loss of mobility, traumatic brain injuries and amputations," according to the report.
January 20, 2016
Less Service on the L Train? Wring More Efficiency Out of the Streets
Gothamist dropped a bombshell earlier this week: To repair Sandy-inflicted damage to the L train tubes between Manhattan and Brooklyn, the MTA will have to suspend service through the tunnel for large chunks of time.
January 15, 2016
The Phantom Pedestrian Menace
In case you missed it, here's the blog post by TWU 100 spokesperson Pete Donohue that set off a local Twitterstorm yesterday, in its entirety:
January 12, 2016
Northeast Ohio to State DOT: Road Expansions Getting Out of Hand
If you could point to one aspect of American transportation policy that's more disastrous than all the others, expanding highways and roads to the point of absurdity is probably it.
January 12, 2016