Judge Rejects Plaza Hotel’s Citi Bike Lawsuit
It was fun while it lasted, but the era of NIMBY lawsuits against NYC bike-share stations has now run its course. Today a Manhattan judge rejected the Plaza Hotel's suit seeking to remove the Citi Bike station across the street from its entrance. This marks the final court decision regarding the four lawsuits challenging bike-share station locations -- litigants have come up empty in every case.
April 29, 2014
Be a Streetsblog Superhero and Give to Our Spring Pledge Drive
We’ve all seen the graphs: Driving and car ownership have passed their peak in America, while transit ridership and biking are on the rise. On the ground, however, city buses still move at a crawl, bogged down in traffic. Most streets remain too dangerous for most people to feel comfortable biking on them. And the traffic death toll continues to put our cities to shame compared to our global peers.
April 24, 2014
Letter Grades for Taxi and Livery Companies: TLC Commish Receptive to It
What if taxi and livery drivers in NYC received letter grades to reflect their safety records, the same way restaurants get grades from the health department? Eric McClure of Park Slope Neighbors raised the possibility at last night's Vision Zero town hall in Park Slope, and found a receptive audience in new TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi.
April 22, 2014
Can Vision Zero Survive NYC’s Tabloid Editorial Boards?
New mayor. New DOT commissioner. Same old myopic Daily News editorial board.
April 14, 2014
Instead of Reforming NYC Tolls, Ruben Diaz, Jr. Proposes Soaking the Bronx
Like the Tea Party adherents who are always going to equate walkability and sustainable transportation with a global UN conspiracy, some New York City electeds are always going to call road pricing "regressive" no matter how much the evidence suggests otherwise.
April 8, 2014
Traffic Deaths Down 26 Percent, Injuries Down 8 Percent So Far in 2014
The Daily News reports that traffic deaths and injuries are down over the first three months of 2014 compared to the same period last year. The improvement is encouraging, and increased traffic enforcement is probably playing a role, but the harsh winter is almost certainly a factor too.
April 3, 2014