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Not All Roundabouts are Created Equal When it Comes to Bicycle Safety
We're continuing our unprecedented coverage of traffic circles with this slight pushback.
October 1, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: The MTA Blows Its Congestion Pricing Analysis Edition
The authority finds ever-more-creative ways to blow holes in a good thing. Plus other news.
September 29, 2022
Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%
A Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.
September 29, 2022
Opinion: How Roundabouts Increase Safety for Vulnerable Road Users
Congress has not only codified roundabouts into federal law for the first time, and put them at the top of the list of examples of highway safety improvement projects. They've also defined them as providing “for the safety of all road users.”
September 25, 2022
EXCLU: City to Entrepreneurs: Help Us Build a Truly Bike-Friendly City
"The city seeks the provision of bicycles ... TO MOST OR ALL CITY RESIDENTS," reads a new request for expressions of interest [emphasis added].
September 23, 2022
Pol Pitches More Options to a Blanket E-Bike Ban on NYCHA Property
Council Member Alexa Avilés said that NYCHA's all-out ban could hurt workers and residents, especially because the ban would not differentiate from the myriad different micro-mobility devices out there. She even quoted our field guide!
September 16, 2022
Panel Votes Down Eastern Queens Bike Lanes — But DOT Says it Will Move Forward
A plan for protected and standard lanes in an underserved area pleases few.
September 15, 2022
Upper East Side Panel Supports Crosstown Bike Lanes — Again
“It would transform the lives of tens of thousands of people who ride a bike, from one end of the city to another, people who commute crosstown — and not just transform, but stop them from being killed,” said one advocate.
September 12, 2022
OPINION: Here’s Some Solutions to NYCHA’s E-Bike Battery Woes
New York needs to invest in battery swapping, other safety policies in order to head off home charging.
September 2, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Plague of Illegal Trucks Edition
Illegal, super long tractor-trailer trucks always seem to be fetching up everywhere. Plus other news.
September 2, 2022
