Car Culture
HEAVY TRAFFIC: Driving Continues to Rise, Undermining Literally Every Effort to Make the City Better
The trend of increased vehicle miles traveled undermines safety initiatives, pollution reduction efforts and the traffic mitigation of congestion pricing, a new report makes clear.
Gale’s A-Blowin’: Brewer Abandons Daylighting Bill After Push By Parking-First DOT
DOT's anti-daylighting "scare tactics" have peeled off Council Member Gale Brewer, who says the policy will gobble up too many parking spots.
Friday Video: How Car Culture and the Internet Attention Economy Waste Your Time
Our favorite YouTuber breaks down what happens when car culture, hyper-consumerism, and internet brain rot collide — and how to claw our way out.
MTA Employees’ Personal Cars Create Dirty, Hazardous Environment In East New York
MTA employees completely disrespect residents of the neighborhood with cars that they never move.
DOT Downsizes Very Modest Brooklyn Bike Lane Plan After Pushback
Activists were furious that such a minimal initial proposal had been truncated further after predictable bikelash.
The Perfect Beast: Even Google’s AI Thinks Streets Are for Cars
Artificial intelligence is completely naturally addicted to promoting cars.
BREAKING: Key ‘Super Speeders’ Bill Won’t Pass This Session, Says Assembly Transportation Chair
A bill that would require recidivist speeders to install a simple device to block the car from being driven recklessly is a bridge too far for our upstate pols.
Transportation Committee Review: Cars Cars Cars and More Cars
Transportation leaders in the Assembly and Senate are all about car culture. An analysis.
