Business Grew After Controversial Bike Lane Installed, Data Show
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It's a lesson for any community facing opposition from residents who claim bike lanes hurt business.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Economics
OPINION: The Real ‘Cash Grab’ Isn’t Congestion Pricing — It’s Car Culture
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It pays to remember who profits as complainants line up on central business district tolling.
THE BRAKE: Why Americans Don’t Drive Less When Gas Prices Soar
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It's our weekly podcast! Today's topic: Even with high gas prices, many Americans aren't driving any less because so many of their communities are so car-dependent. How do you fix that?
Op-Ed: Pro-Development Message Downplays Gentrification Threat
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Streetsblog has become the go-to place for a raging debate about housing policy!
New York is Really Awesome When the Rich People Leave and Take their Cars on Vacation
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Car owners are an entitled, selfish class of moochers — and it's time to stop catering to them by worrying about where they park their cars.
What the Equality of Opportunity Project Actually Says About Commuting
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With their powerful results, the studies coming out of the Equality of Opportunity Project, led by Raj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren, have become an important touchstone for journalists and transportation policy advisers. In their 2014 [PDF] and 2015 [PDF] studies, Chetty and Hendren show that place matters for low-income families. When low-income families have the […]