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More Protected Bike Lanes = More Women Cyclists, New Study Shows
Years of Citi Bike data, paired with the increasing numbers of bike infrastructure mileage, tell the story.
May 25, 2022
Cops Are Hogging Public Space in Poor Communities for Parking They Don’t Need: Report
The East New York Community Land Trust identifies 73 underused lots that it says could be developed into housing or commercial space.
May 21, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: A ‘Communities First’ Infrastructure Alliance
Why this is an important moment for infrastructure equity.
May 20, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Measuring Transportation Insecurity
This week, we're talking about transportation insecurity — who has it and who doesn't.
May 12, 2022
OPINION: It’s Time To Mandate Composting Citywide
Small waste programs in underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods show it can be done, argues the Council's Sanitation Committee chairwoman.
May 5, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: Woe v. Rage Edition
Some were angry. Some were sad. All were worried.
May 4, 2022
City Official Under Fire for Questioning the Benefits and Equity of Transit
We always assume more transit means more equity. But a progressive planning commissioner apparently disagrees, sparking quite a conversation.
May 2, 2022
Support For Camera Enforcement Increases When Put in Racial Justice Context, Study Finds
Researchers hope the results can increase support nationwide for swapping out cops for cameras, effective tools at keeping reckless drivers off the road and reducing fatal and injury-causing crashes.
April 25, 2022
What’s In the US DOT ‘Equity Action Plan’ — And What’s Missing
A new federal action plan to advance "equity" in transportation includes concrete commitments to reform a transportation network that too often disenfranchises marginalized people — but it doesn't go far enough, some say.
April 24, 2022
Lower-Income New Yorkers Set Livable Communities Agenda for Adams
The poorest New Yorkers are telling Mayor Adams that affordable housing, not more police, is a key public safety issue.
April 5, 2022
