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Rangel: Let’s Allow Bus Drivers to Kill People With the Right of Way
Congressman Charlie Rangel condemned the Right of Way Law earlier this week, joining the Transport Workers Union to argue that the law should allow MTA bus drivers to kill people who have the right of way.
April 22, 2015
The Times Fails to Comprehend the Nature of the MTA Funding Gap
New York politicos couldn't have asked for a better deflection of their own responsibility to keep our transit system running than this piece served up yesterday by Times opinion writer Eleanor Randolph:
April 10, 2015
Eyes on the Street: WABC News SUV *PWNS* This Sidewalk Extension
New York City's placard class -- the elite few who park wherever they want, without consequence -- obviously includes police and other public servants. But don't forget the press.
April 9, 2015
Daily News Inadvertently Reveals the Extent of NYC’s Speeding Epidemic
If you're a Daily News reader, today is your lucky day. The paper that is not afraid to oppose safer streets for walking, biking, and driving has a major exclusive, and it is this: New York City has a small number of speed cameras, and they are catching more speeding drivers than NYPD.
March 30, 2015
The Daily News Makes the Case for Legal Vehicular Killings (Again)
Should there be misdemeanor charges for careless drivers who injure or kill New Yorkers legally crossing the street? For the second time in a month, the Daily News editorial board says "No."
March 23, 2015
Another Day, Another Daily News Potshot at Vision Zero
Today's Daily News swipe at Vision Zero is the tabloid's lamest yet.
March 16, 2015
MTA Tests Bike Racks on Bus Across Verrazano
An anonymously-sourced New York Post story yesterday might leave readers with the impression that new bike racks on the front of Staten Island buses will lead to late trips and a liability nightmare for the MTA. The MTA, however, says it's still studying the racks -- a tried-and-true amenity in every other big American city -- on a route crossing the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, which currently has no bike path.
March 10, 2015
The Post Imagines a Nightmare City Where All Speeders Get Caught
You have to feel sorry for the three -- three! -- New York Post reporters stuck with attacking Mayor de Blasio for NYPD enforcement of the speed limit. It's a story package so fatuous it could only have come from the Post editorial braintrust.
March 3, 2015
Parents of Seth Kahn: Ineffective MTA Protocols Contributed to Son’s Death
After Wednesday’s MTA board meeting transit chief Tom Prendergast said the agency may revise bus routes to reduce the number of turns bus drivers have to make, in order to minimize conflicts between buses and pedestrians, according to the Daily News. Prendergast said another possibility would be to move crosswalks away from intersections where buses make turns, which would necessitate streetscape changes by DOT.
February 27, 2015