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A Valuable History Lesson for Jessica Tisch: ‘The Rules of the Road’ Were Written for Cars
Hey, Commissioner, listen to this historian: When rules recognize reality, suiting the distinct needs of categorically different users, everybody wins.
May 19, 2025
Monday’s Headlines: ‘Hey, Sean, We’re Walking Here’ Edition
The federal Transportation secretary once again shows how little he knows about urban transportation. Plus other news.
May 19, 2025
‘All in the Family’: NYPD Commissioner and Power-Broker Mom Are Both Crusading Against E-Bikes
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has justified her criminal crackdown on cycling by saying that complaints about cyclists are the most frequent concerns she hears. Such complaints could be coming from inside the house.
May 16, 2025
Friday Video: The ‘Clear’ Benefits of Daylighting
The doyen of daylighting is back with a new video.
May 16, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: Running to Work
Let's talk to a bridge engineer about his daily commute: jogging to work.
May 15, 2025
Thursday’s Headlines: Tisch Comes Clean Edition
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch finally commented on her department's crackdown on cyclists. Plus more news.
May 15, 2025
Quiet Desperation: NYPD’s Tisch Didn’t Tell DOT About Her Crackdown on Cycling
The NYPD commissioner did not inform her counterpart at the Department of Transportation that police would begin issuing criminal summonses to cyclists.
May 15, 2025
Tisch Rap: NYPD Criminal E-Bike Summonses Surge 4,000 Percent
The NYPD wrote twice as many criminal court summonses to e-bike riders in two weeks than it wrote all of last year — an astronomical increase that is a remnant of a repudiated racially biased police practice.
May 15, 2025
NYPD Admits Bike Crackdown Based on ‘Community’ Vibes, Not Data
It turns out, the new strategy arose not from data, but from people complaining about e-bikes at community meetings, the NYPD finally admits.
May 14, 2025
Wednesday’s Headlines: Top of the Pops Edition
A new battery-swapping cabinet shows the way forward. Plus other news.
May 14, 2025
