BOOM! September Numbers Show Bike Ridership Increase is Continuing
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The latest numbers show that bike traffic was up 88 percent in August on the Queensboro compared to the weekday average before the pandemic.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
Pedestrian Killed in Flushing — And Driver Was Not Charged
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The NYPD said this week that a pedestrian struck earlier in the month in Flushing had died — but it is unclear if the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad properly investigated the death.
OPINION: Curbing the Scourge of Illegal Street Racing
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Pandemic-emptied roads have proved irresistible to reckless drivers. The FURIOUS Act would enable speed cameras to hold them accountable.
OPINION: Here’s Why We Should Decriminalize ‘Jaywalking’
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Legislation to eliminate the crime of "jaywalking" — a very term that speaks to the worst excesses of car culture — is necessary now as we seek to rethink the breadth of the NYPD’s responsibilities.
Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users
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The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.
Labor Day Car Sales Showing Trend Toward Sedans
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It's bad news: City dwellers may be buying small cars to avoid transit, analysts say.