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Why ‘Walkability’ Scores Don’t Truly Assess How Pedestrian-Friendly a City Is
Standard walkability metrics aren't factoring in all the reasons why residents can't or won't travel by foot, a new analysis suggests— and cities need to think beyond the sidewalk, particularly in neighborhoods of color that face the steepest barriers.
May 2, 2022
TRASH TALK: Advocates Warn Against Further Delays on Commercial Waste Zones
They don't trust them as far as they can throw them.
May 2, 2022
CYCLE OF RAGE: The Car that Never Moves Yet Endangers Pedestrians (And is of No Concern to the NYPD)
There's a broken-down car on Ocean Parkway that has not moved since at least July, 2020. Yet it's only been ticketed three times, despite more than 30 complaints to 311. Oh, and it has an NYPD vest on the dashboard. Herein lies a great yarn.
April 28, 2022
Mayor Says He’ll Act on Reckless Drivers, But Leaves Out the ‘How’
HIzzoner said he would use his octopine enforcement arms to "find [reckless drivers] proactively, and get them off the streets." Details, however, have not been provided.
April 27, 2022
Japan’s ‘Old Enough!’ Sparks Questions About Car-Dependent US Childhoods
A long-running Japanese TV show challenges young children to navigate their cities without adult supervision, making us wonder why American cities are so comparatively hostile to kids.
April 25, 2022
Study: Asphalt Art Decreases Vulnerable Road User Crashes By 50 Percent
Turns out, paint can be protection, at least when it's done right.
April 23, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: Trash Talk Edition
Garbage, garbage everywhere — but we can hope for more bins. Plus other news.
April 21, 2022
Battery Park City Residents Don’t Want South End Avenue Safety Redesign
Safety and cycling — what could be worse for a neighborhood that will be one of the first to be submerged if the world doesn't arrest climate change?
April 20, 2022
Times Square Business Group Pilots Street Trash Enclosures
The "Clean Curbs" program arrives as the Times Square Alliance looks to rid sidewalks of leaky, smelly garbage bags at the Crossroads of the the World.
April 19, 2022
NYPD Driver Who Killed Man on Eastern Parkway is Placed on Modified Duty
The police officer who was driving the NYPD vehicle that fatally struck a man on Eastern Parkway last week after allegedly speeding and running a red light has been placed on modified duty — and the Internal Affairs Bureau has taken over the case.
April 15, 2022
