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CrashStat 3.0 Will Build a Better Danger Map to Empower Safety Activists
CrashStat, the interactive map of cyclist and pedestrian injuries and fatalities, is one of the most important tools for New Yorkers who want to make their streets safer. Nothing else lets you quickly access the safety stats for your community or visualize the injury rates at specific intersections and streets.
February 9, 2011
City Crowdsourcing Tool Could Help Cyclists During Snowy Commutes
The weather's given New York City a lot of opportunities to experiment with new responses to snow in the wake of the post-Christmas blizzard.
January 13, 2011
How the Information Age Can Make Streets and Transit More Efficient
In Pittsburgh, elderly para-transit riders get automated phone calls with the precise arrival time of their vehicle. Bus priority lanes and preferential traffic signals in the Twin Cities are improving on-time service. Here in Washington, DC, stored value on SmartTrip cards pays for Metro parking, train and bus, and it can sync with pre-tax employee transit benefits. In San Francisco, dynamic pricing varies parking rates based on supply and demand, reducing traffic and helping people find available parking spaces.
October 7, 2010