City Retires More Dirty Diesel Trucks in the Pollution-Plagued South Bronx
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A beer distributor gets five gleaming, electric delivery vehicles, courtesy of the state DEC.
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OPINION: The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals
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If the New York metro area is to decarbonize, the bi-state agency should lead the effort. But can it wean itself off tolls and parking fees?
City Shows Off Trucks and Buses With Surround-View Cameras
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The city will make streets safer by installing multiple cameras thousands of fleet vehicles — allowing drivers to see angles that are normally obstructed.
Here’s Why Federal Regulators Aren’t Doing Anything to Tame the Mega-Car Crisis
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Federal regulators have known about the inherent dangers that large vehicles pose to vulnerable road users since the mid-1970s, but have done almost nothing to stop it — and they probably won’t because of who we are as a nation, a new legal research paper argues.
DOT Pushes Back on Council Bill to Repurpose Private Parking for Public Benefit
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"Complying with the bill as drafted would require substantial repurposing of existing private passenger vehicle parking in many of these neighborhoods," DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman said.
Mass. Senator Markey Has Four Bills to Loosen Car Culture’s Grip on U.S. Cities
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The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.