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OPINION: The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals
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?
July 29, 2021
City Shows Off Trucks and Buses With Surround-View Cameras
The city will make streets safer by installing multiple cameras thousands of fleet vehicles — allowing drivers to see angles that are normally obstructed.
June 12, 2021
Here’s Why Federal Regulators Aren’t Doing Anything to Tame the Mega-Car Crisis
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.
June 4, 2021
DOT Pushes Back on Council Bill to Repurpose Private Parking for Public Benefit
"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.
May 5, 2021
Mass. Senator Markey Has Four Bills to Loosen Car Culture’s Grip on U.S. Cities
March 3, 2021
The Space We Give to Passenger Cars Only
A cartogram shows the tremendous range of limited-access expressways in metropolitan New York.
February 12, 2021
A Look Back at Bezos’s Dirty Legacy on U.S. Roadways
February 6, 2021
KOMANOFF: Takeaways from America’s Diesel Pickup Pollution Disaster
Combustion vehicles invite law-breaking. Petro-masculinity is deep-seated in American culture. But California, at least, has vanquished emissions tampering. These are the takeaways from last week's report of super-spreader pickup trucks.
December 1, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: New State Cargo Bike Law Will Unleash a ‘Fricking Awesome’ New Delivery Mode
Saving this city from a cruel Atlantis-style fate is a game of inches.
September 25, 2020
Labor Day Car Sales Showing Trend Toward Sedans
It's bad news: City dwellers may be buying small cars to avoid transit, analysts say.
September 4, 2020
