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DOT Puts Up $10M To Retire Old Diesel Trucks
Money from the Volkswagen settlement will target fleets operating in "environmental-justice communities."
June 5, 2020
Manhattan Pol Wants Trucks To Be Equipped With-Life Saving Sensors
After a closed-door meeting, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez demands changes.
January 15, 2020
NYPD: Four People Killed by Drivers in 24 Hours, Six Within 48
If this is a war on cars, why are pedestrians and cyclists doing most of the dying?
December 20, 2019
Bloody Thursday: Truckers Kills Pedestrians In SoHo and Sunset Park
New York City's bloody backslide on Vision Zero continued on Thursday afternoon with the death of two more pedestrians hit by two more truck drivers.
December 19, 2019
ANALYSIS: New City Cargo Bike Delivery Program is Absolutely Perfect, Except…
The city's collaboration with delivery companies to use cargo bikes instead of behemoth trucks is an absolute good in a city mired in congestion, pollution and carnage. But...
December 5, 2019
UNACCOUNTABLE! U.S. Postal Service Punishes Almost No One for Bad Driving
Just 10 employees of the United States Postal Service have been disciplined for vehicular crashes in the last three years.
October 15, 2019
Op-Ed: The Simple Way To Keep Truck Fleets Safe
The city can use its leverage with the industry to promote best practices for rigs.
October 8, 2019
Thursday’s Headlines: #DontTrashNYC Edition
Street safety advocates will host a Twitter Town Hall today to demonstrate the need to reform the private carting industry. Plus all the other news in our daily headline digest.
October 3, 2019
Gowanus Crash Spotlights Safety Problems of Rogue Private Garbage Carters
Advocates renew calls for regulation after a truck driver plowed into a cyclist, leaving him in critical condition.
September 9, 2019
Op-Ed: Let’s Make Roadways Safer by Ending Giveaways to Trucking Companies
New York City won’t truly be safe for both pedestrians and cyclists until we abolish the outdated Stipulated Fine Program, a Queens lawmaker argues in a powerful op-ed.
August 2, 2019