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Tuesday’s Headlines: Just the News Edition (With a Parking Party)
We have a big day ahead of us in the livable streets world, capped off with a celebration of Henry Grabar's new book on parking. So let's get to the news right away.
May 9, 2023
THAT’S RICH! Some Neighborhoods Order Lots of Deliveries, But Don’t Want to Help the Workers
Some of the city's wealthiest residents have turned their backs on delivery workers — yet are also excessively dependent on deliveristas' labor, placing tens of thousands of orders every day, according to data obtained by Streetsblog via a freedom of information request.
May 8, 2023
Why It’s So Hard to Import Small Trucks That Are Less Lethal to Pedestrians
A rise in rural Americans buying miniature trucks from Japan that meet their needs better than U.S. megacars is renewing calls for Congress to make it easier to buy smaller, safer vehicles from overseas — at least while U.S. automakers refuse to produce them here.
May 8, 2023
N.J. Lawmaker Proposes Eliminating Paper Temporary License Plates to Fight Fraud
The proposal was floated at a legislative hearing Wednesday in Trenton, where Streetsblog's recent three-part investigation into temporary license plate fraud was widely cited.
May 4, 2023
Twitter Citizen Takes Automated Subway Service Alerts Into His Own Hands
The MTA has left Twitter, but the platform may yet have a future for straphangers.
May 3, 2023
Tuesday’s Headlines: The Ultimate Accessory Edition
Tout le monde was talking about David Byrne's appearance at the Met Gala last night, where the Talking Heads frontman showed up with the ultimate fashion statement: his bike. Plus other news.
May 2, 2023
TEMP TAG TUESDAY: We Bought a Fake Plate for N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy!
Yes, it's time for our series of open mockery of New Jersey's weak regulations that have allowed a black market in fraudulent license plates to flourish in New York City. This week, we bought a temp tag for Gov. Phil Murphy.
May 2, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Parking Book Party Edition
It's party time, livable streets style — with Henry Grabar and Aaron Gordon! Plus other news.
April 27, 2023
Streetsblog Chicago Editor John Greenfield Seriously Injured in Bike Crash
Streetsblog Chicago editor, founder, and our colleague John Greenfield was seriously injured this weekend after a piece of construction material that had not been properly tied down fell off a pick-up truck and struck him while biking on a road with no protected cycling infrastructure.
April 25, 2023
Tuesday’s Headlines: DOT Makes News Edition
The agency promises to do more than it's ever done before. Plus other news.
April 25, 2023
