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Cyclist Dies of Wounds after SUV Driver Hits Him — 22nd This Year
Police are, once again, blaming the victim of a fatal bicycle crash for his own death.
November 15, 2020
Wall Street Thinks the Bike Boom is Over. And That’s the Problem.
Wall Street is signaling the end of the COVID-19 bike boom – and sending yet another signal that our very economy is structured to favor driving above all else.
November 13, 2020
STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: NYPD Ends Frozen Zone on Central Park West
The mayor sometimes really does listen to our questions at his morning press conference!
November 11, 2020
Cement Truck Driver Hit and Kills Woman in Bushwick
The driver of a cement truck struck and killed a Bushwick pedestrian early on Monday, near an industrialized area that city officials have previously blamed for last year's uptick of cyclist deaths.
November 9, 2020
No Wonder There are So Many Shrinks in NYC! Pollution is Bumming us Out
Now we finally know why New Yorkers are often depressed: car-caused pollution.
October 29, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines: Vote Early (But Not Often) Edition
It took forever to vote, so let's get right to the news.
October 27, 2020
Auto Insurance Companies Subsidize Road Carnage. Here’s How
It costs less to insure an SUV, despite its role in the pedestrian death crisis. And drunk drivers barely pay more for insurance (why can they even get insurance again?).
October 22, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: The Hidden Terror of Driverless Cars (It’s Not What You Think)
Are we going to live in a world where nothing moves unless Amazon or Google, gets a piece of the action?
October 22, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines: ‘Come On and Zoom-a Zoom-a Zoom-a Zoom’ Edition
We're not covering the high-tech Zoom scandal over at The New Yorker. But we are covering the big news: the brief and tumultuous loss of ferry service in Greenpoint, plus Wiz Khalifa is sick and tired of drivers buzzing him when he's biking!
October 20, 2020
Car Adman: Vision Zero Movement Can Learn from Auto Industry
In our latest preview of Transportation Alternatives' Vision Zero Cities conference, a former car insider reveals the techniques to develop ads to support the Vision Zero cause.
October 19, 2020
