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Counter-Intuitive Department: Sometimes, Traffic Controls Make Streets More Dangerous
Since the very first center line appeared on a Michigan road in 1911, many have questioned whether the design norms that govern U.S. roads really make them "safe", or simply less dangerous than the anarchic days of early motordom — though still nowhere near as safe as the days before the car dominated American roads at all. Here's why.
January 23, 2023
‘The Mayor Wants This’: City Boots Vendors From Brooklyn Bridge — EXCLUSIVE
The city booted vendors from the Brooklyn Bridge walkway and has started deploying regular police patrols to stop them from setting back up on the busy pedestrian path — and the removal orders came straight from Mayor Adams, sellers told Streetsblog.
January 22, 2023
Harlem Pol Rallies to Stop Truck Depot, But Won’t Meet Site Developer to Seek New Plan
“My theory of change is based in people power," Council Member Kristin Richardson Jordan said on Saturday.
January 22, 2023
UNDER FURTHER REVIEW: DOT To Study Canal Street For Bike and Pedestrian Improvements This Year
The eight-month analysis will mark yet another study of the corridor — and the area's council member urged the Adams administration to actually get stuff done this time.
January 19, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: The Old Man Name Check Edition
What a night: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso anointed Streetsblog Editor Gersh Kuntzman as a folk hero for his ongoing campaign of "criminal mischief" at a bike pep rally. Plus other news.
January 18, 2023
Tuesday’s Headlines: ‘Criminal Mischief’ Hits the Really Big Time Edition
There'll be no living with our old man editor now that the New Yorker has started covering his "criminal mischief" campaign. Plus other news.
January 17, 2023
KOMANOFF: Listening to Lehrer Helps Understand The Mindset Keeping our Streets Unsafe
Hearing Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer chatting it up on Lehrer’s show Wednesday morning gave me a new insight into why New York streets remain so unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians.
January 13, 2023
Meet The New Boss: Assembly Corporations Chair Kenneth Zebrowski on His Plans For MTA Oversight
Here's our conversation with the Assembly member who just landed the plum job of overseeing the MTA!
January 13, 2023
Transit Equity? Adams Budget Adds No New Funds for Fair Fares Discount Program
Mayor Adams's preliminary budget does not increase funding for Fair Fares, the city's half-price MetroCard program for very low-income transit riders — a program that only last year, Mayor Adams called "transformative."
January 12, 2023
Transport is the Leading Source of U.S. Emissions — Again
America's transportation sector remains the leading national driver of the climate crisis — and automobile drivers aren't helping.
January 12, 2023
