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Can NYC Use Unpaid Tickets to Force Corporate Polluters to Electrify Fleets?

Companies that owe the city millions of dollars in unpaid idling violations may electrify their fleet to get out from under the debt in deals with the city.

January 8, 2024

KOMANOFF: Adams’s ‘Green Rides’ Initiative is Bad Transportation AND Climate Policy

Mayor Adams has made a bad decision to waive the de Blasio-era cap on the number of ride-hail vehicles allowed in New York City, so long as the extra cars are electric.

October 20, 2023

Cruise Ships Saddle Red Hook with Traffic ‘Nightmare,’ Toxic Fumes

Red Hook is drowning in traffic and smog from cruise ships Mayor Adams has touted as a "boost" to the economy.

September 21, 2023

Opinion: Electric Vehicles Are Only Part of the Climate Solution

Building a future where travel is sustainable and earth-friendly means that people must reevaluate their use of personal vehicles, even if it’s only for a small portion of their journey.

September 17, 2023

HELL-IPORT: Climate Protesters Arrested For Blocking Blade Landing Pad

"Luxury emissions destroy our future," the protestors chanted in front of Manhattan's "V.I.P Heliport."

September 14, 2023

NYPD All But Abandons Idling Enforcement Amid Climate Crisis

The number of idling violations issued by NYPD is down 99 percent from five years ago, according to publicly available stats.

September 5, 2023

Opinion: Don’t Screw Up Bike Freight Deliveries by Drafting Bad Rules

Another cargo bike industry leader has come forward to complain about the DOT's proposal to limit bike length and allow for four-wheeled vehicles.

August 31, 2023

‘Car Culture Produces Pollution. Pollution Hurts Humans’: NY1 Meteorologist John Davitt on Cars and the Climate Crisis 

The NY1 meteorologist seems to be the sole weather reporter in town willing to tell his viewers the truth about cars.

July 14, 2023