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Autonomous vehicles will likely be safer than cars with human drivers. There, we said it. But the long-term ramifications of unleashing driverless cars — the increase in vehicle miles traveled, the congestion, the loss of jobs for taxi drivers — were not on Gov. Hochul’s agenda yesterday when she announced an expansion of testing of the driverless cars all over the state.
What could possibly go wrong? Well, plenty, according to our story.
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Here’s how two adjoining neighborhoods — Sunset Park and Bay Ridge — ended up looking so different on the Department of Transportation’s new truck map.
The small expansion of e-car charging stations is a small down payment on the city’s larger plan to permanently allocate more public space for the automobile.
The mayor’s new daylighting commitment falls short of his campaign trail promise to implement the safety measure citywide.
The top cop’s decision came even though the NYPD’s patrol guide prohibits both excessive force and bars officers from parking on the sidewalk.
The urbanist journalist doesn’t think QueensWay will prevent the city and state from installing rail in the future.
Intercity bus companies already pay to use city curbs. A modest increase could help give passengers a better place to wait.
The mayor faces heat from Streetsblog-reading reporters. Plus other news.
The administration offers a 104-page vision statement that’s a bit hazy on the specifics.
Here’s how two adjoining neighborhoods — Sunset Park and Bay Ridge — ended up looking so different on the Department of Transportation’s new truck map.
The small expansion of e-car charging stations is a small down payment on the city’s larger plan to permanently allocate more public space for the automobile.
