Thursday’s Headlines: All Fed Up and No Place to Go Edition
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The latest screed against Mayor de Blasio's faltering Vision Zero — plus the rest of the day's headlines.
In NYC, the Best Bike Lanes are in Rich Neighborhoods*
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* But it may not be exactly what you think.
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Senior on Ocean Avenue
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Brooklyn — especially southern Brooklyn — has been a killing field this year.
Data: No Side Street Trafficopalyse Near 14th Street Busway
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"In most instances, a radical change causes havoc until a new ‘normal’ is established, but in this case it did not," a traffic analyst wrote.
Schools Boss: ‘I Haven’t Talked to Mayor About Keeping Cars Away from Kids’
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"We talk curriculum and instruction," Chancellor Richard Carranza told Streetsblog.
SF Follows New York in Banning Cars on Key Transit Street
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Advocates and politicians call it the start of car-free streets and zones throughout the City by the Bay.
SPEED CAMERAS WORK, PART II: Drivers Causing Fewer Collisions
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Crashes are down 10 percent, possibly became drivers are starting to change their behavior now that there are more cameras, and they're operating eight more hours per day.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Doug Gordon’s Tactical Urbanism Edition
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Doug Gordon finally comes clean about his cool, life-saving bit of tactical urbanism. Plus all the other news from yesterday (including a gentle jibe at the Times's car-loving Metropolitan Diary!).
The MTA Needs More Money. Will It Get It?
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"Cash-strapped" is not just a cute adjective that always precedes the noun "MTA." It's a harsh reality.
Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)
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Some American cities are bucking a years-long trend of declining transit ridership — but much depends on whether the system is good or bad (as we certainly know here in NY!).
UNACCOUNTABLE! U.S. Postal Service Punishes Almost No One for Bad Driving
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Just 10 employees of the United States Postal Service have been disciplined for vehicular crashes in the last three years.
SPEED CAMERAS WORK: City Writes More Tickets — But Drivers are Getting the Message
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Thousands more reckless drivers are getting caught speeding near schools thanks to the additional speed cameras that started going up in school zones this summer, data shows.