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Wednesday’s Headlines: Summer Streets Shortfall Edition
Can we talk about how lame Summer Streets is? Plus all the other news (including Bill de Blasio accepting reality).
July 20, 2022
GROSS: ‘Clean Curbs’ Bins Show Growing Pains in Times Square
The Sanitation Department's "Clean Curbs" pilot — trash enclosures in Times Square that were installed a mere three months ago — is a bit of a mess.
July 20, 2022
Bronx Bummer: Road Deaths are Up in the Boogie Down, Report Shows
According to Transportation Alternatives, 28 people were killed on Bronx roads in the first half of 2022, an increase of 22 percent from the 23 people killed last year — and exactly double the number that were killed in 2014
July 20, 2022
STREETFILMS: Regardez Ces Pistes Cyclables Impressionnantes Parisiennes!
Clarence Eckerson of our sister site, Streetfilms, went to Paris ... and all you got was a stunning three-minute video that reminds you how shitty New York City bike lanes compared to the City of Light.
July 19, 2022
Could Bogota’s Model for Congestion Pricing Work in the U.S.?
A congestion-pricing project in one of South America’s most congested cities could emerge as a possible solution in U.S. cities eying similar traffic management solutions.
July 19, 2022
Chinatown’s Doyers Open Street to Become a Car-Free Plaza
A street that is useless for motorists in a neighborhood with virtually no open space will finally get the treatment it, and its neighbors, deserve.
July 19, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Statistics Don’t Lie Edition
So are New Yorkers driving more or less? It depends on which one of me you believe! Plus other news.
July 18, 2022
Two Queens Pols Want City to Eliminate the Jamaica Busways
Meanwhile, a bus rider says, “Drivers don’t follow the rules! They’re constantly standing in no standing zones, which causes congestion. It's important that the city prioritizes those who take public transit.”
July 18, 2022
Hoboken Eliminated Traffic Deaths For 4 Years — And Now It’s Ending Injuries, Too
Frank Sinatra's hometown has a thing or two to teach its big time neighbor to the east about Vision Zero.
July 18, 2022