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Congestion pricing will focus environmental mitigation efforts on long-neglected environmental justice communities, says Renae Reynolds.

OPINION: Congestion Pricing Will Bring Cleaner Air for All

By Renae Reynolds | Sep 14, 2022 | No Comments

The key to ensuring safer, more reliable, efficient, and accessible public transit, as well as cleaner air, less traffic congestion, and safer roads, is through a swift implementation of congestion pricing.

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How Tech Billionaires are Threatening America’s Transportation Future

By Kea Wilson | Sep 14, 2022 | No Comments

Author Paris Marx reveals exactly what's wrong with the fantasies of some of the most prominent transportation tech "visionaries" of our time, and draws a blueprint for a better mobility system based on serving the needs of the many.

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Highway Boondoggles, Part I: Maryland’s Misguided Highway Extension

By James Horrox | Sep 14, 2022 | No Comments

Here's the first installment of this year's "Highway Boondoggles" series — we'll start in Montgomery County, Maryland.

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How the Infrastructure Law Could Fast-Track Harmful Highway Boondoggles

By James Horrox | Sep 13, 2022 | No Comments

Federal money could be spent on fixing our aging roads, making our streets safer, and making it easier to travel on transit, by bike or on foot, giving Americans real, viable options for getting around without having to drive. Unfortunately, though, it won't.

The insurance company AXA crashed electric cars and found their weight and speed leads to more crashes. Photo: Michael Buholzer/AXA

CRASH TEST: Electric Cars are More Dangerous than Conventional Cars, Says Global Insurance Company

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 9, 2022 | No Comments

"A look at the accident statistics shows that drivers of electric cars cause 50 percent more collisions with damage to their own vehicles than those of conventional combustion engines," the insurance giant AXA said.

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Talking Headways Podcast: The Energy of Ancient Cities

By Jeff Wood | Sep 9, 2022 | No Comments

What can ancient cities tell us about contemporary urbanism? An anthropologist explores some themes.

Which roadway is safer for kids? This car-free school block in Jackson Heights or this car sewer in Brooklyn (inset)?

SEE IT: Streetfilms Takes You to NYC’s All-Too-Rare, Car-Free School Streets

By Streetsblog | Sep 8, 2022 | No Comments

School zones don't have to be danger zones.

We could have cameras on school bus stop arms — but Mayor Adams doesn't want them. Photo: The Streetsblog Graphics Desk

As School Returns, Mayor Adams Keeps a Street Safety Tool in the Drawer

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 7, 2022 | No Comments

Why not implement a school bus safety program that was championed by the guy who is now running the Department of Transportation?

Here's the real cash grab — for everyone, not just drivers.

OPINION: The Real ‘Cash Grab’ Isn’t Congestion Pricing — It’s Car Culture

By Nicole A. Murray | Sep 7, 2022 | No Comments

It pays to remember who profits as complainants line up on central business district tolling.

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The Brake: How To Quash Arguments Against ‘Speed Limiting’ Technology

By Streetsblog | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments

Today on Kea Wilson’s podcast, The Brake, mobility researcher David Zipper gives a breakdown of the most common speed-limiting technologies available today, and to share how he responds to six of the most common concerns about them — from the valid to the downright silly.

A delivery worker with his e-bike and multiple batteries. File photo

OPINION: Here’s Some Solutions to NYCHA’s E-Bike Battery Woes

By Baruch Herzfeld | Sep 2, 2022 | No Comments

New York needs to invest in battery swapping, other safety policies in order to head off home charging.

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