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DOT Rolls Out New Tech To Better Analyze How People Move on City Streets
The sensors could help resolve misallocations of public space, where cars often get the bulk of room despite being outnumbered by pedestrians or cyclists.
April 14, 2023
For Safer, Greener Streets, Cities Must Speed Up and Fund Infrastructure: Report
A study by the Regional Plan Association offers a new analysis into why infrastructure in New York City costs more than in other cities and countries around the world. And offers solutions that likely go behind the Big Apple.
April 14, 2023
Study: SUV Drivers Cause 55% More Injuries To Bicyclists They Hit
Bicyclists who are struck by SUV drivers endure significantly more severe injuries — particularly to the head — than those struck by the drivers of smaller cars.
April 13, 2023
What It Takes To Successfully Sue Over a Defective Bike Lane
Mike Bagg won a million dollars after a defective bike lane caused him to crash. But he won't actually see all of that money — and neither will the countless cyclists who get in crashes just like his every day.
April 13, 2023
Finally! Uber Helps Fund Two Battery Buy-Back Programs
The San Francisco-based tech giant, which so far has remained relatively silent on an issue that has blazed through the city, is helping fund the two separate pilot programs both aimed at improving access to safe e-bikes and batteries.
April 11, 2023
New Academic Study Bolsters Streetsblog’s March (Parking) Madness: Cops Degrade Neighborhoods
Our March (Parking) Madness contest just got its Ph.D.!
April 11, 2023
Cyclist Deaths Soared in the First Three Months of 2023, On Pace for Worst Year in History
"We're alarmed by the increase in bike riders killed in traffic violence so far this year," said Transportation Alternatives.
April 10, 2023
SPRING TORRENTS: Subway and Rail Ridership is Up (But Everyone Still Hates Mondays)
Subway and commuter rail ridership is up — but straphangers are still shying away from the office on Mondays and Fridays.
April 10, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Caretakers of the Public Realm
This week we’re joined by Andrew Jones, program director for the Uptown and Downtown Oakland Community Benefits District. We chat about urban place management, how urban spaces are taken care of, and what it takes to keep them vibrant and engaging. It's really important.
April 9, 2023
Traffic Studies Are ‘Junk Science’ — Yet Planners, Courts Rely on Them Anyway
Community leaders and the courts are putting too much faith into dubious traffic studies that always seem to predict more and more driving, a new study argues — but that could change.
April 9, 2023
