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New Law Would Honor Legacy of Slain Cyclist Sarah Langenkamp By Helping Cities Fill Bike Network Gaps
A new bill would encourage U.S. communities to use their federal safety dollars to fill the holes in city bike networks, and honor the legacy of an American hero who lost her life in one.
April 2, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark!
This week, Yonah Freemark of the Urban Institute is back for our annual Prediction Show. This year, we chat about our predictions from last year and next year of course, but also regional rail in France, interesting transportation projects around the world, and the high cost and management of big transit projects.
April 2, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: City to Ban Teslas, Citing Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
The Adams administration will issue an emergency order today, April 1, barring the owners of Teslas and other lithium-ion powered cars from driving their vehicles into the five boroughs, citing the well-documented danger that the batteries pose to the general public.
April 1, 2023
The Brake Podcast: How to Reframe the Narrative About Car Dependency
On today's episode of The Brake, host Kea Wilson brings you an extended interview with Grant Ennis, author of Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Harms Our Health and the Environment. Listen now.
March 30, 2023
Ferry Good News: First Electric Boat to Governors Island to Launch Next Year
Battery-powered ferry service is coming next year between Lower Manhattan and Governors Island. And the city wants you to name the electric boat.
March 29, 2023
Laws ‘Arrest’ the Mobility of Blacks in the U.S.: Study
Black pedestrians, bicyclists and micromobility users are subjected to a wide array of dangerous laws.
March 29, 2023
Vanderbilt Avenue Open Street Could Be Model for Trash Containerization: Report
The Vanderbilt Avenue open street in Brooklyn could become a blueprint for how the city can finally containerize its trash for collection, a new analysis reveals.
March 28, 2023
Stop the Stops? Speaker Adams Wants to ‘Overhaul’ NYPD Traffic Enforcement
The NYPD should "move away" from police-initiated traffic stops that disproportionately target people of color and can lead to police brutality, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said on Monday — offering uncharacteristic support for a central pillar of a progressive-wing movement to reform the police department.
March 28, 2023
New Tool Maps Sidewalks From the Sky — And Encourages Cities to Fill The Gaps
Cities across America will soon be able to easily map their pedestrian infrastructure using the power of artificial intelligence — and challenge them to have a long overdue conversation about why those networks have such an acceptable number of gaps. Now there are no excuses.
March 28, 2023
MTA Offers Funding for Bronx Clean-Up to Get Congestion Pricing Over the Line
In New York, howls about added pollution from a new tolling plan are being met with a promise of action.
March 27, 2023
