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Opinion: Cars Do More Damage to Business Districts Than Local Officials Admit
The disproportionate number of crashes caused by unlicensed drivers defeat the business-friendly and safety purpose of complete streets, road diets, curb extensions, and other traffic-calming elements to encourage bike- and pedestrian-safe main streets.
October 26, 2022
City’s ‘Open Streets’ Program Sparked Economic Growth During Pandemic, New Report Shows
Maybe this will silence the skeptics.
October 25, 2022
Safety Group Walks Back Advice to Let Risky Teens Drive Megacars
A top safety organization is recommending that parents put their teen drivers in larger cars that are safer for occupants but more lethal for pedestrians and cyclists — raising the issue of why we are enlisting children in the SUV arms race rather than making cars smaller and safer for everyone.
October 25, 2022
Queens Composting Overtakes Old Opt-in Program, But Still Has a Long Way to Go
Queens is getting its crap together.
October 24, 2022
Opinion: Whose Child Will Be Killed on a Stroad?
We can’t keep using the places that poor people live in as highways for wealthier people to move through quickly.
October 23, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Backs Down From Banning E-Bikes on its Property
This controversy has been extinguished.
October 21, 2022
Vision Zero Cities: Why Everyone Hates Cyclists: Realistic Group Conflict Theory and the Plight of Cyclists
October 21, 2022
Cycling Through COVID-19: Freiburg and Munich
What does a cycling-supportive German city do for its riders during COVID-19? Lay the groundwork for an even bigger biking future.
October 20, 2022
Mayor Adams: Keep DOT in Charge of Open Restaurants
Mayor Adams is pushing the City Council to keep the Department of Transportation in charge of outdoor dining, rather than move it to the much smaller Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, a move that advocates fear would sabotage the popular al-fresco "streeteries."
October 20, 2022
Vision Zero Cities: The Case for Taxing Large Vehicles
The number of pedestrians killed each year has climbed, even as motorist deaths have fallen. At the same time, the average size of vehicles in the U.S. has risen dramatically. So let's act.
October 20, 2022
