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Why Doesn’t the MTA Actually Tell Us What It’s Paying For?

"If that data is not out there, the people that hold the MTA to account, which is really the legislature and the press, don't fucking know what's going on," said one activist.

Dave Colon

November 15, 2022

Why Doesn’t the MTA Actually Tell Us What It’s Paying For?

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Bronx Scooter Pilot to Become Permanent — And Likely Expand

The universe (of scooters) is expanding.

Gersh Kuntzman

November 14, 2022

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#StuckAtDOT: It Takes Years (and Years) to Get a Speed Hump in this City

A Brooklyn City Council member has a simple question for the Department of Transportation: Why does it take years and years (and sometimes years and years and years) to put in a simple speed bump?

Gersh Kuntzman

November 11, 2022

Streetsblog USA |animals

Research: Permanent Daylight Savings Time Could Save Human and Animal Lives on Our Roads

Rolling back the clocks in November may give millions of Americans an extra hour of sleep — but it also costs human and animal lives on U.S. roads that could be saved by making daylight savings time permanent, a new study argues.

Kea Wilson

November 11, 2022

Streetsblog USA |Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Twitter Locks Out A Watchdog Placard Abuse Account

Does Elon Musk have a problem with public officials being called out for corruption?

Kevin Duggan

November 10, 2022

Streetsblog USA |bus

How a ‘City Bus Manager’ Video Game Could Become an Advocacy Tool

A new video game releasing today will challenge players to successfully run a virtual version of their city's bus network — and the developers behind it hope it can create a new generation of transit advocates.

Kea Wilson

November 10, 2022

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

Essay: Five Car Crashes, Over $100,000 in Damages, And No Answers

Most people ring in the new year with a glass of champagne and perhaps even a kiss at midnight for good luck. Richmond resident (and my neighbor) Marilyn Joyner started her 2022 in a far worse fashion — with a driver slamming his sedan into the side of her home in the wee hours of the morning.

Wyatt Gordon

November 7, 2022

Streetsblog USA |Atlanta

Research: Scooters Cut Car Travel and Emissions More Than Previously Thought

A pair of new studies are challenging the myth that micromobility doesn't cut car travel or reduce more emissions than the modes they tend to replace.