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Weekend Road Carnage Kills Three, Injures at Least Seven, as Bad Old Days Return

By Streetsblog | Jun 26, 2022 | No Comments

Car drivers killed at least three people and injured seven others — including an 11-year-old boy struck by the unlicensed driver of an ice cream truck — in separate Brooklyn incidents this weekend, police said.

Gov. Hochul signed the speed camera expansion earlier this summer as Mayor Adams, State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, Assembly Member Deborah Glick and members of Families for Safe Streets looked on. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Hochul Signs Speed Camera Bill, Citing Streetsblog’s Coverage of Unsafe School Streets

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 24, 2022 | No Comments

The city's speed cameras will no longer stop issuing tickets at 10 p.m. but will stay on the job 24-7-365, thanks to Gov. Hochul affixing her signature on the bill re-authorizing and expanding the automated enforcement.

Marchers observed a moment of silence on broadway at the spot of Monday's horrendous crash. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Friday’s Headlines: Give Our Prayers to Broadway Edition

By Eve Kessler | Jun 24, 2022 | No Comments

The city promises traffic-calming measures after a horrific crash. Plus other news.

Talking Headways Podcast: What Cities Gain by Removing Parking

By Jeff Wood | Jun 24, 2022 | No Comments

Oregon plans to reduce parking regulations in cities. What can we learn about the effect of parking lots on urban heat islands?

Advocates Decry Biden's ‘Gas Tax Holiday’

By Kea Wilson | Jun 23, 2022 | No Comments

As President Biden urges Congress to give drivers a gas tax "holiday" that experts say won't even significantly ease pain at the pump, advocates are urging him to give Americans emergency relief from car dependency instead.

DR: STRANGECAR: Or How I Learned to Keep Worrying and Hate E-Cars

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 23, 2022 | No Comments

If you think electric cars are going to change all the problems of cars, well, I've got a bridge I really wish I could sell you.

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