Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Schools

Transport U: Colleges Save Millions By Embracing Policies to Reduce Driving

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 16, 2013 | No Comments

Jeffrey Tumlin was managing transportation programs at Stanford in the mid-1990s, when he made an important finding: It was cheaper for the university to pay people not to drive than to build new parking structures. Offering employees just $90 a year not to drive to campus was enough to entice many of them to use […]

Another Case for Speed Cameras: Young Kids Can’t Hear Oncoming Cars

By Brad Aaron | Mar 19, 2013 | 5 Comments

The Wall Street Journal yesterday published the results of a study on how sensitive kids and adults are to the sounds of oncoming vehicles. The findings should be a wake-up call to parents of young children in NYC, where speeding in the vicinity of schools is rampant. Using headphones to listen to the sounds of […]

Safety Fixes Near NYC Schools Reduced Kids’ Traffic Injuries By a Third

By Stephen Miller | Jan 16, 2013 | 4 Comments

Traffic injuries to school-age kids are down by a third in areas of New York city that received safety improvements like crosswalks and curb extensions as part of DOT’s Safe Routes to School program, according to new research, while kids walking in areas without the enhancements did not see such pronounced safety gains. The study, conducted by Columbia University […]

Nurturing the Next Generation of NYC Bike Advocates

By Mike Dowd | Dec 4, 2012 | 13 Comments

Mike Dowd is a social studies teacher at Brooklyn’s Midwood High School. Last fall, at the high school where I teach, I was approached by some 12th-grade boys looking to start a cycling club. As a long-time bike activist, I was thrilled to help. But after our first few meetings, problems arose. At our school, […]

DOT Accepting Applications for Bike to School Program

By Stephen Miller | Nov 27, 2012 | 2 Comments

The New York City Department of Transportation, which began its Bike to School initiative in 2010, is looking for a new crop of schools to begin the three-year program. All NYC middle and high schools — public or private — are encouraged to apply before the December 12 deadline. In 2010, Streetfilms came along for […]

September Brings “Back to School” Jump in Traffic Congestion

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 5, 2012 | No Comments

Why do traffic delays jump in September? Obviously, fewer people are on vacation. But it’s not just commuters back to the grind getting to and from work. It’s parents dropping their kids off at school, often with even less forgiving start times than an adult workday. Region Forward, a DC-based livability partnership, shows that the […]

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