Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic

Let’s Do the Time Warp Again: U.S. DOT Fails to Get Travel Forecasting Right

By Phineas Baxandall and Tony Dutzik | Mar 3, 2014 | No Comments

The U.S. Department of Transportation seems to be stuck in a bizarre time warp. For nine years in a row Americans have decreased their average driving miles. Yet U.S. DOT’s most recent biennial report to Congress on the state of the nation’s transportation system, released last Friday, forecasts that total vehicle miles will increase between […]

As Driving Continues to Stagnate, Some States Finally Start to Adjust

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 25, 2014 | No Comments

Another year, another decline in per capita driving. For the ninth year in a row, the cumulative distance Americans drive is down, adjusting for population, according to new data from the Federal Highway Administration. Total driving by all Americans has fallen about 2 percent since 2007 — or 7 percent per capita — and is […]

2013: Another Year of Falling Per-Capita Driving in U.S.

By Tony Dutzik | Feb 24, 2014 | No Comments

Cross-posted from the Frontier Group, where the author is a senior policy analyst. The number of miles driven in the United States continues to stagnate, even amidst economic recovery, according to just-released figures from the Federal Highway Administration. According to the agency’s December 2013 Traffic Volume Trends report, the number of vehicle-miles traveled on U.S. […]

Meet the New Yorkers Building the Biggest, Brightest Bike Counter Yet

By Stephen Miller | Feb 14, 2014 | 10 Comments

Digital-display bicycle counters, sprouting up first in European cycling capitals like Copenhagen and spreading in recent years to Portland and San Francisco, give a real-time tally of how many cyclists use busy bike routes each day. This year, New York is set to get its own. The Big Apple’s version will — like most things […]

Transpo Agencies Are Terrible at Predicting Traffic Levels

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 17, 2013 | No Comments

Americans’ travel behavior is changing dramatically. It seems like not a week passes without a new report about the decline in driving. But are state and local transportation agencies — which are responsible for much of the nation’s highway and transportation planning — keeping up with the facts on the ground? A review of the evidence by the State Smart […]

Study: All Across America, Car Commuting Is Dropping

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 4, 2013 | No Comments

U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group are on a mission to explore the downward trend in driving. In a series of reports, they point to evidence that it isn’t just a temporary blip, but a long-term shift in how Americans get around. Today, the two organizations released a new report, “Transportation in Transition: A Look at Changing Travel Patterns in […]

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