Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic

Pedestrians are left to fend for themselves. Photo: Bess Adler

Tuesday’s Headlines: Gridlock Alert Day Photo Op Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 21, 2021 | No Comments

It's another "Gridlock Alert Day," which means it's another day for the city Department of Transportation to surrender and beg people not to drive. Plus all the other news.

How To Avoid the Other COVID Plague: Traffic

By Streetsblog | Aug 23, 2021 | No Comments

But there is a willingness for citizens to move to active methods of travel, such as cycling, rather than replacing public transport modes with cars.

We're going to need more than just crossing guards to keep our city safe from car drivers. Photo: Soho Broadway Initiative

Thursday’s Headlines: One Sure Way to Tame Traffic Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 19, 2021 | No Comments

A press release about new crossing guards for adults in Soho brings to mind decades of Armageddon in Lower Manhattan. Plus the rest of the day's news.

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Can the MUTCD Catch Up with the New Mobility Revolution?

By Kea Wilson | May 17, 2021 | No Comments

Sure, amending the MUTCD is long overdue. But it's also time to set strong standards that go beyond actual street signage and into the digital realm, advocates say.

STREETS WEEK! De Blasio Announces Fairly Ambitious Bike and Bus Lane Plans in Lame Duck Push

By Eve Kessler | May 11, 2021 | No Comments

Hizzoner revealed five "bike boulevards," plus the intention to finish 30 miles of protected bike lanes and 28 miles of dedicated bus lanes — both records.

The AirTrain at JFK. The Port Authority raised the fare of the AirTrains at JFK and Newark in 2019, while car traffic to the airports face no tolls on access roads. Photo: Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons

OPINION: Time for Our Airports To Put Transit First

By Sean Scott | Feb 19, 2021 | No Comments

The Port Authority charges a $7.75 fare for its AirTrain passengers, but no tolls on its access roads. Why is it privileging car drivers, further congesting our roads and dirtying our air?

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