Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic

Carpocalypse Now: Driving Is On The Rise Even As Lockdown Remains in Place

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 14, 2020 | No Comments

The total number of miles driven in the five boroughs on Friday, May 8, was 58 percent higher than they were on March 30, even though nothing has changed in the state's lockdown order.

We've run this image before, but it shows how little needs to be done to make our neighborhoods safer and better. Rendering: Massengale & Co LLC, and Dover, Kohl & Partners

Op-Ed: Let’s Build a Network of ‘Quiet Streets’

By John Massengale | Mar 30, 2020 | No Comments

COVID19 demonstrates the need for more space for people — like this gorgeous rendering above.

Coming soon to New York City: Cargo bikes by delivery companies. Photo: UPS

TODAY: City to Announce Cargo Bike Delivery Pilot with Amazon, UPS, Others

By Dave Colon | Dec 3, 2019 | No Comments

A source told Streetsblog that Whole Foods — an Amazon subsidiary — is also involved in the pilot program.

One year from today, we could find out what our zone will be like.

Europe’s Congestion Pricing Lessons For America

By Aaron Short | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

The problem, of course, is America's car culture itself: Most commuters don't take public transit and view congestion pricing as a tax, making it a huge political lift, even if there's a groundswell of support for reform, these experts added.

Professor Charles Komanoff makes a point on the high cost of free parking at a meeting on the Upper West Side last night. Photo: Lisa Orman

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Free Parking Isn’t Free — But Upper West Side Car Owners Want To Keep It That Way

By Eve Kessler | Oct 30, 2019 | No Comments

Entitled drivers bristle at a community board forum that envisions better uses for public space than car storage.

Editor Gersh Kuntzman reads the letter accusing him of being a Trump voter.

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Wednesday’s Headlines: Frances Furlong Edition

By Streetsblog | Oct 2, 2019 | 14 Comments

A letter to the editor sparks a rare bit of self-reflection (not really). Plus the other news of the day.

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