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Brooklyn Pol Pushes Bill to Require MTA’s OMNY to Serve Poorer Riders Now

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 28, 2021 | No Comments

State Sen. Andrew Gounardes wants the OMNY system to stop charging straphangers for fares once they've paid the same amount as a weekly or monthly pass — a well-established "unlimited ride" concept known as fare-capping.

Car companies try to make them look romantic or heroic, but they're really a menace to society and vulnerable road users.

Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: New York Needs SUV Ratings — Now

By Andrew Gounardes | Oct 18, 2021 | No Comments

The assault vehicles killing our children and seniors require a warning label, argues State Sen. Andrew Gounardes.

Muscle cars like this one are among the vehicles generating harmful noise in New York City. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

OPINION: Loud Driving Threatens Our Health

By Danny Pearlstein | Jul 6, 2021 | No Comments

Deliberate, fossil-fueled noise demands a multifaceted, whole-of-government response.

Bike injuries are down but cyclists in Southern Brooklyn are still disproportionately getting hurt.
Photo: Hilda Cohen

Bike Injuries Still Up for the Year — And Southern Brooklyn Cyclists are Disproportionately Hurt

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 30, 2020 | No Comments

The plurality of cyclist injuries between March 16 and 22 were still in the same Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods.

Why is this legal? File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Gounardes Seeks State Rating System to Reflect the Danger of Cars — To People Outside Them

By Dave Colon | Feb 28, 2020 | No Comments

A new state database would rate vehicles on a scale of one to five stars based on safety criteria and crash records.

Governor Cuomo signing an executive order last summer to continue the city's school speed camera program. Photo: Kevin Coughlin/State of New York

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SPEED CAMERAS WORK, PART II: Drivers Causing Fewer Collisions

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 16, 2019 | No Comments

Crashes are down 10 percent, possibly became drivers are starting to change their behavior now that there are more cameras, and they're operating eight more hours per day.

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