Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Studies & Reports

NTSB: Speed Kills, and We’re Not Doing Enough to Stop It

By Stephen Miller | Jul 27, 2017 | No Comments

In a draft report released earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board says excessive speed is a deadly problem in our nation's transportation system -- one that federal and state officials aren't doing enough to address.

If Americans Paid for the Parking We Consume, We’d Drive 500 Billion Fewer Miles Each Year

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 27, 2017 | No Comments

Most parking spots might cost you nothing, but parking is never really free. We just pay for it in ways that are completely divorced from our actual consumption of parking.

Want People to Bike? Skip the Sweet Talk and Build

By Michael Andersen | Jul 21, 2017 | No Comments

People don't start biking because they like bicycles. They start to like bicycles because they bike.

What Do Drivers Really Think of Cyclists?

By Stephen Miller | Jun 28, 2017 | No Comments

There’s ample research out there backing up the safety benefits of streets with protected bikeways and slow car speeds. But what about the critically important yet less tangible factor of individual attitudes — how does the mind of the person behind the wheel affect driver behavior toward cyclists?

Landmark Study Tests a Bike Network’s Effects on Safety and Ridership

By Michael Andersen | May 31, 2017 | No Comments

Which is more important to making a city great for biking: the number of high-quality bikeways, or whether they're connected to each other? A new study from Spain offers an unexpected answer.

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