Cops Are Hogging Public Space in Poor Communities for Parking They Don’t Need: Report
| | No Comments
The East New York Community Land Trust identifies 73 underused lots that it says could be developed into housing or commercial space.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Promoted
Talking Headways Podcast: A ‘Communities First’ Infrastructure Alliance
| | No Comments
Why this is an important moment for infrastructure equity.
Cracking the Code on Fighting Highway Expansion Projects
| | No Comments
"So many neighborhoods across the country are saddled with an aging, unsafe, polluting piece of highway infrastructure. We have to do something about it," says one activist.
Broad Coalition Demands Mayor Adams Properly Manage New York’s Busiest Places: The Curb
| | No Comments
It's a popular front against "chaos at the curb."
Urban Design Forum Envisions Street-Based ‘Platform’ for a ‘Thriving City’
| | No Comments
The group's new report, "Streets Ahead," articulates goals that won't be controversial for Streetsblog readers, but may sound new to New Yorkers who think of streets only as repositories for free car storage.
NO SURPRISE: Feds Report Double-Digit Increase in Road Deaths in 2021
| | No Comments
Call it the forgotten pandemic: road fatalities surged by double-digit percentages, including a significant increase in deaths outside of cars, in 2021, according to a new report issued Tuesday by federal authorities.
How Cities Can Better ‘Manage’ Car Dependency … And Reduce It
| | No Comments
The same tool that communities have used for decades to make commutes easier on drivers can be refashioned to reduce reliance on automobiles altogether, a leading planning consultancy argues.
MUSK SEE: Three Reasons Why Congestion Decreases When Cities ‘Delete’ Road Lanes
| | No Comments
Elon Musk's insane comments about induced demand once again force advocates to debunk common congestion myths that powerful, but often ill-informed, people continue to promulgate.
New App Helps Reckless Drivers Thumb Their Noses at City’s Speed Cameras
| | No Comments
Even as Albany lawmakers slow-walk the renewal of New York's speed camera system, a new cellphone app is helping reckless drivers avoid the devices entirely.
Talking Headways Podcast: Measuring Transportation Insecurity
| | No Comments
This week, we're talking about transportation insecurity — who has it and who doesn't.
STEAL THIS IDEA: Canadian City Passes Next-Gen Parking Reform
| | No Comments
As in many North American cities, community leaders had vowed to address the climate crisis through policy action — but that didn't mean everyone recognized how forcing developers to build car storage was setting back that goal, or the city's other priorities.
OPINION: Extend the Houston Street Bike Lane from River to River
| | No Comments
The lane — which is being striped now — must run from the East River to its natural terminus, at Hudson River Park.