Wait, What? Does Mayor Adams Really Think Our Transit System is the Best in the World?
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An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.
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ANALYSIS: When Speed Cameras Are Racist
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When are automated speed cameras an equitable tool for roadway safety — and when are they speed traps that disincentivize cities from making roadways safe because of the money that's coming in?
OPINION: Progressives Should Look To Outlaw Parking Minimums
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AOC is insisting that her endorsees commit to ending single-family zoning. She should require them to discourage car use, too.
New Brooklyn Council Member: Crossing the Street Should Not Be a Matter of Life and Death
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The city needs more street treatments to prevent reckless drivers from killing pedestrians like Brooklyn nanny Arcellie Muschamp.
That Viral Dodge Ad Isn’t the First Time Automakers Compared Drivers to ‘Predators’
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A new viral Dodge seems like a new low for the notoriously toxic automaker — but it’s just the latest chapter in the company's promotion of the deadliest driving behaviors.
Why Tesla Can Program Its Cars to Break Road Safety Laws
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The controversial automaker introduced a new feature that allows drivers to pick one of three custom driving profiles: "chill," "average," and "assertive."
SEE IT: Streetfilms Shows How Cargo Bikes Are Revolutionizing Family Life in New York
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Parents with conventional or electric bikes are loading up their kids (sometimes several kids!) and taking them everywhere.
USPS EV Plan is DOA, Say Advocates
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Sustainability leaders are furious at the United States Postal Service for dragging its feet on ditching gas-powered trucks — and the agency doesn't seem to be considering cargo bikes, either.
Chicago Study Reaffirms Speed Cameras are Saving Lives
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Crashes near speed cameras have stayed relatively low.
New D.C. Law Makes Employers Refund Workers Who Reject Pro-Driving Benefits
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Many employers in Washington, D.C. are now required to pay workers who turn down their company-sponsored parking benefits — a model for other American cities who want to stop incentivizing commuters to drive.
Talking Headways Podcast: Building a Better Transit Board
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This week on the podcast, we’re back at last fall’s virtual Railvolution conference. Former BART GM Grace Crunican discusses the role of board members in transit agencies with former MBTA board member Monica Tibbits-Nutt and former Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler.
A Round and a Roundy: Eric Adams Contains Multitudes of Personalities
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Like everyone else, our national treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy has struggled to find a way to understand our peripatetic new mayor. He has a few ideas.