DR: STRANGECAR: Or How I Learned to Keep Worrying and Hate E-Cars
If you think electric cars are going to change all the problems of cars, well, I've got a bridge I really wish I could sell you.
June 27, 2022
DOT Announces ‘Better Barriers’ in Shift to Protect Bike Lanes Faster
Say goodbye to Jersey.
June 10, 2022
New York City’s Slowest-in-the-Nation Buses are a Poster Child for Failure
And the poster offers the most damning visual symbol for our bus system: turtles!
June 7, 2022
More Protected Bike Lanes = More Women Cyclists, New Study Shows
Protect women and they will bike.
May 25, 2022
NO SURPRISE: Feds Report Double-Digit Increase in Road Deaths in 2021
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.
May 17, 2022
City Official Under Fire for Questioning the Benefits and Equity of Transit
We always assume more transit means more equity. But a progressive planning commissioner apparently disagrees, sparking quite a conversation.
May 3, 2022
New York Gets an ‘F’ Grade in the New ‘Bike Friendly States’ Survey…
They could have been a contender.
April 21, 2022
Outrage Builds Over ‘Magic Wand’ Gas Tax Holiday as State Studies Congestion Pricing for Years
It's an ironic move, given the state's environmental goals. It's also bad optics.
April 8, 2022
Road Deaths Rise — Again! — As Post-Quarantine Period Proves Particularly Perilous to Pedestrians
The decade-long pedestrian death crisis has worsened, with a double-digit percentage increase in deaths caused by U.S. drivers — and experts are blaming it on speeding, distracted driving, larger vehicles and roads that prioritize car drivers over everyone else.
April 7, 2022
CYCLE OF RAGE: New York City’s ‘Car-Free Earth Day’ is a Sad Joke
Once again, we learn that our elected officials can't be bothered to even do the least they could do.
April 3, 2022