Motor Vehicles Leading Cause of NYC Child Injury Deaths
According to a new study out from the city's Department of Health, children in New York are seven times less likely than children nationwide to die as car passengers. That's the good news, likely the result of the fact that our kids spend a lot less time in cars than most American children.
May 30, 2007
Today’s Headlines
Spitzer Open to Congestion Pricing (Sun) NYC Commuting: Stick to the Facts (TSTC) Planner Behind PlaNYC (Sun) Corzine Warns NJ Gas Tax May Go Up (Post) Is Corzine Ad Contrite or Calculating? (NYT) Clearing Bike Lanes for Bicyclists (Voice) Traffic Agents Talk About Possible New Powers (NYT) Noise Enforcement Leads to Lots of Traffic Tickets … Continued
May 29, 2007
Blind Spots in SUVs Still Killing Kids
Growing public awareness of the danger posed to children by the huge blind spots in SUVs has led to likely passage of what is known as the Kids and Cars act in this session of Congress. But it remains unclear whether the now-weakened bill will adequately address rear-visibility issues that have led to the deaths and injuries of hundreds of children in the past few years.
May 24, 2007
Gas Costs More? Fill ’Er Up!
Rising gas prices may be causing a reduction in driving. That makes sense. What doesn't is the news that in spite of increasing pain at the pump, SUV sales are on the upswing.
May 22, 2007
The Car Habit Is Tough to Break
"People are addicted to their cars," said John Street, the Mayor of
Philadelphia, at a panel on transport yesterday during the C40 Large
Cities Climate Summit. He was identifying what he saw as the major
challenge for cities striving to make their transport systems more
environmentally sustainable.
May 17, 2007
Congestion Pricing Foes Will Go into Attack Mode
Crain's New York Business reports that the group leading the campaign against congestion pricing will begin a lobbying blitz aimed at derailing Mayor Bloomberg's pricing proposal next week, just as the mayor goes to Albany to try to win state legislators over to his PlaNYC initiative. The arguments to be mounted by the "Keep NYC Congestion Tax Free Coalition" range from the speculative to the alarmist:
May 11, 2007
High-Emission Vehicles to Pay £200 ($400!) to Enter London
London mayor Ken Livingstone, whose congestion-pricing plan has served as a model for Mayor Bloomberg's, is expected to unveil today an even more radical measure aimed at reducing pollution in his city. According to the Guardian, Livingstone's proposal would target high-emission commercial vehicles:
May 10, 2007
They Cover the Waterfront: Brooklyn’s Future Greenway
Opening this summer: East River State Park on the Brooklyn waterfront
May 7, 2007
Today’s Headlines
Without Fee, City Drivers Unlikely to Change Habits (NY Sun) Climate Change Panel Reaches Consensus (NYT) As Climate Warms, England’s Coast Crumbles (NYT) Bloomberg Wants to Give Ferries a $40m Boost (Observer) Driving While Dumb in Red Hook (Brooklyn Paper) Busta Rhymes’ Tinted Windows Get Him Busted (Daily News) More Big-Box Retailers to Join IKEA? … Continued
May 4, 2007
Londoners Take to the Streets — on Cycles
Via the blog of Stuart Hughes, a BBC journalist who lost part of his leg in Iraq while on assignment in 2003 and who is an avid cyclist, come a few interesting links regarding cycling in London. First, a BBC story on the skyrocketing popularity of biking both for recreation and commuting in London, a rise that has coincided with a decreasing injury and fatality rate for cyclists:
May 3, 2007