New York
House Bill Would Require Agencies to Address Sexual Harassment on Buses and Trains
The "Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act” would require transit agencies to take measures to protect riders and employees.
May 18, 2018
A Strategy for Strong Transit and Walkability in Small Cities
Proposed: Smaller cities should choose one, or maybe two, corridors for frequent transit service and dense, walkable development.
August 15, 2017
Parking Madness: New York vs. Poughkeepsie
A small town commuter rail station takes on a big city subway stop in the first Elite Eight matchup.
March 29, 2017
How American Cities Can Protect Cyclists From Deadly Trucks
Heavy trucks kill. They account for as much as 32 percent of cyclist deaths in New York City and 58 percent in London, far out of proportion to their share of traffic. Across the U.S., 1,746 bicyclists and pedestrians have been killed in collisions with commercial trucks over the last five years.
October 25, 2016
Vote for the Best Urban Street Transformation of 2015
It's almost time to say goodbye to 2015, which means we're about to hand out Streetsies to recognize achievements for walking, biking, and transit in American cities this year.
December 22, 2015
The Looming Transit Breakdown That Threatens America’s Economy
While federal transit funding stagnates, the nation's largest rail and bus systems have been delaying critical maintenance projects. Without sustained efforts to fix infrastructure and vehicles, the effects of deteriorating service in big American cities could ripple across the national economy, according to a new report from the Regional Plan Association [PDF].
November 16, 2015
The Key Human Factors That Can Lead Any City to Transform Its Streets
How did Portland get to be a national model for sustainable transportation and walkable development? Yes, Mayor Neil Goldschmidt stopped the Mount Hood Freeway from being built in 1974 and began negotiations that eventually led to the implementation of the urban growth boundary. But Goldschmidt didn’t do it alone.
August 4, 2015
Life-Saving Truck Design Fix Sidelined By Federal Inaction
This is the second post in a Streetsblog NYC series about safety features for large vehicles. Part one examined the case for truck side guards and New York City's attempt to require them for its fleet.
December 22, 2014
Why Aren’t American Bike-Share Systems Living Up to Their Potential?
As policy director at the New York City Department of Transportation from 2007 to June, 2014, Jon Orcutt shepherded the nation's largest bike-share system through the earliest stages of planning, a wide-ranging public engagement process, and, last year, the rollout of hundreds of Citi Bike stations.
November 24, 2014
Peak Sprawl? The Fringes of the New York Region Are Shrinking
A new report out of Rutgers University [PDF] reveals that since 2010, the fringes of the New York region have lost population as the core has grown, a reversal of the sprawling pattern that predominated starting in 1950, when the suburbs grew and the city shrank.
October 2, 2014