DOT Archives — Page 16 of 25

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Op-Ed: Copenhagen’s Lessons for the ‘Green Wave’

Cycling is integral to Danish culture, but it wasn’t always thus.

Eve Kessler

November 22, 2019

Op-Ed: Copenhagen’s Lessons for the ‘Green Wave’

Streetsblog NYC |Car Dependence

Half-a-BILLION Wasted in Reckless Driving by City Workers

The City of New York has spent more than $500 million since 2013 in payouts to the victims of road violence caused by employees of just five key agencies crashing their city-owned vehicles, Streetsblog has learned.

Gersh Kuntzman

November 21, 2019

Accessibility

Tennessee Senator Reverses Herself on Transit

Marsha Marsha Marsha. Transit isn't just for "socialists"!

Aaron Short

November 11, 2019

Amtrak

It’s Progressives vs. Labor over Transportation Money

It's the latest battle for the soul of the Democratic party.

Aaron Short

November 6, 2019

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

Bill for More Street Vendors Splits #BikeNYC

The state senator's proposal would remove caps on the number of legal vendors who could operate — but she claims it would not lead to overwhelmed sidewalks.

Gersh Kuntzman

November 4, 2019

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

NYC DOT Will Track Road Carnage Caused by SUVs

"By the end of this year, we will be able to provide by year the comparative numbers of fatal collisions where SUVs were involved," the agency said in a statement.

Gersh Kuntzman

November 1, 2019

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

NYC to Help Pedestrians Near the Tree

The resulting reallocation will be almost double the amount of pedestrian space on Fifth Avenue near Rockefeller Center. Alas, it's as temporary as the Christmas season.

Julianne Cuba

October 30, 2019

Amtrak

All Hail! Gov’t Workers Using Uber Way Too Much

Government workers are turning to Uber and Lyft on business trips, with a 922-percent increase in spending last year, newly released records from the General Services Administratiaon show. At the same time, workers are using less transit.

Aaron Short

October 28, 2019