Government Organizations Archives — Page 40 of 170

Coronavirus

New COVID-19 Relief Bill Starves Transit — Again

But it's better than nothing at all.

Kea Wilson

December 15, 2020

New COVID-19 Relief Bill Starves Transit — Again

Car culture

Memo to Feds: To Keep Seniors Safe on Our Roads, End Car Dependence

America's top federal safety agency is raising awareness this week about safety for older drivers, but largely ignoring how car dependence often forces seniors to take the wheel even when they can no longer do so safely.

Kea Wilson

December 8, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |MTA

Senate ‘Skinny’ COVID Bill Leaves Mass Transit Starving

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators revealed a coronavirus compromise bill on Tuesday morning that provides less than half of what transit agencies need, an offer that advocates and transit agencies greeted with like being given a lump of coal on Christmas.

Dave Colon

December 1, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |California

KOMANOFF: Takeaways from America’s Diesel Pickup Pollution Disaster

Combustion vehicles invite law-breaking. Petro-masculinity is deep-seated in American culture. But California, at least, has vanquished emissions tampering. These are the takeaways from last week's report of super-spreader pickup trucks.

Charles Komanoff

December 1, 2020

DOT

Fed Pedestrian Safety ‘Action’ Plan Light on Action, Heavy on Studies

Ending the pedestrian death crisis will take real money, policy and cultural change — not just another government report with a laundry list of missed opportunities, proposed research and little else.

Kea Wilson

December 1, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Amtrak

So What Is the Deal With The Governor And This New Gateway Project Report?

The Big Dog thinks he knows the best plan for an essential, but long-stalled, rail project. What is he doing?

Dave Colon

November 30, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Equity

OPINION: To Save the Subway, Tax the Ultra-Wealthy

New York needs to make the billionaires who disproportionately benefit from government to pay their fair share, a lawmaker argues.

Dan Quart

November 26, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

OPINION: Micromobility Companies Must Engage With Communities — Says One of Them

As New York City prepares to launch e-scooter share, Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden previews the lessons his firm has learned in its short, rollicking ride.