Promoted Archives — Page 74 of 111

BOMBSHELL: Council Seeks to Take Crash Investigation from NYPD to Increase Road Safety

The City Council moved aggressively to rein in the NYPD on Friday, focusing its legislative ire on bigoted cops and lax discipline — but also advancing a policy long-sought by street safety advocates: taking the police department out of crash investigation in favor of a new Department of Transportation unit. The Council’s just released 12-part […]

Gersh Kuntzman

January 29, 2021

BOMBSHELL: Council Seeks to Take Crash Investigation from NYPD to Increase Road Safety

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

Could a network of Slow Streets circuits speed pandemic recovery?

Streetsblog reader Nate Hutcheson brainstormed a system of Slow Streets designed as a community and economic development strategy.

John Greenfield

January 27, 2021

Streetsblog San Francisco |Freeways

More Urban Freeway Removals Possible

Bay Area advocates and officials encouraged by proposed $10 billion grant from D.C. to repair some of the damage of the freeway-building age

Roger Rudick

January 27, 2021

Streetsblog California |Promoted

Did Governor Newsom Forget About Transit Workers in Vaccine Rollout?

Until yesterday, transit workers were recognized as essential workers who should be prioritized for vaccinations against COVID. Then state plans changed, and transit workers are left wondering why they've been left out.

Melanie Curry

January 26, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Chicago

Advocates: Ending license revocation for traffic cam tickets is the right thing to do

Taking away people's licenses for failing to pay tickets doesn't necessarily make our streets safer, but it does cause economic hardship.

Courtney Cobbs

January 22, 2021

Streetsblog California |GJEL3

New NHTSA Head Was at Center of Pollution Fight

It's a strategic move that sends the unequivocal message that the new President is committed to incorporating environmental concerns in every corner of federal policy making.

Melanie Curry

January 22, 2021

Streetsblog San Francisco |Bicycle Infrastructure

Commentary: Stop Subsidizing Car Ownership

If the city stops giving public land away for free to drivers, it can close its deficit and then some

Roger Rudick

January 21, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Carnage

Street Safety Groups to President Biden: Commit to a Federal Vision Zero Plan

"For decades ... we have lacked the leadership to make roadway safety a national priority in the United States," says the letter, which is signed by groups including New York's own Families for Safe Streets.