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OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic

Manhattan district attorney hopeful Tali Farhadian Weinstein looks to driver-accountability law, technology to curtail reckless drivers.

Tali Farhadian Weinstein

March 8, 2021

OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic

Streetsblog NYC |City Council

Effort to Reduce NYPD Crash Role May End Up Expanding It

Well, if you can't beat 'em, expand 'em.

Julianne Cuba

February 24, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

What’s a ‘Bike Boulevard’? For Now, Mayor de Blasio Won’t Say, But Planners are Eager to Help

A good bike boulevard is apparently like pornography — you know it when you see it.

Gersh Kuntzman

January 30, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Car crashes

Poll: Too Many Are Skeptical of Vision Zero

A Transportation Alternatives survey finds little knowledge or recognition of Vision Zero as the city's road carnage rises.

Eve Kessler

January 13, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Report: City’s Failure to Add Bike Parking Hurts Businesses, Costs Lives, Increases Theft and Reduces Cycling

“Simply put, there is not enough bicycle parking in New York City,” said Danny Harris, executive director of Transportation Alternatives.

Gersh Kuntzman

January 5, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Bus Rapid Transit

A Fairer, Safer City? Here’s the Agenda from Top Transportation Advocacy Groups

Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.

Dave Colon

December 8, 2020

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Car Adman: Vision Zero Movement Can Learn from Auto Industry

A former car insider reveals the techniques to develop ads to target a broader audience for the Vision Zero cause.

Tom Flood

October 19, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |2020 Election

Chaos and Fear as Trumpists and a Domestic Terrorist Take Over Roadways

The weekend of terror began on Saturday night, when a driver targeted peaceful cyclists towards the end of a StreetridersNYC event in Manhattan. Video shows the SUV plunged into the crowd of bikers.

Gersh Kuntzman

October 4, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Children

Mayor Will Endanger School Kids During a Pandemic

Mayor de Blasio said on Monday that he's willing to sacrifice school-bound kids to more road carnage — temporarily, of course, because, you know, the pandemic.

Julianne Cuba

August 3, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Car-Free Streets

NYC ‘Open Streets’ Are In Wealthier Neighborhoods

Mayor de Blasio’s Open Streets program — meant to give New Yorkers socially distanced recreation space during the COVID-19 crisis — caters to the rich, a Streetsblog analysis shows.

Julianne Cuba

July 27, 2020

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