No License Plates? No Problem! Scofflaw Drivers Remove Tags Yet Rarely Get Caught
Jan 16, 2024, 12:02 am By Jesse Coburn
Cars without license plates are the new scourge of New York City roadways, but the Adams administration has been slow in attacking the crisis, allowing tens of thousands of drivers to sow chaos on the street. The city received more than 51,000 complaints about…OPINION: Could Pedestrian Reflector Laws Reduce Fatal Crashes in the United States?
Jan 16, 2024, 12:01 am By Matt Kalinowski
Editor’s note: This is a repost from Bike Portland. You can access the original here. While the piece focuses on Portland, Oregon, the conversation is relevant for communities across the United States and globe. Over a dozen European countries require…Tuesday’s Headlines Are More Than Zero
Jan 16, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake AuedTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasized Vision Zero and urged Congress to pass the Rail Safety Act during a speech to transportation policymakers. (Transport Topics) NPR‘s Morning Edition tackled the movement among cities to reduce parking and…Monday’s Headlines Celebrate MLK Day
Jan 15, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake AuedMartin Luther King Jr. not only fought to desegregate buses, but believed the freedom to travel is an important civil right for everyone. (Forbes) Transit ridership rose to 75 percent of pre-pandemic levels in November, the highest mark since March of 2020.…Friday’s Headlines Will Be There in 15 Minutes
Jan 12, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake AuedThe popular idea of the 15-minute city isn’t writ in stone. In some cases, maybe it’s better to aim for the 20-minute suburb, writes New Urbanism cofounder Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk (CNU Public Square). Then again, that might get some pushback, since UK…Talking Headways Podcast: The San Francisco Ferry Building with John King
Jan 11, 2024, 2:19 pm By Jeff WoodThis week on Talking Headways we’re joined by John King, Urban Design Critic at the SF Chronicle, to talk about his book Portal: San Francisco’s Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities. We chat about the history of the Ferry Building in San…Thursday’s Headlines Are Still Dirty
Jan 11, 2024, 12:33 am By Blake AuedGreenhouse gas emissions nationwide fell by 2 percent last year, to 1991 levels no thanks to transportation. Americans drove and flew more, increasing transportation’s emissions by 1.6 percent (Jalopnik). The decline was mostly attributed to replacing coal…Alleged Decline In Transportation Trips Is The Result Of Bad Data Analysis
Jan 11, 2024, 12:00 am By Joe Cortright
Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on City Observatory. You can read the original here. For all the time we spend talking about transportation, it’s surprising how little good data we have. The Census Bureau asks a narrow set of questions…Wednesday’s Headlines Got the Gig
Jan 10, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake AuedThe Biden administration is set to unveil a new rule requiring “gig economy” companies like Uber and Lyft to treat their drivers like employees, rather than contract workers with limited rights or benefits, reversing a Trump administration edict. (Reuters)…Paris Is Great — But the Green Mobility Revolution Is Happening All Over Europe
Jan 10, 2024, 12:00 am By Scott ShepardEditor’s note: This piece was originally published in Scott Shepard’s “The #CitiesFirst Newsletter,” which you can check out on Medium. The world has experienced fundamental changes over the past several years, and especially in the wake of the COVID…Tuesday’s Headlines Scoot Around
Jan 9, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake AuedA year-end roundup from Smart Cities Dive shows how shared mobility continues to grow, but is threatened by precarious economics. While e-scooters remain unpopular in some quarters, many of the complaints about them are actually related to poor street design.…Are Boomers to Blame for America’s Dirty Transportation System — And Can They Fix It?
Jan 9, 2024, 12:00 am By StreetsblogWhether in political office, in the board room, or simply behind the wheel of an SUV, Baby Boomers have been behind some of the worst climate decisions in recent memory. But they also have a unique opportunity — and responsibility — to repair the planet…Bill to Consolidate all Bay Area Transit Agencies?
Jan 8, 2024, 7:16 pm By Ian GriffithsNote: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Senator…Dozens of Car Dealers Shut Down for Temporary License Plate Fraud Following Streetsblog Investigation
Jan 8, 2024, 12:05 am By Jesse Coburn
Regulators in New Jersey and Georgia are clamping down on the pipeline of illegal temporary license plates to New York City, shutting down dozens of car dealerships for fraudulently issuing the paper tags in recent months, according to records obtained by…Can NYC Use Unpaid Idling Tickets to Force Corporate Polluters to Electrify Fleets?
Jan 8, 2024, 12:03 am By David Meyer
A handful of companies owe the city millions of dollars in unpaid idling violations — and the city appears to be using the hefty open balances to pressure the companies to shift to electric vehicles. Two companies in particular, ConEdison and LabQ, owe…Monday’s Headlines Celebrate New Transit
Jan 8, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake AuedYonah Freemark’s annual list of worldwide transit projects is here, and 45 percent of them are in China, although he does count 15 major openings in the U.S. (The Transport Politic) Investing in bike infrastructure is one of the most cost-effective ways to…Can This Tiny Owl Defeat One of America’s Biggest Highway Projects?
Jan 8, 2024, 12:00 am By Kea Wilson
The cactus ferruginous pygmy owl weighs less than a pet hamster, and at its full adult height, it’s still a few millimeters shorter than the length of a dollar bill. Thanks to a new lawsuit, though, that small but mighty creature is joining the ranks of…Opinion: The Death of Greyhound isn’t A Greyhound Problem; It’s a Bus Problem.
Jan 5, 2024, 12:01 am By Darrell Owens
Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on The Discourse Lounge and is republished with permission. A recent article in the socialist magazine Jacobin discussed a bus service increasingly forgotten in the American mind: Greyhound. Greyhound used…Friday’s Headlines Want Smaller Cars
Jan 5, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake AuedElectric vehicle sales are sluggish because they’re too expensive, and they’re too expensive because they’re too big, which cancels out many of their environmental advantages. Incentivizing smaller vehicles, hybrids and public transit is a better way to…NYC Teachers Union Prez: You Can’t Expect My Members To Ride The Train Or Bus!
Jan 4, 2024, 4:19 pm By Dave Colon
It’s a lesson in cynicism. The United Federation of Teachers joined with Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella in the newest lawsuit seeking to delay congestion pricing by demanding that the MTA perform a lengthy environmental impact statement…
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