Eve Kessler
Email Eve Kessler at eve@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
How Hoboken Eliminated Traffic Deaths
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The Mile Square City shows what can be accomplished when a municipality really focuses on the zero of Vision Zero — it has recorded no traffic fatalities for three straight years.
Chuck Schumer Pushing Highway Boondoggle
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Construction interests — and Sen. Schumer — want to add a lane to the Catskills artery. It's madness.
Poll: Too Many Are Skeptical of Vision Zero
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A Transportation Alternatives survey finds little knowledge or recognition of Vision Zero as the city's road carnage rises.
ANALYSIS: So You Wanna Be New York City Mayor, Huh?
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We asked candidates what they thought on a raft of street-safety issues. Here's what WE thought.
How To End Racism in Auto Insurance
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As Black Lives Matter forces an industry reckoning, the state has taken baby steps to reduce discrimination.
Auto Insurance Industry Admits Systemic Racism
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Auto insurers charge Black drivers with good records more than white drivers with bad records — among other racist practices.
How Auto Insurers Subsidize Car Carnage
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It costs less to insure an SUV, despite its role in the pedestrian death crisis. And drunk drivers barely pay more for insurance (why can they even get insurance again?).
Vision Zero Cities: Use the Curb Better
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Vision Zero Conference panel says 'amenities' are coming — and drivers will pay for space.
Report Reveals Way Forward for Transit Agencies
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A new report reveals major ramifications for cities and for BIPOC communities that rely heavily on transit and have borne the brunt of COVID-19 both as patients and as essential workers.
COVID Killed Rush Hour — But Spread Pain All Day
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Meet the new rush hour. Worse than the old rush hour.
East Coast Pollution Pact Will Save Black Lives
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The Transportation and Climate Initiative aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by as much as a quarter by 2032.
NYC To Try Holding Classes Outdoors
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The mayor, meanwhile, rips critics who demand dedicated funds for outdoor learning: They 'don't know what the hell they're talking about.'