Julianne Cuba
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New York Pilots E-Bike Charging Hubs For Delivery Workers
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“You're riding this bike a long time. You need a break. Maybe you got to make a phone call. Maybe you have to take care of your personal needs, all of these things,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer, talking about the delivery workers he has been championing.
Four Reasons Not to Celebrate NHTSA’s New Fatality Numbers
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News dropped yesterday that the number of people dying in motor vehicles across the country went down slightly during the first half of 2022 — but don't start celebrating.
NYC Slowly Rolling Out New Tech to Stop Gov’t Workers from Speeding
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NYC wants its drivers to slow down in their city-owned cars. But a pilot program will start with just .2 percent of the fleet.
Chaos Reigned During GrubHub’s ‘Free Lunch’ Day in May, But Not on Streets
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Once again, more evidence that e-bikes are not causing a "bloody battle" on New York City streets.
Amid Senior Pedestrian Death Crisis, City Rolls Out Small Safety Initiative
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With more than 40,000 intersections across the city, it will take centuries to hit them at all.
Support For Camera Enforcement Increases When Put in Racial Justice Context, Study Finds
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Researchers hope the results can increase support nationwide for swapping out cops for cameras, effective tools at keeping reckless drivers off the road and reducing fatal and injury-causing crashes.
Cops Who Rammed Squad Cars into Protesters Should be Charged, Says Oversight Agency
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The cops who used their squad cars as deadly weapons to plow into a crowd of protesters during the Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020 should face disciplinary charges, the Civilian Complaint Review Board has declared.
Three-Quarters of Licensed Drivers Used a Mobile Device While Driving, New Survey Finds
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Thank goodness April is "Distracted Driving Month."
Analysis: NYC’s Speed Cameras Aren’t Racist — But the City’s Road Design Is
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Speed cameras are not disproportionately concentrated in low-income communities of color, despite a pervasive belief that the cameras are a money-making ploy that unfairly target Black and Brown neighborhoods, a Streetsblog analysis reveals.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE? Experts Discuss Subway Crime, Death, Homelessness
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"There will be a humanitarian crisis until we pay to solve it," said one activist.
Study Shows Vast Support for 'Open Restaurants' in NYC
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In Manhattan, the supposed epicenter of opposition, a city survey shows that 84 percent of residents support the "Covid huts." Citywide, 64 percent support them.
Brooklyn Bridge Cycling is Soaring Thanks to New Lane
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Here’s yet another lesson in induced demand.