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New York May Create a ‘Crash Victims Bill of Rights’
Families for Safe Streets pioneers a first-in-the-nation plan to give victims of road violence the same rights that crime victims have.
March 4, 2020
Ten Simple Policies to Subtract Cars From Our Streets
Want less road carnage? We need fewer cars on the roads. Here are some tools cities are already using (and should consider using) to save lives and reduce auto use.
February 24, 2020
Mayors: Cars Are Killing Us, But We Can’t Stop It
"On many questions, a sizable portion of mayors appear unwilling to implement — or are unaware of — best practices in transportation planning," the annual Menino Survey of Mayors concluded.
February 17, 2020
Anti-Car Dems Don’t Have a Presidential Candidate
If you believe in breaking car culture, you won't find a 2020 candidate committed to doing it.
February 13, 2020
Bloomberg Plan: Fix Roads, Build Fewer New Ones
Would-be president Mike Bloomberg would focus mostly on maintaining roads and bridges we already have, rather than building new ones, while also investing three times more money in transit.
January 22, 2020
Merry Christmas from Streetsblog!
Our Streetsblog NYC editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy offers his holiday greetings.
December 25, 2019
AOC Slams ‘Dangerous’ Plan for More Cops
The New York governor's obsession with hiring 500 more unaccountable cops to supposedly crack down on fare evasion is now a national embarrassment.
December 17, 2019
N.J. Town Bans Scooters After Trucker Kills Rider
Instead of fixing the dangerous infrastructure or restricting trucks, lawmakers in Elizabeth, N.J. did the obvious thing — they just banned the scooters.
November 27, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines
Let's try a different format as a pre-holiday treat. Click on the headline to read all of the day's news.
November 27, 2019
