The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.
Welcome back to the working week! Here in a snowy New York, we’re thinking about how New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to reduce car insurance premiums is propaganda designed to protect the wealthy insurance industry from scrutiny and deny injured people full legal recourse. In our latest reporting on the push, Streetsblog NYC spoke to the lawyers who represent crash victims about how this proposal would change the equation for victims.
Plus: The largest categorial of American “bike lanes” are little more than lines of paint at the edges of deadly roads — and that lack ofquality infrastructure is keeping many would-be riders out of the saddle, a new study confirms.
It’s Woodstock for NUMTOTs — minus the mud and free love.
Sidewalks are too often neglected, but there are ways for cities to step up and fix these essential public spaces.
Law Professor Michael Pollack on who manages, owns and feels ownership of sidewalks — “America’s most overlooked resource.”
