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When the Wealthy and Privileged Hijack All the Narratives—Including Convincing the Poor that Housing Is Bad
if passed, Measure S - the "Neighborhood Integrity Initiative" - would shut down housing on practically all levels in a city that is short on housing in a county that is short on housing in a state that is short on housing
January 13, 2017
Welcome to the New and Improved Streetsblog
For the first time in nearly nine years, we're debuting a sitewide redesign of Streetsblog.
December 14, 2016
What Changed Yesterday, and What Didn’t
America just elected Donald Trump, who got a foothold in national politics by fanning a conspiracy about Barack Obama’s country of origin, who ran a campaign premised on a naked appeal to racist anger and resentment, who shredded every norm of conduct on his way to the presidency. He’s going to occupy the White House for at least the next four years, and for at least two years the Democratic opposition won’t control either house of Congress.
November 9, 2016
New York MTA Teams Up With NACTO. Which Transit Agency Will Join Next?
Last week, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority joined the National Association of City Transportation Officials, the federation of local DOTs whose policy guidance and street design manuals are popularizing a more multi-modal approach to urban transportation policy.
August 31, 2016
Insane Comic Books Warn Phoenix Children That Biking Will Kill Them
Hey kids, the Phoenix Department of Street Transportation has a fun message for you: Riding your bike is likely to result in a gory horror scene. If you don't wear your helmet, of course.
April 22, 2016
3 Sources of Cluelessness Conspire to Blame Victims for “Distracted Walking”
For a policing icon who built his reputation on being data-driven, NYPD Commissioner William Bratton has a penchant for shooting from the hip on traffic safety.
March 11, 2016
Racial Inequity in Traffic Enforcement
With the Vision Zero Cities Conference kicking off tomorrow, Transportation Alternatives has released an accompanying collection of essays, the first edition of "The International Journal of Traffic Safety Innovation." Streetsblog is pleased to republish TA Legislative and Legal Manager Marco Conner's contribution to the journal. The whole collection is worth your time, and you can download it from TA's Vision Zero Cities site.
March 10, 2016
Street Safety Benefits of Congestion Charging Are Bigger Than We Thought
Evidence keeps mounting that congestion pricing can catalyze major reductions in traffic crashes. A year ago I reported on research that vehicle crashes in central London fell as much as 40 percent since the 2003 startup of London’s congestion charge. The same researchers are now expressing the safety dividend in terms of falling per-mile crash rates, and the figures are even more impressive.
March 10, 2016
Parking Reforms Cut Congestion, So When Will DOT Get Serious About Them?
Earlier this month City Council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez convened a hearing on city parking policy. The committee addressed abuse of DOT- and NYPD-issued parking placards, but did not discuss one of the most promising initiatives in the city tool kit.
January 28, 2016
A Vote for Parking Minimums Is a Vote to Keep the Rent Too Damn High
Jimmy McMillan may have retired from politics last week, but the rent is still too damn high and New York City's mandatory parking minimums are a major reason why.
December 16, 2015