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NYC Car-Free Busway is Frankly a Big Success

"The street looks better, it's nice," one customer at Joe's Pizza said. "It's ridiculous, I don't know any New Yorker who would take a cab just to get a slice of pizza."

October 8, 2019

NYC Car-Free Busway is Frankly a Big Success

Streetsblog USA |Air Quality

Report: Drivers Inhale More Pollution than Cyclists

Poetic justice: People who drive end up being exposed to more pollution from their cars than people who ride bikes or walk, a new report found.

October 8, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Car Dependence

Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’

A design firm publishes a new 'credo' for engineers, policymakers, and planners.

September 24, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Aggressive Driving

Pence Commits Vehicular Home-Cide

The Vice President enraged Michigan residents by driving his eight-car motorcade through car-free Mackinac Island Saturday.

September 23, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Aggressive Driving

Car-Free Zones Eyed in SF, Elsewhere

A string of pedestrian injuries and deaths in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district has spurred city leaders to demand a ban on cars in some densely populated neighborhoods — the latest in a nascent and long-overdue move by activists nationwide to get reckless drivers off at least a tiny handful of city streets. San Francisco Supervisor […]

September 18, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

City Officials Seek To Mold the Future of Driverless Cars

Using autonomous vehicles as a chance to shape streets for people.

September 10, 2019

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