Pedestrians walk between cars across 47th Street at 7th Avenue in Manhattan on June 23, 2019.
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Boston Seeks Plans for Bus Priority, Protected Bike Routes Through Longwood and Kenmore Square
By Christian MilNeil |
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) just released a request for proposals to conduct a new transportation study of the Longwood and Kenmore Square neighborhoods that aims to accommodate millions of square feet in new development with new transit-priority streets and better-connected networks of trails and protected bike lanes. According to the BPDA, over […]
Rep’s Driver in Fatal Crash Had History of Troubling Aggro Tweets
By Kea Wilson |
A 27-year-old staffer with a history of troubling tweets about fast driving was behind the wheel during the crash that killed Rep. Jackie Walorski, according to a revised police statement — and that raises troubling questions.
OPINION: How To Use the Money Available for Safe Streets
By Melissa Balmer |
With roadway deaths at a historic high, it is time to stop accepting excuses — and start operating from the knowledge that all road deaths are preventable.
After an Epic Fail, the City Relaunches Residential Composting
By Eve Kessler |
The Sanitation Department will begin universal organics pick-up in one borough — Queens — on Oct. 3. Will it work this time?
Commentary: Use Third-Party Video, Pics for Traffic Enforcement
By Roger Rudick |
The problem isn't lack of resources, it's a failure to use the tools at hand.
Girl, 14, struck in Auburn Gresham is 2nd person killed at a Chicago bus stop this year
By John Greenfield |
Last May a BMW driver fatally Concepcion Lopez, 82 while she waited for CTA bus in the West Ridge neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side. On Friday there was a similar tragedy in Auburn Gresham on the South Side, when a Mercedes driver caused a crash that killed a 14-year-old girl at a bus stop and […]