Eve Kessler
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NACTO Pushes Back as Big Auto Seeks Safety Exemption for Driverless Cars
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The national association of city transportation officials cries foul as Ford and GM try an end run around the NHTSA for cars without steering wheels and brakes.
ANALYSIS: Can New York Mandate Speed Governors on New Cars?
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In the absence of federal standards, can New York legislate speed governors and limit the blind spots on SUVs? We'll find out.
Bill Would Set Limits on Huge SUVs
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Sen. Brad Hoylman introduces what he says is a first-in-the-nation effort to make active safety technology standard on new cars.
To Fix Inflation And Climate Change, Get Americans out of Cars
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Our gas-guzzling rides are tanking our personal finances and municipal budgets as well as dooming the planet.
Bad Road Design Is Stoking the U.S. Pedestrian Death Crisis: Report
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States that built streets for speed over safety experienced big fatality jumps even as driving diminished during the pandemic.
Car Noise Stokes Heart Attacks
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Researchers in New Jersey link traffic racket to cardiovascular disease and cardiac episodes, proving again that it's death, not redemption, that's beneath a dirty hood.
STEAL THIS IDEA: Denver Offering Rebates on E-Bike Purchases
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Colorado is high ... on getting e-bikes into the hands of drivers.
GOP Govs to Biden: Don’t Force Your Progressive Politics on our Highway Projects
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Republican governors banded together to thwart the federal government's push to use the new $1.2-trillion infrastructure package to promote progress on climate change, jobs and racial justice.
In New York, Business Groups — Not the City — Lead on People-Centered Streets
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Commercial interests have pushed pedestrianization in the city's core shopping areas — because it improves their bottom lines. That can be good for residents but it has downsides, too.
TACTICAL URBANISM: Let’s Make More Plazas
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Hey tactical urbanists: Want to know a quick way to gain street space for people?
LATEST LOBBYING: Advocates Pushing Raft of New Street-Safety Bills in Albany
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Drive includes measures on reckless drivers, speed limits, speed cameras, alcohol-impaired driving, and driver education.
EYES ON THE STREET: How Hoboken Has Eliminated Traffic Deaths
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The mayor's attention to Vision Zero leads to years of no traffic deaths.