In Memoriam: Ted Kheel, Transit Advocate and Visionary
The New York Times called Ted Kheel, who died Friday at the age of 96, New York City’s pre-eminent labor peacemaker from the 1950s through the 1980s. And he was. Ted was also a steadfast advocate for civil rights, a fierce champion of mass transit, a stalwart defender of labor, an urbanist, a philanthropist, and a visionary. And, for the better part of a century, a vital element of progressive struggle in New York and beyond.
November 16, 2010
“Black Box” Standard for New Cars Could Be Big Gain for Street Safety
The auto
safety bill working its way through Congress includes a provision
with major implications for traffic enforcement and safer streets: a
rule to equip new cars with "black boxes" capable of recording up to 60
seconds worth of pre-crash data.
June 9, 2010
In Any Language, The Cost of Congestion Comes Through Loud and Clear
It’s
not often that you get to see your work set off a Eureka moment for
someone else -- particularly when that someone is from a different
culture. But I had that experience recently, and it seems worth sharing
on
Streetsblog in light of the interest
shown today in my
analysis of the travel
delay costs from FreshDirect deliveries.
March 19, 2010