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Vince DiMiceli

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Maria Darassi makes a point to Elizabeth, NJ City Council President William Gallman, Jr Tuesday night. Photo: Vince DiMiceli
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Scooters Booted by Jersey Town After Truck Driver Kills Teen Rider

By Vince DiMiceli | Nov 27, 2019 | No Comments
Lawmakers in Elizabeth, N.J. voted on Tuesday to remove all of the Lime rentable scooters from city streets — rather than providing riders even a modicum of safety in the bike-lane-free burg — after a teenager was killed by a tow truck driver.
A study by AAA found that car companies' new pedestrian detection systems — which are supposed to automatically slow down cars before they smash into a huming being — don't work very well. Photo: AAA
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AAA: Technology Won’t Save Pedestrians from Deadly Cars

By Vince DiMiceli | Oct 7, 2019 | No Comments
The pro-car group says so-called "pedestrian detection systems" don't work in cars going more than 30 miles per hour or when driving at night.
The scene in Boise moments after bicyclist Elizabeth Hilton was hit by a car. Hours later, she was issued a $90 ticket for running a red light.
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Oh Boise! Idaho Judge Blames Cyclist for Crash

By Vince DiMiceli | Oct 3, 2019 | No Comments
The epidemic of "windshield bias" in cops comes to Boise.
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Spin to Win: E-Scooter Company to Provide Data to Help Build Safer Streets

By Vince DiMiceli | Oct 1, 2019 | No Comments
The Ford-owned company wants to make streets safer for scooters, bicyclists and pedestrians.
A German HSR train ont he Nuremberg-Ingolstadt high-speed railway. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Kentucky Pol: Who’ll Ride Trains in 20 Years?

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 27, 2019 | No Comments
The Chairman of the House Budget Committee wondered why we should spend on trains when new technologies could make them obsolete.
An editorial board in a Missouri town warns that “impatient teens” are going to get themselves killed — by drivers who apparently have the right of way — if something isn’t done to solve the drop-off and pick-up problem at a local high school.
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Media Watch: Local Papers Love Drivers

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 23, 2019 | No Comments
An editorial board in a Missouri town warns that “impatient teens” are going to get themselves killed — by drivers who apparently have the right of way — if something isn’t done to solve the drop-off and pick-up problem at a local high school.
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Seattle: Uber/Lyft Riders Should Pay for New Streetcar

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 20, 2019 | No Comments
Mayor Jenny Durkan hopes to raise nearly $25 million a year with a 51-cent tax on every Uber and Lyft ride — with a portion of the money funding new transit.
Developers of The Crossing at Midtown in Houston, Texas are eschewing parking spaces for a plaza. Image: Oxberry Group
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Houston May Soon Not Have a Problem with Parking

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 19, 2019 | No Comments
Houston’s decision to remove mandatory parking requirements from new developments in two of the city’s more walkable neighborhoods is already bearing fruit, as one forward-thinking developer has cut the amount of car storage in his new shopping center by 25 percent.
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France Will Subsidize E-Bike Buyers — But U.S. Won’t

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 16, 2019 | No Comments
Lawmakers in France announced last week e-bike owners in the greater Paris area may soon be able to get half the cost of their wheels — up to 500 euros — paid for by the government as part of an effort to boost the eco-friendly vehicles.
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