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The Streetsie Awards 2022: The Biggest Citizen-Led Victories
A lot of the most exciting developments on U.S. streets in 2022 didn't originate in the halls of government. Today, we're looking at projects from everyday people that made a big difference — and might inspire a few New Year's resolutions in 2023.
January 3, 2023
FACT CHECK: Many More Children Die from Road Violence than Gun Violence
Even with the awful 2020 spike in firearm deaths of U.S. youths, more than twice as many pre-teen children die from traffic violence as from gun violence.
January 3, 2023
The Streetsie Awards: Vote for Your Favorite Streetfilm of the Year!
It's time to watch all the nominees and vote at the bottom for your favorite Streetfilms production.
January 3, 2023
The Streetsie Awards 2022: The Biggest Bummers
A lot of great things happened in the movement to end car dependency in 2022, but we'd be lying if we said it was all sunshine and roses. For a little year-end catharsis, let's take a look back at the biggest bummers of the year.
January 3, 2023
The 2022 Streetsie Awards: Policies Worth Applauding
After a three-year hiatus we're bringing back our year-end Streetsie Awards — and we're starting with some good news.
January 3, 2023
How to Cut Drunk Driving — Discourage the Drinking … Or the Driving?
New York transportation officials are backing a bill that has been proposed more or less every year, yet never makes it out of committee. There has to be a better way.
January 3, 2023
Federal Funding Bill Contains $45M for New Active Transportation Program
That great news was soured slightly, though, by the very small dollar figure attached to it.
December 22, 2022
What It Takes to Put a Seat At Every Bus Stop in Town
"If there's one more senior who can choose to stay independent in my city because we provided a bus seat to them — because in the absence of that, they don't have mobility choices — I'm going to put a bus seat there. As unsexy as that may seem to some folks, that matters to me."
December 21, 2022
Revealed: State Pols Underfund Transit With Underhanded Move
Stop the steal! New York State has been underfunding the MTA by hundreds of millions of dollars for decades, quietly reclassifying dedicated county taxes as its own contribution to the transit agency's operating budget.
December 21, 2022
