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New York
Even with laws limiting or prohibiting the use of devices while driving, motorists continue to make calls and text while driving.
Bloomberg
Inequality is growing faster in large metropolitan areas, according to a New York Times data visualization.
The New York Times
New York City will create green waves by adjusting traffic signals to keep cyclists moving, even when drivers will have to slow down.
The New York Times
The city’s parks are facing a crisis on the horizon resulting from a lack of maintenance and growing capital improvement needs.
City Limits
Blog post
Does gentrification always follow massive disinvestment?
The city’s subway system is lagging in station accessibility, but the MTA has a plan to add elevators to 70 stations.
The New York Times
Blog post
Do shortages of infrastructure justify restrictive zoning?
Large American cities are losing bus and train riders, but in France, most cities have seen the opposite trend.
theTransportPolitic
Too many innovative proposals to solve the city’s biggest transportation problems fall by the wayside.
Intelligencer - New York Magazine
The initiative focuses on safety, but fatalities are up and ridership growth is down in New York City. How is Vision Zero missing the mark?
Jalopnik
The AV shuttles transporting passengers around the Brooklyn Navy Yard offer a chance to see the technology in action.
Smart Cities Dive
The Third Party Transfer program lets the city transfer ownership of delinquent properties, but it unfairly targets communities of color, say critics.
Curbed New York
Helicopters are an exclusive mode that lets those who can afford it avoid the time and inconveniences of on-the-ground travel. But, say critics, it just highlights the gap between the city's haves and have-nots.
The New York Times
The pros and cons of fare-free transit involve a range of issues, from operations logistics and outcomes to costs and fiscal priorities.
Pedestrian Observations
Colorful, engaging crosswalks aren’t the norm, but they’re popping up around the country. And while they aren’t in line with federal guidelines, they have transformed streets and intersections.
NPR
More homeless people are using the subway as temporary housing, and the delays and disruptions have increased as well. A new city program will replace fines with outreach to provide better access to social services.
The New York Times
New state legislation will allow the city to expand the network of cameras and step up enforcement.
Crain's New York Business
Cities go through ups and downs over time, and where a city is in its longer history can reveal the reasons behind population changes.
Governing
The state needs to pass legislation to legalize electric bikes and scooters to give residents more mobility options and discourage driving.
Crain's New York Business
It might feel like the world is shrinking as globalization expands, but many cities still have their individual characters and qualities.
Bloomberg
