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Gersh Kuntzman

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Image: Lorie Shaull via Flickr

For Pete’s Sake! Sec. Buttigieg Won’t Push Back on States that Ignore Equity, Climate Guidelines

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 2, 2022 | No Comments
The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary doesn't look like he's up to fight GOP lawmakers over the Biden climate and systemic racism agenda.
Image: Chris Yarzab, CC

BAD TO WORSE: Study Explains Why Road Violence Increased During the Pandemic

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 1, 2022 | No Comments
Bad drivers got worse ... and drove more.
Mayor Adams rode the subway on his first day in office. File photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office

Wait, What? Does NYC Have the ‘Best’ Transit System in the World?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 20, 2022 | No Comments
An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.

The Infrastructure Bill: What’s In It For Us?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 8, 2021 | No Comments
President Biden's $1.2-trillion "infrastructure" bill passed the House late on Friday evening and was hailed by a POTUS needing a win as a “once-in-a-generation investment.” But what's really in it?

The 10 Best Ideas We Heard at Tuesday’s Epic ‘Vision Zero’ Hearing

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 27, 2021 | No Comments
...and it doesn't take much to implement them (except some courage).
New York's economy would be paralyzed if the 100-plus-year-old Gateway Tunnel were to collapse.

No, Really, the Time to Build the Gateway Tunnel is (Again) Now, New Cost Estimate Shows

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 30, 2021 | No Comments
Hey, Amtrak Joe — it's time to live up to your nickname.
The New River Gorge in southern West Virginia is now a national park. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Take Amtrak to the Newest National Park

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 23, 2021 | No Comments
...But car-free tourists aren't getting much help from Amtrak and others in the New River Gorge region. A retired pharmacist and Streetsblog are trying to change that.
A self-driving vehicle from Mobileye’s autonomous test fleet sits parked in front of the Manhattan Bridge in June 2021. Mobileye tests its technology in complex urban areas in preparation for future driverless services. (Credit: Mobileye, an Intel Company)

Self-Driving Car Company to Test a Second Autonomous Vehicle in NYC

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 16, 2021 | No Comments
Wait a minute — there's going to be another one of those things out there? And then five more?!
Photo: Jacob Robert

Arrests of Drunk Drivers Are Falling Even as Crashes are Historically High: Report

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 9, 2021 | No Comments
The NYPD is arresting fewer drunk drivers — and it's costing more than lives.
Photo: SI Advance

CARNAGE CONTINUES: Bloody Year on NYC Streets on Pace for Worst Ever Under ‘Vision Zero’ De Blasio

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 23, 2021 | No Comments
At least 120 people have been killed so far this year on New York City roads — 61 of them pedestrians — a total death toll that is close to 50 percent higher than the same time last year and represents the highest number of fatalities through June 21 of any year in the de Blasio administration. The 11 cyclists and e-bike/scooter riders who have been killed thus far this year is also a recent high.
People are driving recklessly. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Report: 70 Percent of City Drivers are Speeding (Maybe Even Right Now)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 4, 2021 | No Comments
Seventy percent of New York City drivers were spotted exceeding the posted speed limit — some by more than double — according to a new report that will be issued today by Transportation Alternatives, which hopes the study will create more momentum behind a package of bills in Albany to rein in New York’s reckless drivers.

THAT’S RICH: The Wealthy are Mostly Benefitting from State’s E-Car Rebate

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 27, 2021 | No Comments
Are we encouraging the switch to electric cars — or just encouraging the rich to switch to electric cars?
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