Eve Kessler
Email Eve Kessler at eve@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
Parent Company Hires 3 for Livable Streets Fight
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Policy wiz Sara Lind, marketing guru Robert Green, and advocate Carl Mahaney join the push for a people-centered city.
NY Gov Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to Controversial AirTrain
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"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.
TACTICAL URBANISM: Let’s Make More Plazas
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Want to turn underused street space into people space? A cool video shows you the ropes.
Will NY Get a 'Crash Victim Bill of Rights'?
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Drive includes measures on reckless drivers, speed limits, speed cameras, alcohol-impaired driving, and driver education.
How Hoboken Eliminated Traffic Deaths
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The Mile Square City shows what can be accomplished when a municipality really focuses on the zero of Vision Zero — it has recorded no traffic fatalities for three straight years.
Chuck Schumer Pushing Highway Boondoggle
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Construction interests — and Sen. Schumer — want to add a lane to the Catskills artery. It's madness.
Poll: Too Many Are Skeptical of Vision Zero
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A Transportation Alternatives survey finds little knowledge or recognition of Vision Zero as the city's road carnage rises.
ANALYSIS: So You Wanna Be New York City Mayor, Huh?
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We asked candidates what they thought on a raft of street-safety issues. Here's what WE thought.
How To End Racism in Auto Insurance
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As Black Lives Matter forces an industry reckoning, the state has taken baby steps to reduce discrimination.
Auto Insurance Industry Admits Systemic Racism
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Auto insurers charge Black drivers with good records more than white drivers with bad records — among other racist practices.
How Auto Insurers Subsidize Car Carnage
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It costs less to insure an SUV, despite its role in the pedestrian death crisis. And drunk drivers barely pay more for insurance (why can they even get insurance again?).
Vision Zero Cities: Use the Curb Better
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Vision Zero Conference panel says 'amenities' are coming — and drivers will pay for space.