One year ago, the Bloomberg Administration announced a “test project” that would turn Broadway between 42nd and 47th Streets (Times Square) and from 33rd to 35th Streets (Herald Square) into pedestrian malls, with the goals of improving traffic flow and reducing pollution.

On Nov. 1, 2009, New York became the 18th state to make it illegal to text on a mobile phone or any other electronic device while driving.

While this represents a step in the right direction, the new law is far too weak to be effective.

New York politicians have been robbing Peter to pay Paul for years. Now Peter is broke, too. The state’s Dedicated Highway & Bridge Trust Fund is intended to pay for long-range transportation projects.

Counties and municipalities feeling the recessionary pinch are once again seeking to close their fiscal gaps with revenue raised from drivers.

 
As many as 56 percent of deadly vehicle crashes involve one or more unsafe driving behaviors typically associated with aggressive driving, according to a new analysis released today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

The horrendous state of our roads cost New York drivers an average of $638 more to operate their vehicles in 2007.

New York’s Governor and legislative leaders recently agreed to an MTA bai

Last May, New York City officials closed portions of what is perhaps the most famous street in America, Broadway around Times Square, to traffic to create a pedestrian plaza in the middle of the Great White Way.