Attorney General James Says Harlem Truck Depot May Violate State Law
They’re pulling out all the stops for this truck stop. New York’s top prosecutor on Wednesday told a developer who built a controversial truck depot in Harlem where there could have instead been...
View ArticleTruck Depot Developer Wants to Restart His Bid for ‘Affordable’ Housing — But...
A would-be developer who opened a truck depot after his quest to rezone a Harlem lot for housing was blocked by the neighborhood’s Council member is peddling a new proposal that would result in more...
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Pols and Advocates Demand City Crack Down on Last-Mile Facilities
Really, this is the last straw. Pols and advocates seeking to rein in the “last-mile” distribution facilities that are proliferating in low-income communities of color demanded — again — on Thursday...
View ArticleWhy It’s So Hard to Import Small Trucks That Are Less Lethal to Pedestrians
Rural Americans are buying miniature trucks from Japan that meet their needs better than U.S. megacars — and renewing calls for Congress to make it easier to buy smaller, safer vehicles from overseas,...
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Truck Deaths Are Up 71% — Will Feds Require New Tech?
U.S. regulators are considering a rule that could slash large truck deaths that are among the fast-growing segments of the national traffic violence crisis— or leave thousands of U.S. residents to die...
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Crash Data Shows Why NYC’s Truck Routes Need a Long Overdue Fix
New York City’s designated truck routes are a site of disproportionate harm: More than 50 percent of fatal bike and pedestrian crashes between 2019 and 2022 occurred on truck routes, according to an...
View ArticleGOP Appropriations Bill Would Slash Transit Funding and Key Safety Policies
Advocates are calling on the Senate to reject GOP attempts to strip critical safety policies and sustainable transportation dollars from an infrastructure bill their own party helped pass just two...
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Dump Truck Driver Kills School Crossing Guard in Queens
A dump truck driver struck and killed a school crossing guard at the corner of two deadly roads on Friday morning, police said. The 63-year-old woman was working the corner of Woodhaven Boulevard and...
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Red Hook’s Traffic is One-Fifth Trucks, Vans As More Warehouses Arrive
It’s our monthly donation drive! More than one in five vehicles on Red Hook’s streets is a truck or a commercial van — well above rates in some of the city’s busiest trucking corridors — showing the...
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Safety First: Mayor Adams Requires In-Vehicle Tech for City Contractors
Fleet week came early this year. In a new executive order to be announced later today, the Adams administration will take strides to improve the safety of tens of thousands of trucks operated by both...
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Jersey Firm In Two Fatal Crashes Has Many Violations, Yet Almost No Punishment
The New Jersey company whose 30,000-pound dump truck has been linked to two fatal pedestrian crashes in six months has received more than 60 tickets for reckless driving in the city, yet has faced...
View ArticleAnother Pedestrian Killed by a Truck Driver; No Charge for Fatal Crash
Another truck driver has killed another pedestrian — and has not been charged for the crash, despite having made an illegal turn on Tuesday morning. According to police, a 38-year-old city Department...
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Mega-Cars Violate Brooklyn Bridge Weight Ban with Impunity
The weight is on. Vehicles that tip the scales at more than three tons are barred from the Brooklyn Bridge to reduce wear on the historic span. But thanks to America’s obsession with big vehicles —...
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Final Cargo Bike Rules are a Win For Safety and Sustainability: Experts
Streetsblog got action. Under fire from sustainable freight leaders, the Department of Transportation has tweaked its final cargo bike rules to allow the longer bike-trailer combinations that have...
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Study: Microhubs and Last-Mile Cargo Bikes Can Save City $240M a Year
E-commerce has become a crucial part of New York City’s economy, but double-parked delivery trucks cost more than $240 million in pollution and lost productivity, a new Columbia University report...
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