By using Sammy’s Law, which allows the city to limit travel speeds on its streets, city officials said they plan on lowering speeds at 2,300 school locations citywide by the end of Mamdani’s first term.
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For years, low trucking rates and greater flexibility helped road carriers capture cargo that might otherwise have moved by rail, weighing on rail volumes and limiting pricing power. That dynamic is now shifting, at least temporarily.
The American Trucking Associations estimates there's just one parking space for every 11 truckers on the road. About 80% of all truck parking is privately owned, and just 20% is available to truckers at interstate rest stops or parking areas, federal studies show.
A traffic signal prioritization product developed for the city of San Jose has made buses 20 percent faster. The city has turned to Silicon Valley tech companies for a range of needs.
The system, provided by transportation technology company LYT, improves traffic flow by extending green lights, shortening red lights and, in some cases, giving buses priority to move through traffic.
The State Department of Transportation is expected next month to choose one of three repair plans, each of which would fix a series of bridges along a portion of the expressway, between Rosedale Avenue and Boston Road. Construction could start this year and be completed by 2032.
In the first full year after installation, annual cycling trips jumped to 114,682 rides — a 120 percent increase. Counts rose another 1.7 percent in 2023, 5.7 percent in 2024 and 6.9 percent in 2025, marking four straight years of growth.
The model, which maps foot traffic across all sidewalks, crosswalks and footpaths in NYC during peak periods, reveals surprising patterns about the way people move around the city, as well as where they are most vulnerable to vehicle crashes (hint: it’s not Midtown Manhattan). It could have tremendous benefits for city planners.
Madison is proving that electric buses can run through frightfully cold winters, providing a blueprint for zero-emissions transit in other frigid locales.
LA Metro estimates that the trip along the 13-mile line will take under 20 minutes, compared to anywhere between 40 and 80 minutes by car. The long-sought north-south connector will also showcase the latest in transit technology, with automated trains capable of arriving every two-and-a-half minutes and platform screen doors that protect waiting passengers from falling into the tracks.