The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its annual Mobility Report that analyzes recent trends and describes how New Yorkers move around. Fortunately, this year DOT combined all Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle (FHV: Uber, Lyft, etc.) trips in order to better account for the explosion of FHV trips since 2010. Overall FHV […]
Massive Speed Camera Expansion Hits New York City
Beginning July 11th New York City’s school zone speed camera program will begin a massive expansion in both the number of cameras as well as hours of operation. The City will go from 140 to 750 by June 2020, an increase of approximately 436%. The number of cameras could go as high as 2,000, as per […]
The Climate Mobilization Act (New York City’s Green New Deal)
In an effort to establish New York City as a national leader on climate change, the City Council recently passed a slew of bills collectively known as The Climate Mobilization Act or NYC’s Green New Deal. The package is anchored by a bill requiring large and medium sized buildings to reduce emissions 40% by 2030 […]
Smart Cities New York 2019
The theme for the 2019 Smart Cities New York Conference (SCNY) is “The Future is Now”. The conference will explore the potential of cities to revolutionize how they operate in both the physical and digital realms. How best to improve infrastructure, health, education, sustainability, security, mobility, workforce development and more. NewYorkTruckStop.com is going to be […]
New York City to Begin Transit/Truck Priority Pilot Along 14th Street
After the L Train “Shutdown” was changed to a “Slowdown”, many commuters, residents, and businesses were left wondering; what about the corresponding street redesigns? On April 24thMayor Bill de Blasio gave some clarity by announcing that the city will try a pilot on 14th Street by creating Transit/Truck Priority lanes, prohibiting through traffic from 3rdAvenue […]