Kat Aaron

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Traffic Tickets Are Up Across the City

Monday, March 17, 2014

Less than a month into Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to cut down on pedestrian deaths, NYPD data shows most precincts have stepped up citations for speeding, failure to yield to pedestr...
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Why Nobody Likes the Middle Seat

Monday, March 17, 2014

More passengers are riding the commuter rails, but many of them would rather stand than sit between two other people.

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Bratton Lowballs NYC Jaywalking Summonses

Thursday, March 13, 2014

NYPD chief Bill Bratton says that the outcry over jaywalking tickets is overblown, but the numbers may tell a different story.

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City Vague on Traffic Safety Price Tag

Thursday, March 06, 2014

Officials admitted that making city streets safer will almost certainly cost money. But when the City Council asked for details on that spending at Thursday's budget hearing, details were few -- despite the fact that several city agencies say it's full speed ahead on Vision Zero. 

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Delta Changes Frequent-Flier Program, Social Media Erupts

Thursday, February 27, 2014

The airline will now calculate miles earned based not on how far you fly, but how much you pay for the ticket.

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Few Details on Cost or Timeline at Vision Zero Hearing

Monday, February 24, 2014

New York's City Council wants specifics on how much it will cost to implement Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to reduce traffic deaths, and how fast it can happen. But at the council’s ...
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Vision Zero Gets a Rally, a Hearing and a Town Hall

Friday, February 21, 2014

A week after New York's mayor released details of his 63-point plan to eliminate traffic deaths, Vision Zero will be front and center at several events in the city.
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63 Ways de Blasio Wants to Eliminate Traffic Deaths

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

From increasing speeding enforcement at the precinct level (8) to creating an honor roll of safe cab drivers (51), New York City agencies have come together to craft a comprehensive street safety blueprint.

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Someone's Got To Shovel It

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

A small army of Department of Sanitation hires have fanned out across the city to clear the way for you.

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Slush Lakes: An Explainer

Friday, February 14, 2014

Why, why are there slush lakes at every street corner? Doesn't NYC have storm drains? Here's why you're probably vaulting over the small lakes currently forming at many crosswalks.

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Come On and Touch Me: MTA Rolls Out Interactive Info Screens

Friday, February 14, 2014

The MTA's long-awaited touchscreen maps are being installed at key stations throughout the subway system—and now 18 of them are at Grand Central Terminal.

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Spotted: Outlaw Subway Signs To Ease Riders Through The Labyrinth

Monday, February 10, 2014

It's a high-order skill of the veteran NYC straphanger: boarding a subway train at the exact car and door that will disgorge you at the other end, close to your connecting train or station exit.

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TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo News Links from Around the Web

Monday, February 03, 2014

Almost 28,000 people used NJ Transit to get to the Super Bowl, nearly double what the railroad expected. Long waits ensued. Florida's I-95 express roadway has a speeding problem. Lond...
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NYC Speed Cameras Issue 900 Tickets in Two Weeks

Friday, January 31, 2014

Speed cameras near New York City schools have issued 900 tickets in the last fifteen days, according to the city’s Department of Transportation. And that’s from just six cameras.

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