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Crowding Is a Symptom of What Ails the Subways, Not a Cause
The Times came out with a piece on subway delays this morning that's getting heavy play on Twitter. It has some compelling visualizations of the rise in ridership and decline in reliability, but it starts off by framing poor service in a way that obscures the root of the subway's troubles.
June 28, 2017
New York DMV No Longer Describes Traffic Crashes as “Accidents” [Updated]
A sharp-eyed reader pointed out to us that the New York State DMV has stopped using the word "accident" in its annual statistical summaries.
February 14, 2013
Memo to Daily News: Local NYC Streets Could Also Use State DOT Attention
After two crashes in six years that caused 13 fatalities and an outcry from an indignant press corps suddenly obsessed with traffic safety, the New York State Department of Transportation has turned its attention to the Bronx River Parkway.
May 3, 2012