Hit the Brakes: Understanding and Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled in NYC
This report urges NYC to set a citywide goal to reduce driving, invest in tools for measuring VMT, reconsider policies that increase driving, and adopt proven strategies that reduce optional driving.
Presentation: Exploring a Neighborhood Approach to Reduce Traffic
Here’s our presentation exploring a neighborhood-based approach to reducing vehicular traffic in NYC, making streets safer and more people-focused. It highlights how non-local cut-through driving increases danger for pedestrians and worsens noise and air pollution, drawing lessons from cities like London and Barcelona.
Bring Low Traffic Neighborhoods to New York City
Our residential streets should prioritize residents.
Suggest a Low Traffic Neighborhood in NYC
You heard it from us—Low Traffic Neighborhoods can make your local streets quieter, calmer, and safer. Now we want to hear from you! Do you have a neighborhood in mind that might be a good fit for an LTN? We would love to know.
Cut-through driving: the bad habit clogging up your residential street
Think the traffic outside your window is from your neighborhoods? Actually, up to 90% of drivers in NYC neighborhoods are just using local streets as a shortcut. 'Cut-through driving' is turning residential blocks into miniature unofficial thruways and creating chaos, pollution, and unsafe streets for residents.