Meet the New Boss

By Aaron Naparstek
Mar 20, 2007

Multiple sources say that Mayor Bloomberg has chosen Urbitran Chairman and CEO Michael Horodniceanu as New York City’s next transportation commissioner. Iris Weinshall’s last day on the job will be Friday, April 13. No word yet on when the official announcement will be.

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Auto-Free New York: Ride Downtown Newark’s New Light Rail Line

By Aaron Donovan | Aug 11, 2007

Auto-Free New York‘s monthly meeting will be a field trip to see Newark’s new light rail line, which opened July 17, 2006.

Transit Movies Presentation – New York Subway, Queens Route

By Aaron Donovan | Mar 11, 2007

A movie screening for a film about the New York subway, Queens route, sponsored by the Electric Railroaders Association, New York Division.

Legislator Wants New Jersey Rep on Pricing Panel

By Brad Aaron | Aug 23, 2007

From the Star-Ledger: The leader of the New Jersey Senate called on New York yesterday to find a seat on its 17-member congestion pricing commission for a representative from New Jersey. Senate President Richard J. Codey said 250,000 New Jersey commuters a day would be affected if New York approves congestion pricing. "This is a […]

Today’s Headlines

By Ben Fried | May 28, 2009

TLC Preparing Two Pilot Programs for Cab Ride Sharing (NYT, News, Post) MTA Board Chair, Interim CEO Both Angling for New Transit Chief Job (News) Business Is Booming for Street Vendors Along Pedestrian Broadway (Post) Sunset Park Car Owners Want Relaxed Alt-Side Parking Rules Too (News) Vanderbilt Ave in Prospect Heights Will Get Summer Streets […]

Walking Tour: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York: Battery Park City: A New Neighborhood Rises

By Aaron Donovan | Sep 15, 2007

In conjunction with a new exhibition, Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York, eight walking tours will take participants to places associated with Jane Jacobs’ life and work and to communities that illustrate her planning principles — or call them into question. Battery Park City: A New Neighborhood RisesThe planners of Battery Park City […]

A Ride Down NYC’s “Street of the Future”

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 4, 2007

For years, Livable Streets advocates have pleaded with New York City’s Department of Transportation to just try new things. Do street design experiments using temporary materials. Give new ideas a shot. If an experiment doesn’t work, take it down, redesign it, improve it or, heck, just restore it to how it used to be. What […]