Auto-Free New York: Ride Downtown Newark’s New Light Rail Line
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.
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Symposium: Newark’s Multi-Modal Transportation System: How Do We Keep It Moving?
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An in-depth view of various modes of transportation serving Newark. The following officials will provide updates and a look ahead at plans that will be important building blocks for future economic development: New Jersey DOT Commissioner Kris Kolluri Bill DeCota, Port Authority Director of Aviation Rick Larrabee, Port Authority Port Director Rich Roberts, Chief Planner for New Jersey […]
Cameras Reduce Crashes, Red-Light Running in Newark
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One year after Newark installed cameras at its most dangerous intersections, crashes and instances of red-light running were down by sizable margins. According to the Traffic Safety Coalition, the city has reduced crashes by 16 percent and red light running violations by 40 percent at intersections with cameras — a total of 10 across Newark. […]
Auto-Free New York: Light Rail in France
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The September monthly meeting of Auto-Free New York will feature remarks by Paul Rivey, Civil Engineer and Urban Planner from Paris. More than a dozen medium-sized French cities have built new light rail systems in the past two decades. Now even Paris has caught the spirit and completed its first line within the city walls. […]
OPINION: The Port Authority’s Wrong Moves at Newark Airport
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The agency plans to make some improvements to the AirTrain and extend the PATH train — but it should bring the PATH directly to the terminals.
Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan
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COVID-19 underscores that closing streets to traffic and enhancing amenities in the crowded core will be vital to the survival of urban America.
Cory Booker Joins Fledging Bike Collective for a Ride Around Newark
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker pedaled with the Brick City Bike Collective on its inaugural ride. Photo: Moiz Kapadia. Via Mobilizing the Region, here’s some more mayoral bike news, this time from across the Hudson. Newark’s Brick City Bike Collective launched earlier this summer, bringing a new voice for safe streets to a city that sorely […]