Cities Are Doin’ It for Themselves
Between Chris Christie's decision to wind down construction on the ARC tunnel and the fare-hiking aftereffects of Albany's political malevolence/incompetence, it was a rough week for sustainable transportation in the New York City region. Governors and legislatures may call a lot of the shots when it comes to transportation policy, but thankfully not all of them. Case in point: All the great changes in New York documented by the fine team at Embarq in this stunning video, the first in a series called "Cities in Focus" which will also showcase innovations from Curitiba, Istanbul, Mumbai, Los Angeles and Mexico City.
Watch this installment and see Michael Bloomberg, Janette Sadik-Khan, and Streetsblog originator Aaron Naparstek all appear within a few seconds of each other. And check out City Fix blogger Jonna McKone's report on the video premiere earlier this week. (NYC DOT Senior Policy Adviser Jon Orcutt dropped a few intriguing bits of info about how the city is developing bike-share plans.)
We'll see more results of NYC innovation this Sunday, when Select Bus Service and the re-designed First and Second Avenues officially debut.
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