Bruno: “The people who travel around are taxed enough.”
Up to now, State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno has been a supporter of Mayor Bloomberg's proposal for a congestion pricing pilot project. There is no reason to believe that has changed. Yet, he strikes a slightly ominous note in today's Daily News article on the proposed MTA fare hike.
October 29, 2007
Correcting Thursday’s MTA Bike Seizure Correction
Quick, easy, inexpensive on-street bike parking in Montreal. Why not Williamsburg, Brooklyn?
October 29, 2007
Today’s Headlines
Is Labor Losing Its Love For Congestion Pricing? (Daily Politics) 80 State Legislators Onboard to Block MTA Fare Hike (News) Silent on Pricing, Schumer Goes Postal Over 117 Truck Trips (Post) Red Hook Subway Station Will Be Closed for 9 Months (News) The Time for Residential Parking Permits is Now (NYT Letters) Road Rage Victim … Continued
October 29, 2007
The Weekly Carnage
On Tuesday afternoon
an apparently "flustered" motorist accelerated her Nissan Maxima over the curb and onto Cadman Plaza in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn. Fortunately, the sedan's blinged-out rims
and high-performance tires appear to be salvageable. The brand new bus
shelter, clearly, is not. It had only been installed days before.
October 26, 2007
MTA: Not Stealing Bikes. Just Following the Rules.
The MTA has been taking a lot of flack following yesterday's dust-up over MTA workers seizing bicycles locked to the Bedford Avenue subway station stairwell railing in Williamsburg. Perhaps the wrong transportation agency is taking the hit on this one.
October 25, 2007
Senator Duane Takes a Swipe at DOT for 9th Ave. Bike Lane
About 70 people showed up for a screening of the documentary film Contested Streets and a follow-up conversation on transportation issues last night. Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Assembly member Deborah Glick were not among them, both claiming last minute conflicts. The event was hosted by Manhattan Community Board 2.
October 24, 2007
Now the MTA is Stealing Bikes in Williamsburg
Back in July, New York City's Department of Transportation built sidewalk extensions and bike racks on a few automobile parking spaces-worth of street space near the Bedford Avenue subway stop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It was the first time ever that on-street car parking had been replaced by bike parking in New York City.
October 24, 2007
Who is Richard Brodsky?
Matthew Schuerman offers up a brief but insightful profile of Westchester Assembly member Richard Brodsky in this week's Observer. Who is the man who holds the keys to the future of New York City transportation policy?
October 18, 2007
Rangers New Center is Happy to Be Back on His Bike
No more double-parking in front of the net or on bike lanes around Madison Square Garden.
October 18, 2007