Today’s Headlines
Gov. Signs Bil to Put Congestion Pricing Plan on Track (NYT, News, Sun, NY1) Bicycle Shame (Grist) Lee Sander Takes to the Subway to Promote Fare Increase (NYT) Sander Explains (WNYC) Straphangers Tell Boss to Take a Hike (News) Others Say Public Transit Should be Free (AlterNet) Exxon Mobil Quarterly Profits Top $10 Billion (NYT) … Continued
July 27, 2007
Congestion Pricing Process Moves Forward in Albany
This afternoon the New York State Assembly voted 122-16 and the Senate voted 39-16 in favor of the process that would establish a 17-member commission to develop traffic mitigation measures for New York City. The commission's plan would be required to produce a 6.3% reduction in average vehicle miles traveled in New York City.
July 26, 2007
Smith Street Zombie Invasion?
On a broiling hot day, the McBrooklyn blog spotted a half dozen people standing motionless at the corner of Smith St. and 2nd Pl. in front of a small news stand. Was it performance art? A zombie invasion? A protest over out-of-scale development?
July 26, 2007
French Revolution
Two lanes in the middle of this Parisian avenue have been set aside for the exclusive use of buses, bikes and taxis. Private automobiles have been squeezed into the margins.
July 26, 2007
Count SUVs for the Brian Lehrer Show Today
WNYC's Brian Lehrer wants to know how many SUV's there are on your block. You've got until next Thursday to do it. It's an experiment in "crowdsourcing." Submit your results here.
July 26, 2007
Today’s Headlines
I Love Paris on a Bus, a Bike, a Train and in Anything but a Car (NYT) State Legislature Back in Albany Today to Vote on Pricing Deal (Newsday) Q-Poll: Congestion Pricing Bad but a Fare Hike is Worse (Daily Politics) Exhaust Fumes Linked to a Rise in Heart Disease (Guardian) Fare Hike Looming: MTA … Continued
July 26, 2007
Accidents Halved As Street is Stripped of ‘Safety’ Features
The results are in on one of urban designer and "shared space" proponent Ben Hamilton-Baillie's London projects. Kensington High Street is twice as safe now that all of the traffic engineering "safety features" are gone. The Standard reports:
July 25, 2007