Streetfilms: “A City Is a Means to a Way of Life”
At last October's Manhattan Transportation Policy Conference, convened by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, people from every neighborhood in Manhattan gathered to discuss a vision for the future of transportation in New York.
February 9, 2007
DOT: “Our Job is to Keep Traffic Moving, Not Pedestrian Safety”
Scribner Avenue, New Brighton, Staten Island, formerly two- and now one-way, looking up the hill toward Bismarck Avenue from Westervelt Avenue
February 8, 2007
Driving Mrs. Kelly
Police columnist Len Levitt of NYPD Confidential has an interesting piece on Commissioner Ray Kelly's use of his official security detail to chauffeur his wife on personal trips at taxpayer expense. My first reaction would be a big "So what?" except for three things:
February 7, 2007
Birth Announcement and Illegal Permit Parking
Aaron Naparstek, the editor of Streetsblog, and his wife Joanne Nerenberg announce the birth of their second son, Saul Oren Naparstek, Thursday, February 1, 2:01 pm. Saul weighed in at 7 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 inches tall. He was born at Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn with a city government employee parked on the sidewalk, blocking access to a small park just outside the window of his room.
February 6, 2007
Who Will be the Next DOT Commissioner?
People are starting to kick around the names of potential successors to outgoing DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall. This morning, Crain's Insider reports:
January 31, 2007
Weinshall Upheld a “Cars-First Status Quo,” T.A. Says
Transportation Alternatives has come out with its statement on the resignation of DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall along with a brief to-do list for the next commissioner. Executive Director Paul White isn't pulling punches. From T.A.:
January 30, 2007
Weinshall Resignation Letter to Staff
It's not as exciting as former DOT Bike Program Director Andrew Vesselenovitch's mass e-mailed resignation letter, but here is Commissioner Weinshall's:
January 30, 2007
NYC DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall Resigns
Commissioner Iris Weinshall is leaving New York City's Department of Transportation for a job as Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning, Construction and Management at the City University of New York. The Department of Transportation press office says that Weinshall will stay on for another ten weeks. Her last day on the job will be Friday, April 13. Here are press releases from Weinshall and Mayor Michael Bloomberg:
January 29, 2007
Breaking: DOT Commissioner Weinshall Gets a New Job
It looks like Streetsblog's Weinshall Watch may be over. City University of New York just announced that New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall has been appointed as Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning, Construction and Management. There has been no resignation announcement from the Department of Transportation. And there is no word as to when Weinshall plans to leave the Department of Transportation. All we know now is that New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall has a new job. The press release:
January 29, 2007