It’s Traffic Congestion Week in New York City
The Partnership for New York City releases its long-awaited congestion charging study today. Stay tuned.
December 4, 2006
Drunk Driver Kills Cyclist on Hudson River Greenway
Gothamist has the sad, outrageous story.
December 2, 2006
Safe Routes to Schools: Yesterday’s Press Event
Mayor Bloomberg and a P.S. 21 student at yesterday's Safe Routes to Schools announcement in the Bronx.
December 1, 2006
NASCAR Parade Rolls Through Midtown This Morning
The top 10 NASCAR drivers drove a "victory lap" around Midtown Manhattan this morning as a part of "Championship Week." While Streetsblog would like to interpret this as an elaborate promotion for the creation of a congestion relief zone, it seems more likely that this is more about selling spaghetti sauce, laundry detergent and mayonnaise and getting a new race track built on Staten Island.
November 29, 2006
Today’s Headlines
The End of Ingenuity (NYT) Stagnant Air Advisory for NYC (Gothamist) Red State vs. Blue State or Urban vs. Rural? (Steven Johnson) A Happy SUV-Bike Story (Newton Streets) Manhattan: Record Use for Subways (NYT) Judge Tosses Brooklyn Bridge Park Lawsuit (Gothamist) MTA plays fare and holds it for ’07 (News)
November 29, 2006
Today’s Headlines
Growing Calls for a Liveable NYC (TSTC) ‘Carbon Offset’ Business Takes Root (NPR) As We Add Millions How Do We Stay Mobile? (Washington Post) Bicyclists and Others Protest a Plan for New Parade Rules (NYT) NYPD Holds Hearings on New Permit Rules (WNYC) Scary Hit-and-Run Statistics (Gothamist) Camera Surveillance Increasing for All but Traffic Scofflaws … Continued
November 28, 2006
45% of New Yorkers Receptive to a Congestion Charge
The congestion charging policy roll-out is officially on the move. Today the Tri-State Transportation Campaign released the findings of a detailed telephone survey conducted last spring in an effort to learn more about how New Yorkers feel about traffic congestion and the idea of making motorists pay more to drive in to the most gridlocked parts of the city. Download TSTC's report here (PDF). See an excerpt below.
November 27, 2006
Today’s Headlines
Rally Today, 10 am, Against the NYPD’s Proposed Bicycling Restrictions Bigger Push for Charging Drivers Who Use the Busiest Streets (NYT) Related: Event: Road Pricing Worked in London, Can it Work in New York? Bloomberg Admin Developing Land Use Plan for Future Populations (NYT) Related: Streetsblog Reveals The Garvin Report: A New Urban Vision for NYC … Continued
November 27, 2006
Merry Gridlock: A Celebration of “Atlantic Yards” Traffic Congestion
An opportunity to point out how the "Atlantic Yards" plan is likely to exacerbate the already traffic-packed intersection of Atlantic, Flatbush, and Fourth Avenues.
November 24, 2006