Co-op City Group Wants Bus Rapid Transit to Keep Its Distance
Even though Bus Rapid Transit may have the support of the city's DOT, more roadblocks may await its implementation -- in the form of community groups set on protecting the status quo in their neighborhoods. A dispute over one route is brewing in the Bronx, as reported in a recent Daily News story:
April 10, 2007
Eyes on the Street: Inspector Yee Tows His Own
Apparently, the retired NYPD officer who wrote the infamous, "We do not summons our own" rant in the UncivilServants.org comment section the other day never met Deputy Inspector Gin Yee, commanding officer of Manhattan's 5th Precinct. Inspector Yee tows his own. These photos were snapped on March 28th at approximately 1:20 pm. And here is the official memo that appears to have started the crackdown:
April 10, 2007
Support Builds for Carbon Taxes Over “Cap and Trade”
The Independent reports that European CO2 emissions are rising not falling, casting doubt on the EU's touted Emissions Trading Scheme:
April 5, 2007
Why Can’t I Go the Wrong Way on a One Way Street?
From a recent Gridlock Sam column in the Daily News:
March 30, 2007
StreetFilms: Reclaiming Grand Army Plaza
Reclaiming Grand Army Plaza
A StreetFilm by Sean Clifford
Running time: 5 minutes 40 seconds
March 29, 2007
Eyes on the Street: Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
A tipster spotted this Parks Department garbage truck doing its morning rounds on the sidewalk at Plaza Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, near the Grand Army Plaza subway stop in Brooklyn today. "As far as I can tell," he writes, "the sole reason for it is so the workers don't have to move the trash cans as far, but at the expense of safety (and propriety). There are many adults and children walking here due to nearby subway exit."
March 28, 2007
Bike Club Files First Lawsuit Challenging NYPD “Parade Rules”
Announced on the Five Borough Bicycle Club's website:
March 28, 2007
Important Meeting for Livable Streets Advocates
Brooklyn Community Board 6's transportation committee will hear presentations and community input on the following items:
March 27, 2007
Mayor Says Toronto Will be North America’s Greenest City
Toronto Mayor David Miller vowed last week to make Toronto "the leading environmental city in North America." The Toronto Star reports:
March 27, 2007
Will “Crazy Technology” Thwart Climate Change?
Between automobile advertisements, ABC news reports on some far-out ideas to mitigate global climate change:
March 27, 2007