Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about London

Best Practices: Vision Zero Lessons from London’s Congestion Pricing

By Colin Green | Oct 12, 2020 | No Comments

Policies that price the use of urban roads, in addition to their beneficial effects on congestion, can make these roads and urban areas safer for all users, although some caution is needed when trying to push people towards greater cycling.

Motorcycles take up less space, are easier on roads, and pollute less than cars. Photo: Chris Sequeira

Op-Ed: Should We Toll Motorcycles Like SUVs?

By Chris Sequeira | Nov 19, 2019 | No Comments

The coming of congestion pricing in Manhattan brings questions about the best mix of vehicles for the Central Business District.

One year from today, we could find out what our zone will be like.

Europe’s Congestion Pricing Lessons For America

By Aaron Short | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

The problem, of course, is America's car culture itself: Most commuters don't take public transit and view congestion pricing as a tax, making it a huge political lift, even if there's a groundswell of support for reform, these experts added.

Cyclists must ride right next to heavy traffic at 6th Avenue and 35th Street, where today bike advocates demanded the city think about expanding the bike network ahead of congestion pricing. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Even Before Congestion Pricing, City Must Expand Bike Network: Advocates

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 6, 2019 | 19 Comments

"We want a piece of the action in the form of space on the streets for a much better bike network," said Bike New York’s Jon Orcutt.

With the congestion charge, more people are traveling to central London by bus, and fewer by car. Photo: Dun.can/Twitter

London’s Experience With Congestion Pricing: It’s Working!

By Bobby Cuza | May 31, 2019 | 43 Comments

London’s experience may provide some useful guideposts. But it also lays bare some of the challenges facing New York.

Cars would not be able to exit the Brooklyn Bridge at the span's end, but would have to take their damn congestion elsewhere. Meanwhile, pedestrians and cyclists would get a huge boost. Photo: 2018 Massengale & Co LLC, rendering by Gabrielle Stroik Johnson.

Group Calls for Amsterdaming Most of Lower Manhattan

By Ben Verde | Mar 19, 2019 | 7 Comments

Crowded streets in Lower Manhattan must give more space to throngs of tourists and other pedestrians with new designs that would bring motorists to a crawl, says a neighborhood group.

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