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Congestion Pricing: The Public Conversation Begins
The New York Sun has the first of what will be a littany of congestion pricing stories coming out in the next few months. Finally, with city and state elections out of the way, New York City is about to embark on a substantive discussion of its transportation, traffic congestion and long-term sustainability issues. Some excerpts below:
November 20, 2006
Streetfilms: Yesterday’s Traffic Relief Rally at City Hall
Citywide Coalition for Traffic Relief Press Conference A few quick scenes from yesterday's event Running time: 2:02
November 15, 2006
Traffic Relief Rally at City Hall This Morning
Councilmember Gale Brewer joined Transportation Alternatives and representatives of community groups from all over the city at this morning's Citywide Coalition for Traffic Relief rally on the steps of City Hall. The Coalition currently includes 129 community organizations.
November 14, 2006
And the 2006 Pokey Award Goes to…
Paul White of TransAlt and Gene Russianoff of Straphangers' Campaign deliver the Golden Snail.
October 24, 2006
Traffic’s Human Toll
Transportation Alternatives' new study, Traffic's Human Toll, is getting picked up all over the place (CBS, NBC, Post). The report is an update on the famous Appleyard Study and it found that New Yorkers who live on high traffic streets have a measurably lower quality of life. Not exactly a huge surprise, and yet this is the first time that anyone has ever quantified it. The study is yet another argument in on behalf of an aggressive traffic reduction program for New York City.
October 6, 2006
Traffic’s Human Toll
For the last two years or so Transportation Alternatives' Karla Quintero has been working on a New York City-based update of the famous "Appleyard Study" examining the social costs of traffic. Karla presented the study's preliminary findings last year at a forum I helped organize in Brooklyn and it was really interesting. This event is sure to be a good one. From Transalt:
October 3, 2006
Above the Law: Parking Permit Abuse Study Released
Transportation Alternatives has released a study of parking permit abuse among New York City employees (as observed in nine neighborhoods). Their press release notes the study's key findings:
September 28, 2006
Weinshall and Budnick on WNYC
Did people have a chance to listen to Brian Lehrer's interview with DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall and Transportation Alternatives' Noah Budnick yesterday morning? If so, what did you think?
September 15, 2006