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French Revolution
Two lanes in the middle of this Parisian avenue have been set aside for the exclusive use of buses, bikes and taxis. Private automobiles have been squeezed into the margins.
July 26, 2007
Microbuses and Bike Sharing: The New Parisian Street Scene
Luc Nadal of the Institute for Transportation Development Policy sends along these photos showing some of the exciting new things happening on Parisian streets these days.
July 24, 2007
Critical Transportation Reforms Sink With Pricing
An enforcement camera in London captures a motorist in the bus lane.
July 18, 2007
Highlights From This Week’s Mobilizing the Region
The latest issue of Mobilizing the Region digs in to the arguments of congestion pricing foes. Some highlights:
July 13, 2007
BRT Moving Ahead but City Pushes Back the Timeline a Bit
Dept. of Transportation Comissioner Janette Sadik-Khan tells NY1 Transit reporter Bobby Cuza that New York City and the MTA still plan to implement a Bus Rapid Transit program, with or without Albany's approval of congestion pricing.
July 13, 2007
Details of Proposed Bus Service Expansion
The other day I noted that one of the most destructive pieces of misinformation floating around the New York State Assembly is this line from Assembly Member Richard Brodsky's congestion pricing report:
July 12, 2007
$300+ Million in Bus Improvements Held Hostage in Albany
One of the most destructive pieces of misinformation currently floating around the New York State Assembly is this oft-repeated line from Richard Brodsky's newly released report:
July 10, 2007
Queens Legislator Offers Congestion Pricing Torpedo
Assembly Member Rory Lancman from Fresh Meadows, Queens has sent a three-page letter to his fellow legislators soliciting their support for a legislative alternate to Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal and long-term planning ominbus bill, Sewell Chan reports.
July 10, 2007
It’s Getting Better All the Time
NYC is ChangingA StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr.
Running Time: 1 minute 55 seconds
July 9, 2007
Slow Going for New Bus Lanes
The Village Voice took a trip down lower Broadway earlier this week to see how smoothly the new bus lanes were flowing. The answer? Despite reports of stepped-up enforcement, change is not coming quickly to the traffic culture of Lower Manhattan -- as you can see from the picture at right, which shows a bus trying to lay claim to a spot in the "buses-only" lane.
July 5, 2007