LEGAL EASE: How NIMBYs Use ‘Environmental Review’ to Stop Green Projects
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The CPW and 14th lawsuits aim to vex, trouble, and delay traffic improvements. How we can stop them?
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Environmental Review
DADDY MOREBUCKS: Rich Upper West Siders Seek Cash to Continue Bike Lane Fight
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"I would be outraged if my condo or co-op fees were being used to support this," said someone who has seen the solicitation letter.
The Feds Want to Reform the Cult of “Level of Service”
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“What you measure is what you get,” the saying goes. That’s certainly true for transportation policy. And for a very long time one metric has reigned supreme on American streets: “Level of Service,” a system that assigns letter grades based on motorist delay. Roughly speaking, a street with free-flowing traffic gets an A while one where […]
Do Environmental Reviews for Road Projects Help the Environment?
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It’s been more than 40 years since the National Environmental Policy Act was enacted. In that time, America has built a lot of emissions-inducing, land-devouring highway infrastructure despite the environmental review process mandated by NEPA. It’s fair to ask: When it comes to transportation infrastructure, does environmental review make a difference for the environment? To comply with federal environmental […]
New Layer of Red Tape From FHWA Threatens to Delay NYC Bike Projects
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The Federal Highway Administration is seeking to impose a new layer of bureaucratic review on New York City bike projects, which could significantly delay the implementation of street redesigns that have proven to reduce traffic injuries and deaths. According to a source in city government, FHWA wants the New York State DOT to review each individual […]
Vitter Seeks to Cut Environmental Reviews for Massive Road Projects
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Bridges are getting a lot of attention as senators add their two cents to the upper chamber’s transportation budget proposal for next year. The Senate transportation appropriations bill includes $500 million for “bridges in critical corridors” (BRICC), designed as a response to the recent bridge collapse along I-5 in Washington state — home of Senator […]