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Weiner’s Congestion Testimony: Anything But Pricing
If nothing else, gridlocked traffic is a good marketing opportunity for Oscar Mayer's Wienermobile.
November 1, 2007
Jan Gehl: Half of Manhattan Trips Could be Done by Bike
If you haven't heard it already, WNYC's Arun Venugopal has an outstanding piece on New York City's rapidly changing transportation policies regarding bicycling. We hear from T.A.'s Noah Budnick, Copenhagen's Jan Gehl, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, NYPD Chief Ray Kelly, Judy Ross of Times Up, and a moron in a huge SUV. Click here or press the play button below:
October 31, 2007
Finally: A Spot to Talk About Parking
Climate change, Iranian nukes, the declining dollar, a $100 barrel of oil... Sure, all of that stuff is important but not as important as parking or New York City's lack thereof.
October 31, 2007
Queens Civic Congress Has Its Own Plan
No one who comes before the NYC Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission is going to admit to liking congestion. If they're against the mayor's congestion-pricing plan, they are usually going to come up with some kind of alternative.
October 31, 2007
The Bogotá Transformation: Vision and Political Will
Last week's saga of MTA workers seizing bicycles locked to a subway stair railing in Brooklyn illustrated, yet again, just how far New York City has to go towards making bicycles an integral part of the city's transportation system. As Larry Littlefield aptly commented, "The MTA doesn't see bikes as an extension of the transit system. It's a new concept here."
October 29, 2007
Senator Duane Takes a Swipe at DOT for 9th Ave. Bike Lane
About 70 people showed up for a screening of the documentary film Contested Streets and a follow-up conversation on transportation issues last night. Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Assembly member Deborah Glick were not among them, both claiming last minute conflicts. The event was hosted by Manhattan Community Board 2.
October 24, 2007
Times Calls for End to Free Parking Monopoly
One of the most repeated criticisms of congestion pricing is that the city isn't taking relatively simple measures within its control to ease traffic-related problems. The Times today offers its take on three of them.
October 22, 2007
RPA Refutes Anti-Pricing “Alternatives” Study
On Wednesday, Jeffrey Zupan, Regional Plan Association's transportation analyst, issued a comprehensive
rebuttal of the main traffic reducing measures proposed in Keep NYC Congestion Tax Free's anti-congestion pricing report, “Alternative Approaches to Traffic
Congestion Mitigation in the Manhattan Central Business District."
October 19, 2007