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What NYC Needs Now: Public Space Management
A lively online session looks at the promise and pitfalls of open streets.
June 8, 2021
A Beautiful Day on the Queensboro Bridge — Will It Lead to More Space for Oppressed Pedestrians?
Participants in Monday's walkthrough said they got a firm quasi-commitment that the city would take back a lane on the Queensboro Bridge from car drivers and finally give it back to pedestrians.
October 6, 2020
Oh, Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round Some Random Poles!
Streetsblog goes on the offensive against Staten Islanders who are telling reckless drivers where the should slow down for speed cameras — by warning them that they should slow down everywhere!
March 3, 2020
Bowery Flowers — The Green Spark Behind NYC’s 1980s Bicycle Revival
Remembering Carl Hultberg, a great, unsung figure at the start of the livable streets movement.
September 16, 2019
The Cost of Cold Feet: No Cordon Toll Means Kissing Most Congestion Pricing Benefits Goodbye
Without a cordon toll, the time savings from reduced traffic congestion drops by at least 60 percent. The revenues available to improve transit drop by 60 percent or more as well.
February 22, 2018
NYC’s Still Waiting for a Traffic Reduction Plan From Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo's team seems to be serious about congestion pricing, but every time there’s a chance to commit to a concrete policy, they don’t.
February 16, 2018
What You Need to Know About the Congestion Pricing Plan From Cuomo’s Fix NYC Panel
The centerpiece is a cordon zone in Manhattan below 60th Street where drivers would pay for the use of scarce street space. Here's an overview of how it would all come together.
January 19, 2018
How to Repair a Parking Crater in Three Steps
[Before we started up the bracket for this year's Parking Madness tournament, I got in touch with Donald Shoup, who literally wrote the book on parking reform, and asked him to pick the worst parking crater in the field of 16. Here's his response, packaged with some advice for cities that have a parking crater problem. -- Angie Schmitt]
April 8, 2015
DOT Plans to Bring NYC’s First Separated Busway to 34th Street
When DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan hinted last Tuesday that bolder ideas were on the way for bus rapid transit in New York City, she apparently meant "next week." The DOT website now displays an updated plan for the next phase of bus improvements on 34th Street, which would convert the current bus lanes into a full-fledged transitway.
March 2, 2010
The $46 Million Parking Perk
Illegally parked government employees are subtracting $46 million a year in potential parking fees from New York City's coffers, according to a new study by transportation consultant Bruce Schaller. Eliminating government employees parking perks would not only generate revenue for the city it would also help reduce traffic congestion.
June 16, 2006
