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?
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WNYC’s Brian Lehrer: Tune in Right Now!
By Aaron Naparstek |
Trouble on Two Wheels Noah Budnick, programs director of transportation alternatives — on alternative means of transport in New York and Iris Weinshall, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner — on the city’s effort to make biking in New York safe Tune in right now
Manhattan Bridge Bike & Ped Improvements Nearing Completion
By Aaron Naparstek |
It looks like the street redesign around the Manhattan entrance of the Manhattan Bridge is nearing completion. Considering that Transportation Alternatives has been pushing for these fixes for years, that was pretty fast. DOT presented its plan to the local Community Board, to unanimous approval, in July; sketched out the lines on the street in […]
City Announces Major Bike Safety Improvement Initiative
By Aaron Naparstek |
Two Hundred Miles Of New Bike Facilities Will Built In The Next Three Years. Releases Detailed Report On Bicycle Injuries And Fatalities. Changes Are Result Of Unprecedented Inter-Agency Collaboration Between Departments Of Transportation, Health, Parks And Police. The press conference is underway right now in at Tavern on the Green in Central Park. Here are […]
The Iris Weinshall Legacy: Queens Boulevard
By John Kaehny |
"What became clear to me in this discussion was that the engineers were thinking from the motorists’ viewpoint." — Iris Weinshall, New York Newsday, April 29, 2001 A long walk across Queens Blvd. at Grand Ave., Elmhurst, circa March 2001. Photo: Jeff Saltzman Departing Department of Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall often cites the pedestrian […]
Weinshall Upheld a “Cars-First Status Quo,” T.A. Says
By Aaron Naparstek |
Transportation Alternatives has come out with its statement on the resignation of DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall along with a brief to-do list for the next commissioner. Executive Director Paul White isn’t pulling punches. From T.A.: Iris Weinshall upheld the cars-first status quo at a time when New York City streets desperately needed innovation and change. […]
Help Wanted at DOT: Creative Thinkers Encouraged to Apply
By Aaron Donovan |
Chairman of the City Council Transportation Committee, John C. Liu, praised outgoing DOT commissioner Iris Weinshall and called for an innovative thinker as her successor. You’ve already weighed in on what you’d like to see in the next DOT commissioner. Now members of the City Council and Transportation Alternatives have weighed in too, with a press conference […]