Auto-Free New York: Comparing Transport Strategies: PlaNYC 2030 vs. Auto-Free New York’s Plan

By Aaron Donovan
May 8, 2007

The monthly meeting of Auto-Free New York will include an open discussion of the transportation components of PlaNYC 2030 and Auto-Free New York’s Livable City Transport Plan. Read both plans and bring your comments!

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At Flushing Commons, NYCEDC’s Fuzzy Math Superceded PlaNYC Goals

By Noah Kazis | Mar 16, 2010

Yesterday, Streetsblog looked at Flushing Commons, a mixed-use development in the heart of transit-rich downtown Flushing, where the New York City Economic Development Corporation has mandated suburban levels of parking. We asked the EDC why they required nearly 1,600 spaces in the development, and now we have an answer. It’s a revealing look at how […]

PlaNYC 2030 Sustainability Presentation to New York New Visions

By Aaron Donovan | Jan 28, 2007

Mayor Bloomberg has announced PlaNYC, a planning process for looking at New York’s next 25 years. If trends continue, the city may add almost one million new residents by the year 2030. The city is preparing a strategic plan to define how to deal with the implications of such dramatic growth. New York New Visions, […]

PlaNYC Mastermind Rohit Aggarwala Leaving NYC

By Ben Fried | Apr 1, 2010

Rohit Aggarwala (better known as Rit), the lead author of PlaNYC 2030 and director of the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, is leaving the post he created from scratch, the Bloomberg administration announced today. Aggarwala will be stepping down in June to join his soon-to-be wife in California. Aggarwala was tapped in 2006 […]

Mayor’s Office Highlights “Clean Heat Campaign” in Major PlaNYC Update

By Ben Fried | Apr 21, 2011

Four years after the release of PlaNYC 2030, the citywide sustainability plan that has framed New York’s recent transportation reforms, Mayor Bloomberg is in Harlem today announcing a major update in the effort to build a “greener, greater NYC.” The law that codified PlaNYC in 2007 scheduled revisions to the plan every four years. The […]

PlaNYC Report Takes a Restrained Approach to Promoting Electric Cars

By Noah Kazis | Jan 29, 2010

An electric car in London. Image: exfordy via Flickr. Last week, the Mayor’s Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability released its newest report, "Exploring Electric Vehicle Adoption in New York City" [PDF]. In a breezy 22 pages, it lays out some strategies to maximize electric vehicle purchases by so-called early adopters in the next five […]

Brooklyn Community Board 6 Transportation Committee Meeting: PlaNYC 2030 & Traffic Calming

By Aaron Donovan | Sep 17, 2007

Brooklyn Community Board 6‘s Transportation Committee will be briefed by representatives for the Department of Transportation on the Mayor’s PlaNYC 2030 Transportation initatives, which includes a proposed Congestion Pricing pilot program. The Transportation section of the plan can be reviewed in advance. Also, an update from representatives for the Department of Transportation on the Downtown […]