This Week in Livable Streets Events

This week we have competing Tuesday evening events, followed by the big Tri-State Transportation Campaign fund-raiser on Thursday. But first, TA and TSTC team up for what could be a momentous discussion on traffic justice.

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.

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Tri-State Transportation Campaign 2007 Gala

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The annual gala to benefit the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. Guest speaker: Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City Transportation Commissioner Honoring: Jon Orcutt, Senior Policy Advisor, New York City Department of Transportation More information will be forthcoming.

Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s Annual Gala

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The Tri-State Transportation Campaign‘s annual gala will feature Lee Sander, vice president of DMJM Harris and co-founder of the Empire State Transportation Alliance. To add your name to the invitation list, call Teresa at 212-268-7474 or e-mail at: tt (at) tstc (dot) org. Date: Oct. 26 Time: 6 – 9 p.m.

Jon Orcutt Appointed as DOT Senior Policy Advisor

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File under: Totally unimaginable just a few months ago. Following the appointment of Bruce Schaller as Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Sustainability, Jon Orcutt is DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan’s second high profile hire since taking over the agency. Stay tuned for one or two more big appointments. Kate Slevin will be taking over as Tri-State […]

PlaNYC 2.0 Reactions: Kate Slevin, Tri-State Transportation Campaign

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Streetsblog has been gathering responses to yesterday’s release of PlaNYC 2.0. This is the third installment. Read the first and second parts. In a phone interview yesterday afternoon, Kate Slevin, executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, shared her first impressions of the city’s revised sustainability plan… On the diminished prominence of transportation compared to […]

Celebrate Complete Streets at TSTC’s Annual Benefit

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The passage of New York’s complete streets law was one of the year’s biggest victories for safe and sustainable transportation. At its annual benefit next Thursday, Tri-State Transportation Campaign will celebrate getting the  through Albany and honor three pivotal figures in that fight: Sen. Charles Fuschillo, the bill’s sponsor; Sandi Vega, whose daughter Brittany was […]

Three Transpo Debates Coming Up in First Week of September

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This November, New York voters will elect the occupants of every seat in the State Senate and Assembly, as well as their next governor, attorney general, and comptroller. For many races in heavily Democratic New York City, the deciding moment will come a lot sooner — on primary day. That’s just two weeks away on […]