Aaron Donovan
Before he began blogging about land use and transportation, Aaron Donovan wrote The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund's annual fundraising appeal for three years and earned a master's degree in urban planning from Columbia. Since then, he has worked for nonprofit organizations devoted to New York City economic development. He lives and works in the Financial District, and sees New York's pre-automobile built form as an asset that makes New York unique in the United States, and as a strategic advantage that should be capitalized upon.
Recent Posts
Safe Walks Info Session
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Safe Walk, a program of RightRides for Women’s Safety, offers anyone who calls the Safe Walk dispatch number a free walking escort to their destination during the months of April-October. Bike Patrols are volunteers of 2+ people, who patrol a 10-15 block area. Come learn how to get involved in RightRides’ newest program!
Manhattan Community Board 2 Committee Meeting on SoHo Bike Lanes
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Remember the push for a bike lane on Houston Street? On Tuesday, March 13, the NYC Department of Transportation will present and seek community feedback on: Proposal for new Bleecker and Prince Street bike lanes and routes Lower Manhattan Transit Priority Plan Attend the meeting to show that you support bicycling and transit improvements in Lower Manhattan.
Panel: ‘Meeting the Challenges of Growth’
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As part of its annual meeting, the New York Metropolitan Transportaiton Council will be holding a panel discussion entitled "Meeting the Challenges of Growth." The panel will include: Daniel L. Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding Astrid C. Glynn, Acting Commissioner, New York State DOT Elliot G. Sander, Executive Director and CEO, MTA
The Weekly Carnage
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Fatal Crashes (7 Killed This Week; 128 Killed This Year) Airmont, N.Y.: Trucker Dies After Hitting Pillar (Journal News) NYC: Cars Kill 3 on City Streets (Daily News) Valley Stream, L.I.: Teen Killed After Car Collides With Truck (Newsday) Jackson, N.J.: Teen Siblings Killed While Driving to School (Star-Ledger) Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage East Meadown, […]
Public Meeting on DOT Proposal to Convert 6th and 7th Avenues in Park Slope to One-Way Traffic
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You’ve seen the news (as first reported here on Streetsblog), you’ve seen or added to the monster comments thread, now attend the meeting to learn more and voice your opinions. From Richard White of the Park Slope Civic Council: NYC Dept. of Transportation is proposing dangerous traffic-flow changes that will have a severe impact on Park Slope. […]
5 Borough Bike Club Meeting: Ask the Bike Shop Pros
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The 5 Borough Bicycle Club’s March meeting will be an exclusive after-hours opportunity for club members, accompanied guests and prospective club members to ask Charlie McCorkell and his mechanics about bikes and accessories (or even what it takes to run a small business!) and to get recommendations for the Spring season. Charlie is a civil engineer by training […]
Talk: New Mobility: The Next Generation of Sustainable Urban Transportation
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NYU Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management and University Transportation Research Center Region 2 present … New Mobility: The Next Generation of Sustainable Urban Transportation Remarks by Susan Zielinski, Managing Director, Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Research and Transformation Project, University of Michigan With the emergence of new services and products, new information technologies, […]
Panel: How Can We Finance Improvements to Our Aging Transit Infrastructure?
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The Mayor’s office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability in cooperation with The New School for Social Research, NYU Wagner School, Pratt University, Columbia University School of Architecture Planning and Preservation and School of Public Affairs at Baruch College, City University of New York are holding a panel discussion on: “How Can We Finance Improvements […]
Final Public Meeting on Regional Pedestrian Safety Study
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This is the third and final public meeting that focuses on the impending release of the final draft report for the Regional Pedestrian Safety Study. Interested members of the public are invited to view the study online and/or attend the meeting in addition to submitting appropriate comments for consideration. The 30-day public comment period for […]
Pay Here to Park for Free
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George Costanza, who never pays for a garage, fights for on-street parking on Seinfeld. In subtle but potentially significant ways, the Web is changing the way we as urban residents relate to the automobile. Zipcar allows you to rent a nearby car by the hour without visiting a counter — a method of car sharing that could drastically reduce the need for parking […]
3 More Killed This Weekend as 100 Rally for Pedestrian Safety
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Against the backdrop of news that three more pedestrians were killed on Saturday, a hundred people rallied for pedestrian safety on the steps of City Hall on Sunday. Karla Quintero of Transportation Alternatives, above, started with a moment of silence for those killed by the automobile on the streets of New York and called for 2,000 fewer pedestrian […]
West Street Promenade Project Open House
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Join the New York State DOT to learn about the latest developments in the West Street Promenade Project.