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
A Weekend Subway Ride With Robert Moses
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I entered a turnstile in the Financial District on Saturday, bound for the Upper West Side. The 2 train was running on the east side and the 3 wasn’t running at all below 14th Street. So I went instead to the A and the C platform. The C train wasn’t running, period. With the C train out and the 2 and 3 trains […]
Central Park Moonlight Ride
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A fun, relaxing auto-free ride through Central Park. Enjoy the tranquillity of the park and its beautiful ponds and waterways: a nature lover’s dream. Totally safe. Bike guides front and rear. The ride moves at a very leisurely pace with a few stops to enjoy the scenery. The ride usually finishes before midnight, back at Columbus Circle. Total mileage is under […]
Fix Your Bike Workshop
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This is an open shop in which you may use Time’s Up’s tools and bike stands to work on your bike. Experienced volunteer mechanics will be present to answer any questions you may have, but they will not do the work for you. If you have a big project, please be considerate of the time […]
Fix Your Bike Workshop
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This is an open shop in which you may use Time’s Up’s tools and bike stands to work on your bike. Experienced volunteer mechanics will be present to answer any questions you may have, but they will not do the work for you. If you have a big project, please be considerate of the time […]
Fix Your Bike Workshop
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This is an open shop in which you may use Time’s Up’s tools and bike stands to work on your bike. Experienced volunteer mechanics will be present to answer any questions you may have, but they will not do the work for you. If you have a big project, please be considerate of the time […]
Auto-Free New York Meeting – ‘Brooklyn Matters’ Screening
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A screening of Brooklyn Matters, a powerful documentary by Isabel Hill, followed by a discussion of Atlantic Yards transportation issues.
City Council Transportation Committee Hearing on Int 24-A and Int 58-A
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A meeting of New York City Council Committee on Transportation, agenda: Oversight – How Do We Achieve PlanNYC 2030’s Sustainability Goal to Improve Travel Times by Adding Transit Capacity for Millions More Residents, Visitors, and Workers? Proposed Int 24-A – A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the City of New York, in […]
PlaNYC 2030 Community Meeting on a Sustainable NYC
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From Transportation Alternatives: Mayor Bloomberg is considering some bold changes to New York City’s streets and he needs to hear that you support them. Over the next three weeks, his honor’s PlaNYC team will host a Town Hall meeting in every borough to hear New Yorkers’ ideas about creating a sustainable city that can accommodate […]
PlaNYC 2030 Community Meeting on a Sustainable NYC
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From Transportation Alternatives: Mayor Bloomberg is considering some bold changes to New York City’s streets and he needs to hear that you support them. Over the next three weeks, his honor’s PlaNYC team will host a Town Hall meeting in every borough to hear New Yorkers’ ideas about creating a sustainable city that can accommodate […]
PlaNYC 2030 Community Meeting on a Sustainable NYC
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From Transportation Alternatives: Mayor Bloomberg is considering some bold changes to New York City’s streets and he needs to hear that you support them. Over the next three weeks, his honor’s PlaNYC team will host a Town Hall meeting in every borough to hear New Yorkers’ ideas about creating a sustainable city that can accommodate […]
PlaNYC 2030 Community Meeting on a Sustainable NYC
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From Transportation Alternatives: Mayor Bloomberg is considering some bold changes to New York City’s streets and he needs to hear that you support them. Over the next three weeks, his honor’s PlaNYC team will host a Town Hall meeting in every borough to hear New Yorkers’ ideas about creating a sustainable city that can accommodate […]
PlaNYC 2030 Community Meeting on a Sustainable NYC
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From Transportation Alternatives: Mayor Bloomberg is considering some bold changes to New York City’s streets and he needs to hear that you support them. Over the next three weeks, his honor’s PlaNYC team will host a Town Hall meeting in every borough to hear New Yorkers’ ideas about creating a sustainable city that can accommodate […]