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
Robert Moses Symposium Panel: Moses and His Challenges
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A panel discussion moderated by Lizabeth Cohen and featuring the authors of four papers: Henry D. Fetter, Revising the Revisionists: Public Subsidyand Dodger Stadium in Brooklyn David Michalski, Robert Moses Meets the Mighty Niagara: Aesthetic Collisions at Empire’s Edge Robert Fishman, Revolt of the Urbs: 5th Avenue Opposition David A. Johnson, Robert Moses and the […]
Robert Moses Symposium Panel: Moses Alters the Landscape with Bridges and Highways
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A panel discussion moderated by Owen Gutfreund and featuring the authors of four papers: David Foxe, Bridges, Structural Design, and Technological Optimism Hilary Kitasei, The Collapse of the Parkway Ideal: Preservation Challenges in the 21st Century Ray Bromley, Revisiting Caro’s One Mile: The Cross-Bronx Expressway Jeffrey Kroessler, Beyond the Bridge: Robert Moses and Staten Island
Robert Moses Symposium: Queens Museum Gallery Tour
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A tour of the Robert Moses exhibition.
Robert Moses Symposium Panel: Moses’ Vision in Concrete & Film
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A panel discussion moderated by Tom Finkelpearl, director of the Queens Museum of Art, featuring the authors of four papers: Blagovesta Momchedikova, The Panorama of the City of New York: Robert Moses’ Gigantic Visions of the City as Reflected in the Miniature Metropolis in the Museum Marta Gutman, The Place of Play: Robert Moses and […]
27th Annual Meeting of the Empire State Passengers Association
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and the National Association of Railroad Passengers, Region II Confirmed Speakers: Rick Harnish, Executive Director, Midwest High Speed Rail Association Ross B. Capon, Executive Director, National Association of Railroad Passengers Other guests from Amtrak, the State and the rail industry have been invited.
Pedicab Ride, Rally and Press Conference in Opposition to Proposed City Council Regulations Limiting Non-Polluting Transportation
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The City Council Consumer Affairs Committee is set to vote on regulations that would put a very low cap on the total number of pedicabs in the City and ban certain types of pedicabs from City streets. Time’s Up! joins the Pedicab Owner’s Association against these unreasonable regulations to say: NO CAPS – NO BANS […]
Illegal Parking Photo Sting – City Hall
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Every day, tens of thousands of government employees park their cars in front of fire hyrants, bus stops, on the sidewalk and in otherwise illegal places. The practice endangers New Yorkers, and the NYPD refuses to ticket these brazen law-breakers. That’s where we come in. Last year, volunteers from Transportation Alternatives busted hundreds of illegal […]
Illegal Parking Photo Sting – Brooklyn Borough Hall
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Every day, tens of thousands of government employees park their cars in front of fire hyrants, bus stops, on the sidewalk and in otherwise illegal places. The practice endangers New Yorkers, and the NYPD refuses to ticket these brazen law-breakers. That’s where we come in. Last year, volunteers from Transportation Alternatives busted hundreds of illegal […]
Transportation Alternatives Volunteer Night – Mailing Party
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Help Transportation Alternatives spread the word about its important work. Activities include stuffing envelopes, folding t-shirts and sending out campaign materials with fellow activists. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. No special skills required beyond stuffing envelopes, sticking stamps, etc.
Transportation Alternatives Volunteer Night – Mailing Party
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Help Transportation Alternatives spread the word about its important work. Activities include stuffing envelopes, folding t-shirts and sending out campaign materials with fellow activists. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. No special skills required beyond stuffing envelopes, sticking stamps, etc.
Lecture: How NYC Can Cut Carbon Emissions and Stop Global Warming
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Todd Litman, Executive Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute will speak about his latest report, Win-Win Emission Reduction Strategies (pdf), which demonstrates how smart transportation strategies can achieve Kyoto emission reduction targets and help address problems such as traffic congestion, accidents and inadequate mobility for non-drivers. Litman is founder and executive director of the Victoria […]
The Subway Should Be Free
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George Haikalis of the Institute for Rational Urban Mobility, with microphone. Environmentalist Theodore W. Kheel, seated next to him, at far right, would reduce the subway fare to nothing. On December 23, 1943, the New York City subways carried more than 8 million people, said the labor relations arbitrator and environmentalist Theodore W. Kheel last night at […]