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
The Weekly Carnage
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Fatal Crashes (9 Killed This Week; 39 Killed This Year) Winslow, N.J.: Father and Daughter, 8, Hit While Riding Go-Cart (AP/Newsday) Suffolk County: Separate Crashes Kill 2 Men (Newsday) Newark: Driver Dies Fleeing Police (Star-Ledger) Related: His Passenger Later Dies (Star-Ledger, 2nd item) Brentwood, L.I.: Pedestrian, 69, Hit by VW (Newsday) Brooklyn: Livery Driver Killed in Bensonhurst (Daily News) […]
Transportation Alternatives Press Conference in Favor of Intro 199, the Traffic Information and Relief Bill
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Intro 199 is a bill in the New York City Council that would require the NYC Department of Transportation to work to reduce driving as a matter of policy. Transportation Alternatives will testify in favor of Intro 199, the Traffic Information and Relief Bill introduced in the City Council. Prior to the testimony they will hold a […]
Book Talk: Elizabeth Kolbert: Field Notes From a Catastrophe
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Join the New York City Audubon Society for a discussion and book signing of Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert. In her most recent book, Kolbert approaches global warming from every angle. She travels to the Arctic, the North of England, Holland and Puerto Rico, interviews researchers and environmentalists, draws […]
RSVP Deadline for NYC Sustainability Initiative Talk on Thursday
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Today is the RSVP Deadline for a talk at the APA by a senior policy advisor at the mayor’s sustainability initiative.
PLANYC 2030 Special Briefing and Discussion
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Ariella Rosenberg Moran, Senior Policy Advisor on Sustainability at the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability will speak about the mayor’s sustainability initiative. Here’s your opportunity to hear first-hand about PLANYC 2030, ask questions and provide your comments during the public outreach stage.
Robert Caro: Reflections on Robert Moses
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Robert Caro, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Knopf, 1974) and the three-volume The Years of Lyndon Johnson, will offer reflections on the career of Robert Moses three decades after the publication of his seminal biography.
The Weekly Carnage
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Fatal Crashes & Incidents (23 Dead This Week; 28 Dead This Year) Freehold, N.J.: 3 High School Students and Van Driver Die in Fiery Wreck (NYT) Related: Grief Comes to High School After Crash (NYT) Related: Son of Van Driver Visits Young Victims’ School (Star-Ledger) Patterson, N.Y.: Brewster High School Student, 16, Killed in Crash (Journal News) […]
Registration Deadline for European Livable Transport Conference
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You’re planning on attending the 2007 Annual Polis Conference: Innovation in Local Transport for Attractive Cities and Regions and you’ve already booked your hotel room. By today, you have to register by filling out the pdf on the other side of this link and mailling it to Julie Lucca- Polis, Rue du Trône 98, B-1050 Brussels, […]
Deadline for Hotel Booking for European Livable Transport Conference
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For those considering attending the 2007 Annual Polis Conference: Innovation in Local Transport for Attractive Cities and Regions in Toulouse, France in March: Toulouse has a very low hotel capacity. Several rooms have been pre-booked by Polis until today. Conference organizers therefore kindly advise all participants to book their hotel rooms before that date. While booking, do not forget to […]
Documentary Screening: ‘Brooklyn Matters’
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Focusing on the planned Atlantic Yards development in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, this spirited documentary film reviews how the project gained approval, its potential impact on Brooklyn, and the politics surrounding one of the largest development proposals in the city’s history. The documentary — featuring candid interviews, strong opinions and lively characters — is an insightful […]
Panel: Taxi 07 – ‘Transforming an Icon’
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On January 18, 2007, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum will host a panel discussion as part of Taxi 07, the Design Trust program aiming to reinvent the NYC taxi and taxi system. This coming spring, Taxi 07 will mount an exhibit at the NY International Auto Show, demonstrating an improved taxi and taxi system. New […]
Bicoastal Garbage Disposal Practices
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Via a Streetsblog tipster: In Valley Village, Calif., near L.A., people leave their trash in the bike lane for the convenience of the sanitation crews. Here in New York, we sometimes leave it where cars would otherwise park. Here’s a photo taken at midnight in a place where the sign says no standing from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.