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
Environmental Policy Seminar: Road CO2 Emissions in Asia
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Remarks by Peter Marcotullio, Distinguished Lecturer at Hunter College, City University of New York. He is also Adjunct Senior Fellow, at the United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS). His research has focused on urban environmental transitions and globalization and urban change (with a focus on the Asia Pacific), ecosystem approaches to urban and […]
Parade Without a Permit to Protest Quinn’s Endorsement of Parade Permit Rules
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Assemble For Rights NYC will join with LGBT groups to protest City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s Endorsement of the NYPD’s Parade Permit Rules. Satuday’s "Parade Without A Permit" will highlight that Ms.Quinn’s endorsement, of the NYPD’s rules, undermine the very same civil rights that made it possible for her, an out lesbian, to obtain political […]
The Weekly Carnage
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Photo: NY Post Fatal Crashes (13 Killed This Week; 509 Killed This Year) Brooklyn: 2 in Car Crushed to Death by Dump Truck (NY Post, Newsday) Manhattan: Driver Fleeing Crash Kills Queens Woman, Flees (Post, News) Queens: Man, 18, Killed in a 2-Car Collision (Newsday) Florida: Staten Island 9/11 Survivor Dies in Car Crash (Advance) James Carbone / Newsday New […]
Lecture: How to Design and Build Your Own Community
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Interested in a more community-oriented way of living while still having privacy and owning your own home? Then you may be interested in Cohousing. National expert and co-author of "The Cohousing Handbook: Building a Place for Community", Chris ScottHanson is coming from Seattle to give a free talk and slideshow about Cohousing communities around the […]
City Officials Hold Press Conference on Grand Army Plaza Changes
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New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and other city officials will be doing a press conference to discuss the pedestrian, cyclist and traffic flow improvements in progress at Grand Army Plaza (between the Arch and Prospect Park). The impetus for these improvements was generated, to a large degree, by GAPco.
Eyes on the Street: Inside the Stadium
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Here are snapshots of the scoreboard at Yankee Stadium last Sunday. (The Yanks beat Toronto, 7-5.) Despite the perceived parking hardship, average attendance at the stadium has been 52,739 this season, an all-time record. Naturally, this casts further doubt on the need for all those (all together now) publicly funded parking spaces — a project that has already caused actual […]
Free Bike Helmet Giveaway
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Councilmember Jessica Lappin is hosting a free bicycle helmet giveaway today. New York City Department of Transportation officials will be there to fit each individual with a free bike helmet. Please attend this event and tell your friends and family!
The Weekly Carnage
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Fatal Crashes (4 Killed This Week; 496 Killed This Year) NYC: 2 Men Die in Separate Wrecks; 1 Critical After a Hit-and-Run (Newsday) Brooklyn: Car Hits and Kills Fearless Iraq Vet on Motorcycle (NY Post, Newsday) Related: ‘He Was Proud to Serve His Country’ (NY Post) E. Rutherford, N.J.: Turnpike Crash Kills Westchester Man (Star-Ledger, LoHud) Photo via […]
Exhibit Open House: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York
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A free open house for the exhibit Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York. 1 to 2 p.m. — Christopher Klemek, co-curator of the exhibit, will lead two walk-throughs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Architectural historian Francis Morrone will be available to answer questions and discuss the related walking tours.
Panel: NYMTC Meeting on New York Transportation
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"Let’s face it, the New York area is unique. It’s one of a handful of communities in the United States that must carefully consider the importance of all modes in transportation planning and programming. Roads, bridges, transit, passenger and freight rail, passenger and freight air service and freight/goods movement are interrelated and equally critical to […]
David Byrne Presents: How New Yorkers Ride Bikes
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David Byrne will host an evening of music, discussion, film, readings, and surprises dedicated to the advancement of bicycling in New York City, including talks and performances by the Classic Riders Bicycle Club, Jan Gehl, Buck Henry, Calvin Trillin, Paul Steely White, Jonathan Wood, and the Young@Heart Chorus. David Byrne is an Academy Award-winning musician […]
Congestion Pricing Commission’s First Meeting
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From Crain’s Insider: The Congestion Pricing Commission will meet for the first time next week, bringing together the 17 people who must choose between Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s traffic mitigation plan and some other program. To qualify for a $354.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, a plan must involve a pricing component and […]