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
Brooklyn Community Board 6 Transportation Committee Meeting: PlaNYC 2030 & Traffic Calming
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Brooklyn Community Board 6‘s Transportation Committee will be briefed by representatives for the Department of Transportation on the Mayor’s PlaNYC 2030 Transportation initatives, which includes a proposed Congestion Pricing pilot program. The Transportation section of the plan can be reviewed in advance. Also, an update from representatives for the Department of Transportation on the Downtown […]
Seminar: Robin Chase: How Wireless Can Move Us to More Sustainable Transportation
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Remarks by Robin Chase, co-founder of Zipcar and founder and chief executive of GoLoco and Meadow Networks. Climatologists tell us that if worldwide CO2 emissions peak in 2015 — seven years from now — we have only a 50/50 chance of avoiding catastrophic effects of climate change. Achieving this target will require policies to begin […]
Transportation Alternatives Volunteer Night – Mailing Party
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Join Transportation Alternatives, New York City’s advocates for cyclists and pedestrians, as they spread the word about their important work at their Volunteer Night mailing parties. Activities include stuffing envelopes, folding t-shirts and sending out campaign materials with fellow activists.
Regional Rail Working Group Monthly Meeting
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Agenda items for the September 19, 2007, meeting will include a quick update on each of these key initiatives: Through-running at Penn Station Upper Level Loop Alternative for LIRR East Side Access Penn Station-Grand Central Connection Rockaway Cut-off — one-seat ride Midtown Manhattan-JFK Airport Lower Manhattan Access Regional Rail Freight plan Intercity rail issues Discussion […]
Auto-Free New York: Light Rail in France
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The September monthly meeting of Auto-Free New York will feature remarks by Paul Rivey, Civil Engineer and Urban Planner from Paris. More than a dozen medium-sized French cities have built new light rail systems in the past two decades. Now even Paris has caught the spirit and completed its first line within the city walls. […]
Registration Deadline for APA’s Livable New York Conference
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Today is the deadline for registration for the Oct. 12 conference: Planning a More Livable New York: Regional Growth, Nature and the Ecological City.
Early Registration Deadline for APA’s Livable New York Conference
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Today is the deadline for early (less expensive) registration for the Oct. 12 conference: Planning a More Livable New York: Regional Growth, Nature and the Ecological City.
Conference: Planning a More Livable New York: Regional Growth, Nature and the Ecological City
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The NY Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association, in conjunction with NYU Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management, invites you to attend a conference on the planning and political challenges faced by the New York region as it copes with constraints on urban and suburban growth, an increasingly fragile environment, aging infrastructure, […]
Conference: Energy: The 1st Challenge of the 21st Century
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ASPO Week in Houston will consist of four days of high-level energy discussions, including a pre-conference day and post-conference day, daytime and evening presentations, and mix & meet receptions with speakers and sponsors. In addition, they’ve planned field trips to an oil well drilling rig and Refinery Row, our nation’s largest, on the Houston Ship […]
Car-Free Grand Concourse
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Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. presents Bronx on the Move, a series of family fitness events. Power walks led by Health People, Inc., learn bike safety tips, improve your riding skills and pump up your tires at Transportation Alternatives’ bike station, dance workshops instructed by Contemporary Ballet Theatre, relay races and other games offered by […]
Re-Imagine the Upper West Side at a Workshop With Jan Gehl
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Save the date for a very special Upper West Side event featuring Jan Gehl, the world’s foremost designer of green & livable streets. For over 30 years, Jan Gehl has been improving people’s lives by making neighborhoods lively, diverse and safe. Jan — a friend and colleague of the late, great Jane Jacobs — will […]
RSVP Deadline for West Side Transportation Public Forum
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Today is the RSVP deadline for the New York City Department of Transportation’s upcoming public forum Upper West Side transportation issues. If you want to attend, e-mail westsidestudy @ hshassoc . com or call 917-339-0488.