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Ken Coughlin

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Car-Free Parks: Now More Than Ever

By Ken Coughlin | Apr 21, 2008 | 5 Comments
It was on last year’s Earth Day that Mayor Bloomberg unveiled his far-reaching plans to make New York City more sustainable, with congestion pricing as one of the centerpieces. For some reason, making Central and Prospect Parks car-free did not make the list of 127 announced initiatives. With congestion pricing off the table for now […]

What if DOT Simply Forgot to Open the Parks to Traffic?

By Ken Coughlin | Jan 11, 2008 | 19 Comments
This holiday season, users of Central and Prospect Parks got an unexpected and welcome gift after years of finding coal (and exhaust) in their stockings. Interestingly, the sources of that exhaust didn’t seem to complain (or perhaps even notice) that things had changed. For years, cars have been barred from most of the Parks’ Loop […]

Sacrificing Central Park to Appease the Traffic Gods

By Ken Coughlin | Nov 22, 2006 | 11 Comments
The Dept. of Transportation’s 2005 study showed there is no need to eliminate car-free hours during the holidays. So why did they do it this year? Every November, year after year, the city sends two contradictory messages to motorists. On the one hand, it urges all those coming to the city during the holiday season to use […]
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