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This Week: Tappan Zee “Community Outreach”

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With many unanswered questions still surrounding Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plans to build a transit-free Tappan Zee Bridge, this week the public will ostensibly be allowed to weigh in at two “community outreach” meetings, scheduled in Westchester and Rockland counties. Note that these outreach meetings are happening after the state received bids on the project. Here […]

This Week: Downtown Brooklyn Parking Reform Public Hearing

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The big item on this week’s calendar is the second public hearing on the Department of City Planning’s proposed reforms of Downtown Brooklyn’s parking minimums. After the previous public hearing, the land use committee of Community Board 2 endorsed requests from area developers to make the reductions in parking minimums retroactive, allowing developers to repurpose […]

Friday Jobs Market

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Looking to hire a smart, qualified person for a position in transportation planning, engineering, IT, or advocacy? Post a listing on the Streetsblog Jobs Board and reach our national audience of dedicated readers. Looking for a job? Here are this week’s listings: Advocacy Campaign Manager, Bike-Walk Mississippi, Jackson, MS The Advocacy Campaign Manager will serve as the […]

This Week: Meet the DOT Traffic Taming Team

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Tomorrow, DOT’s Citi Bike demonstration series comes to Union Square Park, while on Wednesday NYMTC brings you the pedestrian planners behind the new Grand Army Plaza and other traffic-calming projects. Details below, along with the rest of this week’s calendar highlights. Tuesday: Bike-share demo, Union Square Park. Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday: The New York […]

Thursday Jobs Market

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Looking to hire a smart, qualified person for a position in transportation planning, engineering, IT, or advocacy? Post a listing on the Streetsblog Jobs Board and reach our national audience of dedicated readers. Looking for a job? Here are this week’s listings: Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, City of Milwaukee The Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator is responsible for […]

This Week: Bike-Share Demonstrations

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With the launch of Citi Bike getting closer, this week’s calendar is all about bike-share demos. Plus: Time’s Up! celebrates a milestone. Today: Bike-share demo, Washington Square Park, Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday: Time’s Up! holds its 25th Anniversary Party and Fundraiser at Brooklyn Brewery. Tickets are $25. 8 p.m. Wednesday: Happy Independence Day! Friday: […]

This Week: Bike-Share Demonstrations, Taxi Forum

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It’s a light week on the calendar, with a forum on taxis and livery cabs and more DOT bike-share demonstrations, including a session at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, where NIMBYs want to keep cyclists out. Tuesday: Baruch College hosts a legislative forum entitled “Taxi & Livery Issues of Today & Tomorrow,” featuring state reps Marty Golden […]

Thursday Jobs Market

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Looking to hire a smart, qualified person for a position in transportation planning, engineering, IT, or advocacy? Post a listing on the Streetsblog Jobs Board and reach our national audience of dedicated readers. Looking for a job? Here are this week’s listings: Events Coordinator, Transportation Alternatives, New York City Transportation Alternatives seeks a full-time Events Coordinator to […]

This Week: Parking Reform, Safer Lafayette Avenue

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In 1982, the city established off-street parking maximums in much of Manhattan to reduce traffic congestion. Since then, the maximums have served as an effective check on driving in the densest part of the region, but loopholes enable developers to skirt the rules almost at will. On Wednesday, the Department of City Planning will present […]
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