Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Mexico City

A Rising Bicycle Tide in Mexico City

By Sarah Goodyear | | 4 Comments
Back in April, Marcelo Ebrad, the mayor of Mexico City, announced he wanted those who worked in his administration to ride bicycles to work one day a month (at right, Ebrard, center, kicks off the program). Many were shocked at the idea, or simply laughed it off. But this excellent article in the San Diego […]

Good Stuff in This Week’s Mobilizing the Region

By Aaron Naparstek | | 7 Comments
Finally, we get to see just how much former executive director Jon Orcutt was tamping down the high-powered talent at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. The latest issue of Mobilizing the Region is jam-packed with good articles. Here are some highlights (and, yes, I’m kidding about Orcutt but serious about this week’s MTR being really good): […]

Mexico City 2030?

By Brad Aaron | | 2 Comments
As New York City government employees rabidly defend the carte blanche parking privileges that enable their daily driving habit, the mayor of Mexico City has decreed that officials there bike or take transit to work once a month. According to the BBC, less than one percent of trips in Mexico City are taken by bike, […]