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Transit Riders to Albany: Get to Work on a Real MTA Solution

By Ben Fried | Apr 29, 2009 | No Comments

Photo: Ben Fried. Yesterday’s rally in Union Square drew hundreds of transit riders calling on the State Senate and Albany leaders to enact a long-term solution for the MTA’s enormous funding shortfall. Judging by the cheering sections in the audience, most of the crowd was mobilized by the Facebook group "1,000,000 People Against the NYC […]

Time for Working Families Party to Step Up for Riders, Endorse Bridge Tolls

By Ben Fried | Apr 27, 2009 | 4 Comments

WFP director Dan Cantor (center) at a "Halt the Hike" rally last week. Photo: Working Families Party. Here’s another wake-up call for state legislators dithering over a transit funding package: The sinking economy continues to choke off revenues for New York City’s subways and buses. The MTA finance committee announced this afternoon that the agency’s […]

Streetfilms: Building Greenways and Community in the Bronx

By Brad Aaron | Apr 27, 2009 | No Comments

This Streetfilm from Robin Urban Smith and Elizabeth Press brings us an update on the state of greenway development in the Bronx. Writes Robin: The Bronx River Greenway and South Bronx Greenway plans apply community-driven design strategies to help undo years of top down, auto-centric planning and development in the Bronx. The greenways, when completed, […]

Livable Streets Community News: What’s New on Your Account Page

By Lily Bernheimer | Apr 24, 2009 | No Comments

We’ve got a treat this week for Livable Streets members. Account pages have been upgraded to give you an activity feed — similar to what you see on the homepage of a Facebook account — of everything new in your groups. Whether you belong to one group or many, this page is really useful for […]

Livable Streets Community News: CT Wants Enforcement Cams Too

By Lily Bernheimer | Apr 17, 2009 | 1 Comment

Pennsylvanians debate whether bike boulevards like this should be a priority. Image courtesy of Paul Bender. Red light cameras are a hot topic in Connecticut this week as well as New York. Members of the CT Livable Streets Campaign are working to gain ACLU support for a bill that will bring badly needed red light […]

Highlights from Today’s RPA Regional Assembly

By Ben Fried | Apr 17, 2009 | 7 Comments

The ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria is packed right now for the RPA’s 2009 Regional Assembly, where Richard Ravitch just accepted a lifetime achievement honor. Many luminaries from the worlds of transportation, planning, and politics are here, and I’ve got a few minutes to post some interesting exchanges from earlier in the day, so here […]

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