Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Events

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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. […]

Today is the deadline for registration for the Oct. 12 conference: Planning a More Livable New York: Regional Growth, Nature and the Ecological City.