Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Events

Remember the push for a bike lane on Houston Street? On Tuesday, March 13, the NYC Department of Transportation will present and seek community feedback on: Proposal for new Bleecker and Prince Street bike lanes and routes Lower Manhattan Transit Priority Plan Attend the meeting to show that you support bicycling and transit improvements in Lower Manhattan.

As part of its annual meeting, the New York Metropolitan Transportaiton Council will be holding a panel discussion entitled "Meeting the Challenges of Growth." The panel will include: Daniel L. Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding Astrid C. Glynn, Acting Commissioner, New York State DOT Elliot G. Sander, Executive Director and CEO, MTA

You’ve seen the news (as first reported here on Streetsblog), you’ve seen or added to the monster comments thread, now attend the meeting to learn more and voice your opinions. From Richard White of the Park Slope Civic Council: NYC Dept. of Transportation is proposing dangerous traffic-flow changes that will have a severe impact on Park Slope. […]

The 5 Borough Bicycle Club’s March meeting will be an exclusive after-hours opportunity for club members, accompanied guests and prospective club members to ask Charlie McCorkell and his mechanics about bikes and accessories (or even what it takes to run a small business!) and to get recommendations for the Spring season. Charlie is a civil engineer by training […]

NYU Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management and University Transportation Research Center Region 2 present … New Mobility: The Next Generation of Sustainable Urban Transportation Remarks by Susan Zielinski, Managing Director, Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Research and Transformation Project, University of Michigan With the emergence of new services and products, new information technologies, […]

The Mayor’s office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability in cooperation with The New School for Social Research, NYU Wagner School, Pratt University, Columbia University School of Architecture Planning and Preservation and School of Public Affairs at Baruch College, City University of New York are holding a panel discussion on: “How Can We Finance Improvements […]