Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Events

Speaker:Malcolm Murray-ClarkDirector of Congestion Charging, Transport for London Discussant:Robert E. PaaswellDirector, University Transportation Research Center and CUNY Institute for Urban Systems

Amanda Burden, Chair of the City Planning Commission, will discuss the land use implications of accommodating another million people in New York in the next 25 years and Mayor Bloomberg’s rebuilding plan. Ms. Burden, who has had a large hand in reshaping the city in recent years, will also be questioned on the many large […]

CIVIL LIBERTIES ADVOCATES SPEAK OUT AGAINST NEW ASSEMBLY RULES, CITY COUNCILMEMBER MENDEZ VOWS TO REVERSE NYPD RULE CHANGE Community groups including Transportation Alternatives, civil liberties advocates including Norman Siegel, and members of New York City Council including Rosie Mendez will rally on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 12:00 noon outside One Police Plaza to protest New […]

The Durst Organization presents … Making the ConnectionMoving Forward on Regional Rail The Case for Regional Rail Presented by the Institute for Rational Urban Mobility, Inc. 4 passenger railroads Serving 3 states Operating from 2 great stations Can be forged into 1 regional rail network Reception Featuring Special Guest Theodore W. Kheel, President, Nurture New […]

The Bicycle Film Festival is an international celebration of bicycles through film, art and music. The festival is accepting entries for films with a strong theme or character of bicycles. A fine thriller with one scene of a bicycle chase does not count. They encourage all films with these guidelines to enter: All lengths 1 minute on up […]

The Five Borough Bike Club’s monthly general meeting will feature a talk and discussion with "Gridlock" Sam Schwartz. Sam had a distinguished career in New York City government for close to twenty years. He began his career as a junior engineer in Mayor John Lindsay’s Traffic Department. He served as Traffic Commissioner under Mayor Ed Koch […]