Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Events

The Southern Brooklyn Transportation Investment Study, initiated in 2002, set out to assess current and future travel conditions and deficiencies and develop multimodal transportation improvement alternatives that address the movement of people and goods throughout southern Brooklyn. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council will hold a public meeting to present results of the study (also […]

Jane Jacobs’ ideas redefined urban planning, and her hometowns of New York and Toronto are among many cities that continue to feel the impact of her writings. The American Planning Association’s New York Metro Chapter, the Canadian Consulate General, and NYU Wagner will present a panel exploring the importance, meaning, and influence of her work, […]

The New York City Economic Development Corporation’s plan for the Brooklyn Piers 7-12 Project includes a proposal to rezone the west side of Columbia Street (between Warren and Degraw Streets) for mixed-use development. This is in conflict with the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative‘s long-standing plan for public access and open space along this section of the […]

Alert: Today is the last day to RSVP for the Nov. 1 forum on Transit Oriented Development in the New York Metropolitan Region.

Forum panelists will discuss Transit Oriented Development (TOD) – what it is, specific initiatives in progress or completed, and the benefits and obstacles to its implementation. Featuring Panelists: Eric Alexander, Vision Long IslandVivian Baker, NJ TransitJoseph Chan, MTARandall Fleischer, MTA Metro-North RailroadLarry Gould, MTA NYC TransitRobert Lane, Regional Plan AssociationElisa Picca, MTA Long Island Rail […]