Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Climate Change

What $13 Billion Looks Like

By Brad Aaron | Apr 24, 2007 | 7 Comments

With the above chart and these comments in mind, here’s some food for thought from the PlaNYC Transportation chapter: Only 4.6% of working New Yorkers commute to Manhattan by car. The vast majority of trips made in New York are not to Manhattan; even among commuters, nearly twice as many outer borough residents work […]

Zero Carbon is the Goal for Woodstock

By Jason Varone | Apr 24, 2007 | 2 Comments

Randolph Horner, renewable energy developer, on the roof of town hall Mayor Bloomberg is not the only one going green. Woodstock, New York wants to be America’s first carbon neutral city by 2017. The Telegraph reports: Woodstock town hall’s large flat roof is blotted out by 112 solar panels – an early manifestation of the […]

Council Overrides Pedicab Veto

By Brad Aaron | Apr 23, 2007 | 17 Comments

NY1 is reporting that the City Council has voted to override Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of its pedicab bill. The pedicab bill caps the number of cabs at 325 and also adds new safety and insurance requirements. The mayor vetoed the bill after meeting with pedicab drivers who were concerned about losing their jobs.

How Green Is Our Mayor

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 23, 2007 | 44 Comments

Bookending his much-vaunted Earth Day speech with congratulatory video clips from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Mayor Mike Bloomberg called for New Yorkers to take the initiative in the international fight against global warming, positioning himself as a leader on the issue. "Climate change is a national challenge, and meeting […]

The Ultimate System: Free Mass Transit and Congestion Pricing

By Jason Varone | Apr 20, 2007 | 15 Comments

WABC’s John Gambling spoke with Michael Bloomberg this morning. In anticipation of the Mayor’s Earth Day speech, they discussed everything from congestion charging to light bulbs. Below are some highlights from their conversation; you can download to the entire show here. On congestion pricing: If you were to charge, and I’ll let you know on […]

Pedi Politics

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 17, 2007 | 6 Comments

On Monday, April 23, the day after Earth Day and the Mayor’s Long-Term Sustainability speech, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn plans to hold a decisive vote on Intro. 331-A, a law limiting and restricting pedicabs. Mayor Bloomberg vetoed the bill but rather than going back and trying to improve the legislation by, say, simply increasing […]

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