Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Commuting

The Human Rights Argument For BRT And Pricing

By Ben Fried | Feb 4, 2008 | 16 Comments

A map produced by the Pratt Center [pdf] shows neighborhoods with a high concentration of low-income commuters with long commutes. With congestion pricing now before the City Council, the coalition pushing it forward shows signs of strengthening at exactly the right time. One group we’ll be hearing more from is Communities United for Transportation Equity (COMM.U.T.E!), […]

Are Subway Riders the Angriest Commuters?

By Ben Fried | Jan 29, 2008 | 55 Comments

The Times has been running a series this month, called Next Stop, about the experience of commuting in the New York metro region. Reporter Billie Cohen took a different route to or from Manhattan every weekday, riding all manner of buses, trains, and subways. No bike commutes so far (and with just a few days […]

Nature’s Traffic Count

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 8, 2008 | 7 Comments

Hudson River Greenway near 125th Street. Photographer Lars Klove writes, "I’ve always wondered how many people are riding their bicycles to work. This morning the pavement had a thin layer of moisture that counted the bicycles."

What Makes a Place Walkable?

By Glenn McAnanama | Dec 14, 2007 | 10 Comments

Bikes at Work has an interesting database that uses census numbers to show how many people walk to their jobs in cities, towns and villages across the US. A quick search for the highest walk-to-work locations for towns with over 1000 people yields the following results: Location POP % Walk to work Naval Academy, Maryland […]

NYC Car Commuters Are Wealthier and Cops All Drive to Work

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 11, 2007 | 56 Comments

I’m not sure that this particular set of facts matters one bit to Traffic Mitigation Commission member Richard Brodsky, who claims to represent the little guy in the congestion pricing debate, but New York City’s Independent Budget Office released a report today demolishing the argument that pricing is unfair to the poor and working class […]

Lew Fidler’s “9 CARAT STONE” Traffic Plan Arrives

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 1, 2007 | 84 Comments

On Saturday we received the following mysterious e-mail in the Streetsblog tips box: Subject: Plan to be Revealed to go up against Mayor’s Congestion Pricing A major announcement will soon be made that will reveal a whole new plan for how NYC will handle traffic congestion, mass transit, air pollution and land re-development. A plan […]

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