Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Gas Prices

Ped-Bike Mockery Flops for 7-Term House Incumbent

By Ben Fried | Nov 5, 2008 | 10 Comments

The National Republican Congressional Committee ran this ad against Democratic challenger Kathy Dahlkemper in the race for Pennsylvania’s third congressional district. It hits a few Gingrichian notes on how to address the country’s energy problems before the announcer tells us incredulously: Dahlkemper’s wacky solution? She said we should make personal sacrifices, such as walking places […]

Letters to David Brooks: Yes to Infrastructure, No to Highways

By Ben Fried | Nov 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

On Friday, Times columnist David Brooks joined the chorus calling for more transportation investment, which came as something of a surprise given his conservative pedigree. But Brooks has always had a soft spot for the exurbs, and his proposed "National Mobility Project" was predictably premised on the idea that transportation projects should accommodate sprawl: Workplaces […]

PBS Exposes the Joys of Transit

By Ben Fried | Oct 10, 2008 | 12 Comments

NOW host David Brancaccio does an interview on the LA Metro. Click through for the full video. The latest episode of NOW is surely the most effective takedown of car-dependent planning ever broadcast in news magazine format. Adhering to the familiar contours of pocketbook journalism, "Driven to Despair" starts with a sympathetic portrayal of the […]

Gasoline-Starved Atlantans Twitter for Gallons

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 29, 2008 | 9 Comments

Cartoon Tuesday: Back to School

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 2, 2008 | No Comments

With rising gas prices crippling school bus fleets across the U.S., Clarion-Ledger editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsay offers an intriguing new school transportation idea. Click through to see it.

Going Back-to-School in the Age of the $4 Gallon

By Brad Aaron | Sep 2, 2008 | 10 Comments

Today is the first day of class for New York City public school students, while other districts across the country have been in session for weeks. The Times reports that some are grappling with how to get kids to and from school in the face of $4-per-gallon gasoline. Schools in many states have cut bus […]

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