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Bus Riders Testify About the Necessity of Transit

By Ben Fried | | 2 Comments
Like New York and dozens of other American cities, Minneapolis is facing the prospect of higher transit fares and less service amid the economic downturn. To impress upon state lawmakers that their constituents depend on transit to meet basic needs, the St. Stephen’s Human Rights Campaign compiled this video of testimonials from bus riders (hat […]

Times Praises Bloomberg’s Broadway Plan

By Brad Aaron | | 2 Comments
Photo: AntyDiluvian/Flickr The Times has come out in favor of the upcoming Broadway public space reclamation, recognizing the need for safety improvements along one of New York’s most contested thoroughfares. From 1998 to 2007, some 700 pedestrians were injured and five were killed in Midtown Manhattan along Broadway, making it one of the more hazardous […]

What’s Good for the Naked Cowboy Is Good for NYC

By Brad Aaron | | 4 Comments
For today’s analysis of the city’s plan to pedestrianize Broadway at Times Square, the Daily News enlisted such experts as "an upper West Side attorney who thinks the diversion will be ‘too overwhelming’" and "a Long Island resident who often drives to the area [and] considers the change ‘a nightmare’ that will ‘make traffic worse.’" […]

David Brooks: Still Rooting for Auto Dependence and Sprawl

By Ben Fried | | 38 Comments
David Brooks is dreaming of Denver, and in Denver they’re dreaming of transit-oriented, walkable neighborhoods. Photo of 16th Street Mall: ericrichardson/Flickr. Looks like there’s at least one bubble that has yet to burst: David Brooks’ unyielding enthusiasm for exurbs and car dependence. In today’s Times, the nation’s most famous sprawl apologist cites a recent Pew […]

Will the Transit-Riding Public Get a Fair Shake?

By Ben Fried | | 19 Comments
Whatever your stance on the Ravitch Commission’s MTA rescue plan, the broad inequities of allowing New York transit service to deteriorate while fares rise 23 percent are stunning. The doomsday budget passed earlier this week would affect vastly more New Yorkers than bridge tolls or congestion pricing, burdening those who can least afford the added […]

Sean Sweeney: Soho Must Be Preserved for SUVs

By Ben Fried | | 42 Comments
Sean Sweeney, the one-man show known as the Soho Alliance, has been sending this video around to the media, continuing his quest to preserve Soho streets for the convenience of motorists. What we basically have here is a careless truck driver butting grilles with a sociopath behind the wheel of an SUV. Sweeney’s conclusion: Give […]
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