Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about PlaNYC

Is the Mayor Reading Streetsblog on His Bloomberg Terminal?

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 13, 2007 | 8 Comments

Cities won’t wait for national governments to solve their pressing problems, argues Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City in this week’s Economist: In developing the climate-change strategies that underpin PlanNYC, we drew on the experiences of Berlin for our renewable-energy and green-roof policies; Hong Kong, Shanghai and Delhi for our innovative transit improvements; […]

Pricing Alternatives Fail the “Reality Test”

By Brad Aaron | Dec 5, 2007 | 23 Comments

A side-by-side comparison of PlaNYC congestion pricing and alternatives offered by pricing opponents shows that the Bloomberg proposal is the only one that would have an immediate impact on auto traffic while improving transit. Further, the report concludes that plans put forth by Congressman Anthony Weiner, Council Member Lew Fidler, and Keep NYC Congestion Tax […]

Congestion Panel Considers Shrinking Zone and Tolling Bridges

By Brad Aaron | Dec 3, 2007 | 7 Comments

The Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission wants to reduce the size of the proposed congestion pricing zone, replace cameras with higher parking fees, and possibly toll the East River bridges, according to a (subscription only) story by Erik Engquist in Crain’s New York Business today. A few of the steps under consideration: moving the northern boundary […]

MTA Chief Lee Sander Gets Megamodal

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 30, 2007 | 4 Comments

The Fall 2007 issue of the NYU Rudin Center’s New York Transportation Journal is out and for anyone looking to delve into some wonkish, big picture, regional transportation policy issues, it’s worth a download. This quarter’s Journal has stories on the benefits of regular "programmed" fare increases, Seoul, South Korea’s successful bus rapid transit system […]

Eliminate the Parking Requirement

By Alex Marshall | Nov 27, 2007 | 65 Comments

I’ve long bristled at the word "subsidies" that is applied so frequently to subways, buses and trains, and so infrequently to driving, even when the latter is "subsidized" much more lavishly than the former. The latest subsidy I’ve encountered most viscerally is the requirement that exists, even in most parts of New York City, to […]

New Refuge Islands for Bronx Pedestrians & Bus Riders

By Jason Varone | Nov 26, 2007 | 9 Comments

Streetsblog reader Ed Ravin sends along a photo of a new pedestrian refuge island that has recently emerged beneath an elevated subway platform in the Bronx. While the new sidewalks make bus riders’ lives a bit easier (and, perhaps, longer-lasting), Ed also has some ideas for additional improvements. He writes: Bus passengers on streets under […]

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