Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Smart Growth

Highway-Affiliated Pew Climate Report Favors “Clean” Cars Over Transit

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 20, 2011 | No Comments

Many transportation reformers were disappointed last week when the Pew Center on Global Climate Change released a report indicating that only clean car technology had a shot at significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The report dismissed smart growth development strategies and transit as trivial contributors to a lower-carbon economy. Pew has a well-earned reputation for […]

Eight Ways State DOT Chief Joan McDonald Can Make New York Better

By Gary Toth | Jan 18, 2011 | 18 Comments

“By building more and more roads, we have made it almost impossible to solve our transportation problems” – Allen Biehler, Secretary, Pennsylvania DOT and Chair, AASHTO Standing Committee on Highways Every state Department of Transportation (DOT) is led by a chief executive. In some states, they’re called the “secretary.” In others, the “director.” In New […]

Enviros Lay Out Smart Growth Agenda For Cuomo Administration

By Noah Kazis | Jan 14, 2011 | 6 Comments

A coalition of environmental groups has lined up behind a smart growth agenda for New York State. Released by 12 organizations, the new memo lays out how Governor Cuomo and the state legislature can help New York use scarce public dollars more efficiently and sustainably when it comes to development. The coalition’s smart growth recommendations […]

Cuomo Touts Smart Growth Grants But Stays Mum on MTA Funding

By Noah Kazis | Jan 6, 2011 | 2 Comments

If his State of the State address yesterday offers any indication, transportation policy isn’t going to be a top-tier priority for Andrew Cuomo. He didn’t mention pressing issues like the MTA’s looming deficits or the state’s crumbling infrastructure, instead focusing his attention on ethics reform, Medicaid and reorganizing state government. He did, however, repeat his […]

Despite New York’s Huge Transit Ridership, Albany Failing On Green Transpo

By Noah Kazis | Dec 14, 2010 | 8 Comments

New York State might be home to more transit riders than any other state, but when it comes to the transportation policies on the books, we don’t look quite so green. “Getting Back on Track,” a new report by Smart Growth America and the Natural Resources Defense Council, ranks New York 21st of all the […]

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California Leads Nation in Green Transpo Policies. How Does Your State Rank?

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 14, 2010 | No Comments

In the absence of strong guidance from the federal government on climate policy and carbon emissions, states are left to their own devices. And since transportation is the number two source of carbon emissions, accounting for 31 percent of the total, state-level transportation reform must play a large role in any serious effort to reduce […]

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