Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic

Driver’s Remorse: Tardy Brodsky Delayed by “Accident”

By Ben Fried | May 14, 2008 | 6 Comments

A tipster who attended last night’s MAS event about Moynihan Station sent us this delicious tidbit, in which some small measure of justice is served for Westchester Assemblyman Richard Brodsky’s contribution to the killing of congestion pricing: Scheduled to appear at a panel discussion on the fate of Moynihan Station beginning at 6:30 pm Tuesday […]

Historic Town Chooses to “Retain Its Charm” By Enabling Sprawl

By Ben Fried | May 12, 2008 | 23 Comments

On Friday, Streetsblog looked at how northern Virginia can’t get enough road widening. As a follow-up, Gary Toth of Project for Public Spaces directed us to another example of how smart growth faces hurdles in the places that need it most — in this case, the Trenton suburb of Bordentown, New Jersey (right: the main […]

A Bridge and Tunnel Transit Solution

By Ben Fried | May 12, 2008 | 23 Comments

Historically, East River bridges have carried more transit — and more people — than they do today. View a larger version of this image. Last week, Cap’n Transit posted a series about running express bus lanes over bridges and tunnels, which would boost the capacity of crossings and put them on a de facto road […]

Northern Virginia Locked In to Congested Roads

By Ben Fried | May 9, 2008 | 11 Comments

Suburbanites in northern Virginia are finding their streets more clogged with traffic than ever, and, as the Washington Post reported earlier this week, they aren’t about to get bailed out by road-widening projects. Here’s the crux of the problem, told from the Post reporter’s decidedly windshield perspective: Thoroughfares like Rolling Road are the blood vessels […]

How Happy Are Parisians With Vélib?

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2008 | 8 Comments

The latest figures from the Paris Vélib bike sharing program are in. User stats and survey results are posted on the official web site, but for those who don’t parlez Français, here’s a summary: Rides to date: 20 million Average trips/day: 70,000 Average trip time: 18 minutes 190,000 annual pass holders 42% of users […]

Councilman Koppell Wants “Sadik-Kahn” Fired Over Turn Signal

By Brad Aaron | May 6, 2008 | 4 Comments

More termed-out wackiness from City Hall. Last week, Bronx City Council Member G. Oliver Koppell issued a press release calling for the "resignation or removal" of DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. The reason? Koppell wants a left turn signal at 254th Street and Riverdale Avenue, and DOT doesn’t think the intersection needs one. Koppell says there […]

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