Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Straphangers’ Russianoff Will be Named to Spitzer Team

By Aaron Naparstek | | 13 Comments
Streetsblog has learned that Gene Russianoff, executive director of the Straphangers Campaign, will be named as a member of Governor-Elect Eliot Spitzer’s transition team transportation committee. The announcement is likely to be made tomorrow. Russianoff says, "No comment." Unlike yesterday’s inaccurate tip about the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability this item seems to be solid. Russianoff generated […]

Mayor Livingstone: $50 to Drive an SUV into Central London

By Aaron Naparstek | | 18 Comments
London Mayor Ken Livingstone said yesterday that he wants to introduce an emissions-based congestion charging fee in an attempt to reduce his city’s carbon dioxide output and to encourage cleaner transportation. The mayor’s proposal is to charge the heaviest polluting vehicles emitting 225 grams of CO2 per kilometer, a £25 fee to drive into London’s Central Business District. At today’s […]

Streetfilms: Yesterday’s Traffic Relief Rally at City Hall

By Alec | | 1 Comment
Citywide Coalition for Traffic Relief Press Conference A few quick scenes from yesterday’s event Running time: 2:02 "As this city is booming, it’s not moving," lamented City Councilmember Gale Brewer outside City Hall yesterday. But with support from 125 civic groups in five boroughs, the Citywide Coalition for Traffic Relief assembled behind her and outlined […]

New Bike Stencils Completed on the Lower East Side

By Jason Varone | | 8 Comments
As on Brookyn’s Fifth Avenue this weekend, it looks like DOT has finished installing the new Class III bike route stencils on Clinton and Delancey Streets. If you ride this route, let Streetsblog know what you think of these. Related: New "Shared Lane" Bike Route Design Spotted in Manhattan New Bike Markings on the Upper West Side City […]

Traffic Relief Rally at City Hall This Morning

By Aaron Naparstek | | No Comments
Councilmember Gale Brewer joined Transportation Alternatives and representatives of community groups from all over the city at this morning’s Citywide Coalition for Traffic Relief rally on the steps of City Hall. The Coalition currently includes 129 community organizations. These organizations have signed on to a petition calling on the Bloomberg Administration to devlop "a comprehensive traffic […]
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