Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Weiner Invokes Jane Jacobs, Endorses “Alternative Modes”

By Ben Fried | Jul 23, 2008 | 6 Comments

Move over Weinermobile. Queens Congressman and 2009 mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner released a manifesto of sorts yesterday. "Keys to the City" lays out his plan, in broad strokes, to "keep New York the capital of the middle class." Toward the end, Weiner touches on transportation policy. While he remains opposed to congestion pricing, he comes […]

Highway Funding: The Last Bastion of Socialism in America

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 22, 2008 | 36 Comments

Matthew Yglesias over at The Atlantic points us to this eye-popping chart from A Better Way to Go, a USPIRG Education Fund report published in March 2008. Download the report here. It’s a good one to have on-hand. A few factoids to accompany the chart: Since 1956, federal, state and local governments have invested nine […]

Is San Fran More Walkable Than NYC?

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 18, 2008 | 32 Comments

Remember that web site, Walk Score, that you could use to rank your neighborhood’s pedestrian-friendliness? They just came out with a souped-up new version that is very cool yet somehow manages to rank San Francisco the #1 most walkable city in the U.S. and New York City #2. Is Eastern Queens really dragging us down […]

Rising Demand for Transit Could Be a “Turning Point”

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 16, 2008 | 3 Comments

CNN also led off this morning with a relatively in-depth piece on U.S. cities scrambling to meet rising demand for mass transit. With a fight over billions of dollars of federal transportation funding set to heat up immediately after the swearing-in of the next president, this may very well be the most important transportation policy […]

Rising Fuel Costs and Ridership Strain Local Transit Systems Nationwide

By Ben Fried | Jul 16, 2008 | 18 Comments

Transit agencies all over the country are nearing a state of emergency. At the same time that rising gas prices are leading more Americans to opt for buses and trains, transit operators are being forced to cut service and raise fares due to budget shortfalls.

Bike Commuters Clean Up and Lock Up in Brisbane, Australia

By Sarah Goodyear | Jul 8, 2008 | 9 Comments

From the Australian Bicycling Council comes word of a new amenity for bicycling commuters In Brisbane, Australia. Called cycle2city, it provides secure weekday parking and showers for up to 420 members, who will pay between $5 and $7 a day for the privilege of using the facility (that and other figures quoted here are Australian […]

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