Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Talking Headways Podcast: Building a Better Transit Board

By Jeff Wood | Jan 7, 2022 | No Comments

This week on the podcast, we’re back at last fall’s virtual Railvolution conference. Former BART GM Grace Crunican discusses the role of board members in transit agencies with former MBTA board member Monica Tibbits-Nutt and former Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler.

THE ASK: Transportation Alternatives Sets the Agenda for Mayor Adams (Hint: Less Space for Cars)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 19, 2021 | No Comments

On the group's wish list: Safe streets, faster commutes, dignified and respectful urban design, and, of course, less space for cars.

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Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic

By Jeff Wood | Nov 18, 2021 | No Comments

At the 2021 Railvolution conference, our podcast maestro talked about transit-expansion plans and progress in several respective regions, as well as how they kept things going during the pandemic.

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Talking Headways Podcast: A National Perspective on Building Transit

By Jeff Wood | Nov 4, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Jannet Walker-Ford to chat about high-speed rail around the country, the benefits of trade and research groups, escalating transit-project costs, and the transport-policy environment.

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Op-Ed: Vermont’s Lessons for Controlling Emissions

By Richard Watts | Nov 2, 2021 | No Comments

An agency that was built to discourage electric use shows how the best, greenest vehicle mile is the one not travelled.