Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

What Is “Mode-Neutral” Funding?

By Ben Fried | Feb 13, 2008 | 16 Comments

Different modes could be funded from the same pot, with allocations based on performance measures. The beginning of 2008 has seen a flurry of debate — at least in wonkish circles — over federal transportation spending. In January, the bi-partisan Surface Transportation Commission released a report two years in the making, "Transportation for Tomorrow," which […]

Bush Admin Wants to Rob Transit to Pay for Highways

By Ben Fried | Feb 8, 2008 | 15 Comments

Construction projects like these additions to San Antonio’s I-410 may stop short without an infusion of cash. On Wednesday, Mobilizing the Region called attention to the Bush Administration’s proposed 2009 transportation budget. While New York City stands to get welcome earmarks for projects like the Second Avenue Subway, the big picture is more sobering. The […]

Refused by His City, Man Jailed for Painting a Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Feb 7, 2008 | 31 Comments

Whitney Stump’s homemade crosswalk, as seen on Google Maps Whitney Stump was tired of drivers ignoring stop signs at an intersection in his Muncie, Indiana neighborhood. After futile attempts to get the city to install crosswalks, Stump took matters into his own hands and painted one in at the corner of Dicks and North streets. […]

Who is the Livable Streets Candidate?

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 5, 2008 | 13 Comments

It’s Super Duper Tuesday, primary election day here in New York. If you’re still mulling your options and trying to figure out who the best candidate on Livable Streets issues is, Damien Newton of Street Heat L.A. and the editor of soon-to-be-launched Streetsblog Los Angeles, dug up the positions of the Democrats and Republicans for […]

The Human Rights Argument For BRT And Pricing

By Ben Fried | Feb 4, 2008 | 16 Comments

A map produced by the Pratt Center [pdf] shows neighborhoods with a high concentration of low-income commuters with long commutes. With congestion pricing now before the City Council, the coalition pushing it forward shows signs of strengthening at exactly the right time. One group we’ll be hearing more from is Communities United for Transportation Equity (COMM.U.T.E!), […]

City Subsidizing Boater Parking

By Brad Aaron | Feb 4, 2008 | 10 Comments

Parking fees for boaters at the 79th St. basin are $422 cheaper per month than rates at a nearby garage The New York Times reports that the comptroller’s office is concerned about possible fraud at the Parks Department’s 79th Street Boat Basin. Buried in the piece is the small revelation that the Parks Department offers […]

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