Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Peters Revisits Her Bikes “Are Not Transportation” Comment

By Brad Aaron | Nov 13, 2007 | 4 Comments

Courtesy of commenter Steve, we have an update on U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters and her anti-bike comments from this past summer. As many Streetsblog readers no doubt recall, in August Peters made what looked like an attempt to score political points in the wake of the Minnesota bridge collapse by stating that Congress […]

When in Rome, Share Bikes

By Jason Varone | Nov 12, 2007 | 14 Comments

The competition is heating up between Eurpoean cities seeking to build the best bicycling infrastructure. As we noted this morning, Amsterdam is mimicking Copenhagen‘s "green wave" for cyclists. And now Rome is bringing a Paris-style bike sharing project to the Italian capital by 2008. Modeled after the Parisian Vélib program, users will ride free for […]

In Amsterdam Cyclists Always Get the Green Light

By Jason Varone | Nov 12, 2007 | 2 Comments

The green wave of Odense, Denmark. Taking bicycle infrastructure to the next level, Amsterdam traffic engineers have created a "green wave" along Raadhuisstraat. Cyclists riding at a speed of 9 to 11 miles per hour will never have to stop at a red light. Tests show that the cyclist "green wave" is helping buses move […]

Jan Gehl: Gridlocked Streets Are “Not a Law of Nature”

By Brad Aaron | Nov 7, 2007 | 8 Comments

It could have been just another gathering of urban idealists, agreeing with each other about how great it would be to have more public space for people, and less for cars. Except last night’s NYC Streets Renaissance event, "A New Vision for the Upper West Side," featured renowned Danish planner Jan Gehl — who, as […]

The Trafficist

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 6, 2007 | 4 Comments

"It seemed to me that what was significantly undermining the ordinary daily happiness and health and economic life of both me and my fellow New Yorkers was the private car." –– Randy Cohen, "The Ethicist" Who knew? It turns out that one of New York City’s most captivating and articulate voices for Livable Streets is […]

TSTC Launches “Mobilizing the Region” Blog

By Brad Aaron | Nov 5, 2007 | 4 Comments

For those who’ve come to rely on Mobilizing the Region, the always informative newsletter from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, TSTC has some bad news — and some very, very good news. The bad news is the newsletter will soon be discontinued. The very, very good news is that it will be replaced by the new […]

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