Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Promising Aid, Lawmakers Ask MTA Not to Raise Fares

By Brad Aaron | Oct 17, 2007 | 1 Comment

Following weeks of relative silence on the issue, state legislators have written a letter to the MTA asking it to postpone a planned fare hike in order to give Albany time to work up a funding increase. Lawmakers and transit advocates made the announcement today at City Hall. City Room reports: If the authority holds […]

To Obey, Or Not to Obey

By Alex Marshall | Oct 16, 2007 | 132 Comments

Not getting flattened by a 50,000 pound "big rig" is a good reason to stop at a red light if you’re on a bicycle. But how about less skin-saving reasons? Are there in fact, good reasons to ignore traffic regulations when you can, because after all, they are really meant just for cars? It’s a […]

Robin Chase: “The Web 2.0 of Transportation Technologies”

By Sarah Goodyear | Oct 15, 2007 | 23 Comments

Robin Chase is the co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar and the founder and CEO of GoLoco, a ride-sharing service that uses social networks like Facebook to connect people who want to carpool. A Harvard University Loeb Fellow, Chase is an authority on the use of wireless and mesh network technology as it applies to […]

Council Member Addresses Stadium Parking Fee Crisis

By Brad Aaron | Oct 12, 2007 | 9 Comments

As City Council Member Jessica Lappin trains her sights on businesses that employ bike delivery workers, her colleague from Queens, Hiram Monserrate, has vowed to take on another pressing issue: making it cheaper for people to drive to sports stadiums. On Wednesday Monserrate announced that he is submitting a "consumer protection bill" to end "price-gouging […]

Is Transportation Reform Possible When the Cops Don’t Care?

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 10, 2007 | 28 Comments

A reliable Streetsblog tipster sends along this photo of a police cruiser parked in the Department of Transportation’s new Ninth Avenue bike facility. The police officer seen getting into the car was returning from a nearby deli with what appeared to be lunch for him and his partner. Again, as we pointed out yesterday, the […]

National Media Noticing the Urban Bicycling Trend

By Jason Varone | Oct 9, 2007 | 2 Comments

Apparently unaware of New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s assertion that "human-powered vehicles are never going to be the answer," USA Today reports that several large U.S. cities are accelerating their efforts to encourage commuting on two wheels. The article cites New York for the new separated bike lane, and for putting bike racks […]

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