Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Casino-Jamming in the Catskills

By Sarah Goodyear | | 5 Comments
Way back in February Gov. Eliot Spitzer declared his support for a plan to build a $600 million casino in the Catskills. Now opponents of the St. Regis Mohawk tribe project, which would be located at the Monticello Racetrack in Sullivan County, have launched a public-relations campaign highlighting the traffic congestion and sprawl they say […]

Ich bin ein Bicyclist

By Jason Varone | | 17 Comments
In a report for CBSnews.com on Berlin, Germany’s booming bike culture, Christine Lagorio expresses shock at the sheer number of bikes she saw in Berlin and the way in which motorists and cyclists share the road "gracefully." This, she says, is something she has never experienced in her home town of New York City. In […]

Survey Finds That Buffered Bike Lanes Are Better

By Aaron Naparstek | | 17 Comments
A buffered section of Manhattan’s 8th Avenue bike lane. Bike lanes that separate bicyclists from motor vehicle traffic are safer and encourage more bicycling, according to a recent survey by Transportation Alternatives. The survey of 147 cyclists was conducted along the 8th Avenue bike lane in Manhattan, one of the few bike paths to integrate […]

Transit-Oriented America, Part 5: Wrap-Up

By Aaron Donovan | | 1 Comment
Thanks all for reading and commenting on our non-motorized honeymoon travel series (see parts 1, 2, 3 and 4). Below is a table Susan put together to briefly summarize some of our observations on the cities we visited.   Transit Bike Accesibity Amtrak Station Street life and art Chicago Loop El made all connections we […]

Streetsblog Commenter Published in Boston Globe

By Brad Aaron | | 3 Comments
Streetsblog commenter and Newton Streets and Sidewalks blogmaster Sean Roche has a commentary on cheap municipal parking in today’s Boston Globe: What’s wrong with this picture? Four friends drive to Kenmore Square for a Red Sox game. They take a couple of laps around the neighborhood unsuccessfully looking for a $1-an-hour meter. They give up and […]

Improved DOT Rolls Out Improved Web Site

By Jason Varone | | 13 Comments
Yesterday afternoon the Dept. of Transportation launched a new and improved web site loaded with features designed to make information more available to the public. Now you can use the DOT’s site not only to watch traffic cams and sign up for e-news updates, but also to request different types of permits, report potholes, file complaints […]
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