Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Resolved: More Traffic Congestion & Automobile Dependence

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 6, 2007 | 7 Comments

Brooklyn City Councilmember Lew Fidler and a small group of his outer borough colleagues have put forward Resolution 774 "calling upon the Mayor of New York City to oppose the institution of any form of congestion pricing." The resolution is based on a March 2006 report commissioned by the Queens Chamber of Commerce that was, […]

Mexico City 2030?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 3, 2007 | 2 Comments

As New York City government employees rabidly defend the carte blanche parking privileges that enable their daily driving habit, the mayor of Mexico City has decreed that officials there bike or take transit to work once a month. According to the BBC, less than one percent of trips in Mexico City are taken by bike, […]

Friday Ride Yields Mass Police, Media Coverage

By Brad Aaron | Apr 2, 2007 | 1 Comment

Up to 200 cyclists gathered Friday evening for the first Critical Mass since the city law took effect limiting unpermitted bike rides and other public events to fewer than 50 people. With all the professional and citizen journalists on-hand to witness the "showdown" between cyclists and the NYPD, one wonders if the restriction might be […]

Theodore Kheel: My Proposal to Robert Moses

By Ethan Kent | Apr 2, 2007 | 6 Comments

Theodore Kheel (pictured right), has been called by The New York Times "the most influential peacemaker in New York City in the last half-century" in light of the fact that he has participated in the resolution of more than 30,000 labor disputes. Kheel has founded several related foundations devoted to resolving the conflict between the […]

StreetFilm: Room to Breathe

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 2, 2007 | 6 Comments

Room to BreatheA StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr.Running Time: 3 minutes 41 seconds Inspired by a poster produced by Portland’s Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) in the mid-1990s, this weekend Transportation Alternatives gathered a gaggle of cyclists on 42nd Street in Manhattan to stage New York’s own dramatic illustration of how much street space would be […]

Congestion Relief: It’s About Your Health

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 2, 2007 | 1 Comment

Yesterday’s New York Times editorial on transportation policy makes a strong case for linking concerns about traffic congestion to concerns about health. It’s worth looking at the full text of All Choked Up, the report from Environmental Defense that the paper references when arguing that in order to achieve his goal of a sustainable city, […]

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