Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

The Quick and Easy First Step to a “Greater, Greener New York”

By John Kaehny | May 15, 2007 | 14 Comments

On Earth Day Mayor Mike Bloomberg placed transportation and environmental issues at the top of New York City’s political agenda. He took a major step towards changing the conventional wisdom that traffic congestion is a sign of the city’s vibrancy and economic health. And he joined the list of forward-thinking global mayors like London’s […]

Eyes on the Street: Commissioner Sadik-Khan’s Commute

By Aaron Naparstek | May 15, 2007 | 19 Comments

This is how newly appointed transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan got to work this morning. Accompanied by DOT director of street management and safety Ryan Russo, assistant commissioner and director of signs and markings Gerard Soffian, and bicycle program coordinator Josh Benson (pictured above, left-to-right), she took the scenic route, traveling along 9th Avenue through the […]

Anti-Pricing Council Member Has Pro-Parking Industry Fans

By Brad Aaron | May 14, 2007 | 7 Comments

With one possible exception, no elected official has been more outspoken against congestion pricing for New York City than Queens Council Member David Weprin. A scan of the city’s campaign finance database reveals over 20,000 reasons why that could be. It may not be a significant amount in relative terms, but since taking office in […]

Where Do New York City Bike Commuters Come From?

By Jason Varone | May 10, 2007 | 17 Comments

Park Slope and Manhattan Valley have the largest numbers of bike commuters in NYC The Department of City Planning just released its 2007 New York City Bicycle Survey. With over 1,000 survey respondents, the report documents several trends and key findings regarding bike commuting, parking, and facililties in the city. Some of the highlights include: […]

Sadik-Khan and Congestion Pricing: Ready for Prime Time

By Brad Aaron | May 7, 2007 | 30 Comments

Janette Sadik-Khan has one week to go before taking over as the city’s new transportation commissioner. Not surprisingly, a public appearance Friday found her well prepared to push Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC congestion pricing program. Pressed into service for the Regional Plan Association’s day-long 17th Annual Regional Assembly, held at the swank Waldorf-Astoria, Sadik-Khan served as […]

Choose Your Own Hells Kitchen

By Aaron Naparstek | May 7, 2007 | 4 Comments

The Ninth Avenue Renaissance project continues to evolve into the most thorough and impressive community-driven Livable Streets effort currently underway in New York City (the Gansevoort Project runs a close second). Following up on a design workshop facilitated by Project for Public Spaces in January, Ninth Avenue Renaissance has launched a survey that allows you […]

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