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Manhattan BP Stringer Calls on NYC to Seek Federal Funds

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 6, 2006 | 5 Comments

$15 Million in Grants Are Available for the Study of Congestion Pricing It’s rare that you see someone on the inside of New York City’s political power structure doing anything that looks even remotely like picking a public fight with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. That is why this press release from Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer caught my eye. Stringer, who […]

Eric Ng Memorial Bike Ride This Saturday

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 5, 2006 | No Comments

There will be a memorial bike ride for Eric Ng, the cyclist killed by a drunk driver on the Hudson River Greenway last week. Details below. Also, here is a note from the Visual Resistance blog. VR are the guys who make the "ghost bikes:" I’ve been making ghost bikes for strangers for a year and […]

Drunk Driver Kills Cyclist on Hudson River Greenway

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 2, 2006 | 32 Comments

Gothamist has the sad, outrageous story.

Curbside Space Wars

By Glenn McAnanama | Nov 28, 2006 | 8 Comments

Private cars blocking service vehicles on W. 86th St. between Columbus and Amsterdam There are many users of curbside space in New York City. Taxis, School Buses, Access-A-Ride and other private automobiles need curbside space to pick up and drop off people, often disabled, elderly or children. Trucks making deliveries to businesses and residents need curbside space to load and unload goods and packages. […]

Sacrificing Central Park to Appease the Traffic Gods

By Ken Coughlin | Nov 22, 2006 | 11 Comments

The Dept. of Transportation’s 2005 study showed there is no need to eliminate car-free hours during the holidays. So why did they do it this year? Every November, year after year, the city sends two contradictory messages to motorists. On the one hand, it urges all those coming to the city during the holiday season to use […]

The Traffic is the Mitigation

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 20, 2006 | 11 Comments

mitigate, verb[Latin stem of mitigare, from mitis, mild, gentle]1. Make milder in manner or attitude, make less hostile, mollify.2. Give relief from pain. Lessen the suffering caused by an evil or difficulty.3. Make less oppressive. Make more humane, more bearable. How Orwellian is this? The New York City Department of Transportation’s Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan went […]

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