Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bruce Schaller

City Council Fiddles While New York City Chokes on Traffic

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 26, 2007 | 27 Comments

Brooklyn Council member Lew Fidler (above) is circulating an anti-congestion pricing resolution urging Mayor Bloomberg to oppose any form of road pricing. Fidler’s resolution appears to be a shot across the bow in preparation for the mayor’s forthcoming Long-Term Planning and Sustainability speech. Last week, Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff hinted that the speech would include […]

DOT Proposes Solution to Houston Street Cycling Danger

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 12, 2007 | 59 Comments

In response to the deaths of three cyclists on Houston Street in two years and the ensuing community pressure to make the area safer for biking, the Department of Transportation is proposing to establish two new bike lanes along streets running parallel to traffic-heavy Houston Street. DOT’s plan seeks to transform Bleecker and Prince Streets […]

There’s No Such Thing as “Free Parking”

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 1, 2007 | 20 Comments

Free parking, it turns out, isn’t free. A new study by transportation guru Bruce Schaller finds that free parking in Manhattan’s Central Business district is responsible for a significant amount of New York City’s staggering traffic congestion. Schaller’s new study, Congested Streets: The Skewed Economic Incentives to Drive Into Manhattan (PDF), finds that free parking […]

Illegal Permit Parking Crackdown Underway?

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 21, 2007 | 13 Comments

Word has it that the city is finally cracking down on uncivil servants’ illegal parking privileges. Was this the final outrage that finally spurred the Bloomberg Administration to take action? A Manhattan tipster reports that a jersey barrier has suddenly appeared in front of the Brooklyn Bridge on-ramp where scores of Police Plaza employees […]

Sustainable Transportation for NYC: How to Make it Happen

By Sarah Goodyear | Feb 13, 2007 | 2 Comments

Today on Gotham Gazette, Bruce Schaller outlines how transportation policy could fit in to Mayor Bloomberg’s sustainability initiative for 2030. The piece merits a full read, but Schaller frames his argument in terms of three big ideas: [F]ix the skewed economic incentives to drive, implement targeted transit improvements throughout the city, and make more efficient […]

Streetfilms: “We’re New York, We Can Lead”

By Sarah Goodyear | Jan 26, 2007 | 12 Comments

Traffic Information & Relief Bill Press Conference Running time: 4 minutes 3 seconds Transportation Alternatives held press conference on the steps of City Hall yesterday in support of Intro 199, a bill introduced in the City Council by Councilmember Gale Brewer that calls for better information-gathering about the city’s traffic and aims to "reduce the […]

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