Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Kate Slevin

Albany to Consider Bus Lane Enforcement Legislation

By Ben Fried | Jun 3, 2008 | 16 Comments

Bus-ted! In London, automated enforcement has led to significant improvements in bus service. A package of legislation recently introduced in the state legislature would help speed New York City buses and enable traffic agents to cite drivers for blocking the box. Members of the Campaign for New York’s Future, the same coalition that fought for […]

Sneak Preview: More Queens Bike Lanes and Bike-Friendly Zoning

By Ben Fried | May 16, 2008 | 8 Comments

If only a zoning amendment could retroactively require the New York Times Building to provide bike parking. Some interesting nuggets are coming out of DOT bike coordinator Josh Benson’s ongoing Q & A with readers of the Times’ City Room blog. In yesterday’s installment, Benson outlined upcoming additions to the Queens bike network: In Queens, […]

Advocates Continue Pricing Push

By Brad Aaron | Mar 11, 2008 | No Comments

With all eyes on the governor’s Fifth Avenue apartment, congestion pricing supporters are nevertheless soldiering on. The Empire State Transportation Alliance is one of several groups in Albany today, trying to get lawmakers’ attention despite what has been described as a "surreal" atmosphere. [Insert "Yeah, and?" joke here.] From an ESTA media release: Principals underscored […]

MTA Cheered and Jeered, But Mostly Jeered

By Brad Aaron | Dec 20, 2007 | 6 Comments

Reactions were mixed to yesterday’s MTA fare hike approval. That is to say — with the exception of the New York Post — there was enough criticism to go around as to generally avoid repetition. The Daily News, which has pounded the transit agency with its "Halt the Hike" series ("Even as the MTA is […]

Brodsky Killed Congestion Pricing But We Hurt His Feelings

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 17, 2007 | 22 Comments

State Assembly Member Richard Brodsky is displeased by the suggestion that his opposition to New York City’s congestion pricing plan had anything to do with the fact that he has accepted more money from parking industry interests than any other State Assembly Member and that his district houses the wealthiest Manhattan car commuters in New […]

City Pitches in for Yankee Stadium Parking

By Brad Aaron | Apr 9, 2007 | 16 Comments

What could be worse than replacing neighborhood parks with private parking decks, built with the specific intent of increasing car trips by the tens of thousands through a community already suffering from so much disease-causing pollution that its nickname is "Asthma Alley"? How about forcing afflicted residents to help foot the bill? That’s what could […]

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