Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Mark Gorton

Here is part four of Mark Gorton’s essay, "Smart Para-Transit: A New Vision for Urban Transportation." The Smart Para-Transit system I have described would be capable of replacing many of the automobile trips in the New York area. However, by itself, it would be insufficient to completely replace the need to own a car for […]

Here is part three of Mark Gorton’s essay, "Smart Para-Transit: A New Vision for Urban Transportation."  The biggest constraints on the transportation capacity of New York City’s road networks are the bridges and tunnels. The river crossings are jammed with traffic for a good fraction of each day. The only way to get more throughput […]

Here is the second installment of Streetsblog publisher and LimeWire founder Mark Gorton’s essay, "Smart Para-Transit: A New Vision for Urban Transportation." Part 1 is here and you can also download the complete pamphlet. Advances in information and communications technology offer the possibility of optimizing the performance of our existing road network in ways that […]

This is the first article in a five-part series by Streetsblog publisher and LimeWire founder Mark Gorton: Traffic is a crushing problem that oppresses our city, yet many people who drive into New York each day do not have a good alternative. I’m an engineer by training and the traffic flow problems facing large cities […]