Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Paul Steely White

Parking Reform: Reduce Congestion & Raise Money Minus Albany

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 17, 2007 | 22 Comments

With congestion pricing stalled in Albany gridlock, what’s next? What immediate measures can New York City take to reduce traffic congestion without having to go through Albany to implement them? How else might New York City reduce traffic congestion while raising a bit of money for transit, bicycling and pedestrian improvements? Back in May, Transportation […]

Leave Your iPod at Home Tomorrow

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 20, 2007 | 1 Comment

The first annual MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK is coming to New York tomorrow, Thursday, June 21. For one day, public space throughout the five boroughs — sidewalks, parks, community gardens, and more — will become impromptu musical stages, dance floors, and social meeting points for 550 different musical acts. Time Out New York provides a […]

T.A. Rides with the Mayors of Sydney & Copenhagen

By Jason Varone | May 18, 2007 | 2 Comments

T.A. Rides with the Mayors of Sydney & Copenhagen A StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr. Running Time: 3 minutes 3 seconds On the closing day of New York City’s historic C40 Climate Summit, Lord Mayor Clover Moore of Sydney, Australia and Copenhagen’s Mayor of the Technical & Environmental Administration Klaus Bondam took a lunch break […]

Sadik-Khan Has Two Things Her Predecessors Lacked…

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 27, 2007 | 2 Comments

Transportation Alternatives’ press release on the naming of Janette Sadik-Khan as New York City’s new transportation commissioner doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to her predecessors: Transportation Alternatives commends the Mayor on his appointment of Janette Sadik-Khan as the next Commissioner of the NYC DOT. His thoughtful and progressive appointment will usher in an […]

DOT Called Out for Lacking Clear Ped Safety Plan

By Brad Aaron | Apr 13, 2007 | 1 Comment

While acknowledging that casualties have dropped overall in recent years, safety advocates and government officials are calling on the DOT to establish measurable benchmarks for further reducing pedestrian injuries and deaths in the city, and want the agency to get moving on relatively minor improvements that would help meet those goals. At a hearing of […]

Pedestrian Safety: The National Picture

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 2, 2007 | 2 Comments

Whose light is it, anyway? A recent story in USA Today talked about the growing national movement for pedestrian and bicyclist safety. The piece included a table that showed the number of pedestrians killed state by state in 2005 (Florida, with 3.24 deaths per 100,000 population, was the worst for pedestrians, while New Hampshire was […]

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