Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Studies & Reports

Congestion Costs Chicago $7.3 Billion Per Year

By Ben Fried | | 4 Comments
You know a city is getting serious about tackling traffic when a new report comes out measuring how much gridlock costs the region. In New York, it was the 2006 release of Growth or Gridlock, which pegged the annual price of traffic at $13 billion, that set off a public debate about congestion pricing that […]

A Citywide Prescription for Livable Streets

By Ben Fried | | 2 Comments
"Streets to Live By" marshals data from several cities to make the case for investing in livable streets in New York. Today Transportation Alternatives released "Streets to Live By" [PDF], the report previewed last week in the Observer. It seeks to define what makes a street livable and to synthesize a broad range of data, […]

Measuring the Value of Livable Streets

By Ben Fried | | 2 Comments
Ever wonder how much New York stands to gain by making its streets more livable? Transportation Alternatives has been gathering evidence measuring the economic and social benefits that accrue when cities put pedestrians first. Their report is coming out next week, but the Observer published a sneak preview (headline: "The Woonerf Deficit") this Tuesday: The […]

T.A. Urges Bloomberg Admin to Take the Lead in Parking Reform

By Ben Fried | | 7 Comments
A map of the area near Washington, D.C.’s new ballpark. Streets with variable-rate or permit parking are in color. After calling attention last month to the traffic-reducing power of parking reform, Transportation Alternatives has released a follow-up report with a parking prescription for New York. "Pricing the Curb" [PDF] looks to innovative programs underway in […]
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