Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Studies & Reports

A Snapshot of New York City Gridlock

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 7, 2006 | 6 Comments

Bruce Schaller’s new study, Battling Traffic, released this morning at a standing-room only Manhattan Institute panel discussion, digs in to the question of what New Yorkers really think about the city’s traffic congestion and the idea of using road pricing and other tools to manage it. Want to see what New York City gridlock looks like? Take a look […]

Traffic Congestion: Sponsored by Your Local Media

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 5, 2006 | 7 Comments

Going through my morning headline round-up I clicked on ABC Channel 7’s story, Should There be Tolls in Manhattan? While my eye was being drawn to the giant, red "Lukoil: We Love Cars" ad banner (What genius came up with, "Traffic: Sponsored by Lukoil?"), an animated little Gen Y hipster wearing a Toyota.com t-shirt jumped out […]

Growth or Gridlock?

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 4, 2006 | 13 Comments

This morning, the Partnership for New York City publicly released its long-awaited study, Growth or Gridlock: The Economic Case for Traffic Relief and Transit Improvements for a Greater New York. London’s congestion charging initiative was kick-started, in large part, by a similar report published by London First, that city’s version of the Partnership. From today’s report: Looking at […]

It’s Traffic Congestion Week in New York City

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 4, 2006 | No Comments

The Partnership for New York City releases its long-awaited congestion charging study today. Stay tuned.

45% of New Yorkers Receptive to a Congestion Charge

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 27, 2006 | 30 Comments

The congestion charging policy roll-out is officially on the move. Today the Tri-State Transportation Campaign released the findings of a detailed telephone survey conducted last spring in an effort to learn more about how New Yorkers feel about traffic congestion and the idea of making motorists pay more to drive in to the most gridlocked […]

NYPD Has Spent $1.32M to Suppress a Monthly Bike Ride

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 16, 2006 | 18 Comments

Charles Komanoff, flanked by Marquez Claxton and Norman Siegel, at City Hall this morning. Time’s Up took its campaign for safe bicycling into the economic arena this morning with release of a report documenting the Bloomberg administration’s squandering of New Yorkers’ tax dollars in suppressing the Critical Mass bike rides. With the City Hall steps […]

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