Today’s Headlines
Livingstone on How to Clear Pricing Gridlock (NYT) New City Noise Code Goes into Effect (Gothamist) Deaths Spike Despite NJ Law Restricting Teen Drivers (1010 WINS) SI Livery Drivers Say No to Hybrids (SI Advance) Dumbo Pedestrian Plaza Reno Done in a Flash (Brownstoner) Rev. Billy Arrested at Critical Mass Rally (1010 WINS) LA Debates … Continued
July 2, 2007
No Love for One-Way Proposal in Jackson Heights
Congestion in Jackson Heights: The DOT needs some new ideas
June 29, 2007
Carpetbagging Drivers Head to North Carolina for Plates
On his frequent runs and bike rides around his Jackson Heights neighborhood and nearby Corona and Elmhurst, Will Sweeney recently started noticing something strange: a lot of license plates from North Carolina. Sweeney writes:
June 27, 2007
Jackson Heights: New Front in One-Way Battle
A view of 35th Ave. in Jackson Heights, part of the DOT's proposed one-way pair for the neighborhood
June 19, 2007
Call for Ped Safety Measures on Third and Fourth Avenues
A third-grader was hit on her way to school here two weeks ago.
June 11, 2007
Today’s Headlines
Traffic Pricing Plan Wins Favor with Spitzer, Feds (NYT) RELATED: Silver Voices Pricing Concerns (Sun) A Look at Anti-Pricing Lobbyist Walter McCaffrey (City Hall) Man Drives Car Through LI Mall (Newsday) Environmentalist Dreams of New York Rooftop Farms (Reuters) Bush Agrees to CO2 Cut — With Strings (Guardian) Exploring Tel Aviv on Two Wheels (Haaretz.com) … Continued
June 8, 2007
Motor Vehicles Leading Cause of NYC Child Injury Deaths
According to a new study out from the city's Department of Health, children in New York are seven times less likely than children nationwide to die as car passengers. That's the good news, likely the result of the fact that our kids spend a lot less time in cars than most American children.
May 30, 2007
Today’s Headlines
Spitzer Open to Congestion Pricing (Sun) NYC Commuting: Stick to the Facts (TSTC) Planner Behind PlaNYC (Sun) Corzine Warns NJ Gas Tax May Go Up (Post) Is Corzine Ad Contrite or Calculating? (NYT) Clearing Bike Lanes for Bicyclists (Voice) Traffic Agents Talk About Possible New Powers (NYT) Noise Enforcement Leads to Lots of Traffic Tickets … Continued
May 29, 2007
Blind Spots in SUVs Still Killing Kids
Growing public awareness of the danger posed to children by the huge blind spots in SUVs has led to likely passage of what is known as the Kids and Cars act in this session of Congress. But it remains unclear whether the now-weakened bill will adequately address rear-visibility issues that have led to the deaths and injuries of hundreds of children in the past few years.
May 24, 2007
Gas Costs More? Fill ’Er Up!
Rising gas prices may be causing a reduction in driving. That makes sense. What doesn't is the news that in spite of increasing pain at the pump, SUV sales are on the upswing.
May 22, 2007