Sarah Goodyear

A new study to be published in the Feb. 17 issue of the Lancet makes a strong case for the link between proximity to vehicular traffic and poor lung function in children. An article on Medical News Today sums up the report, which is currently available online to Lancet subscribers.

Iris Weinshall Resigns from DOT, Going to CUNY (NY Sun, NYT) Bike Clubs, Walking Tour Operators Ponder New Parade Rules (AMNY) MTA Still Planning Fulton Hub Connector, But Some Transfers Will Cost (AMNY) Robot Garage to Open in Chinatown (Daily News) City Subsidy for Ratner Arena Doubles, to $205m (Post) Rebutting Robert Sullivan’s OpEd Piece … Continued

After months of debate, the NYPD's new parade regulations aimed at pedestrian and bicycle demonstrations which critics say were designed specifically to target Critical Mass rides were quietly filed on Jan. 26, and the 30-day clock has started ticking on their implementation. The new rules require a parade permit for any "procession or race which consists of a recognizable group of 50 or more pedestrians, vehicles, bicycles or other devices moved by human power, or ridden or herded animals proceeding together upon any public street or roadway."

Truck Traffic on the Rise, Weiner Report Says (Gotham Gazette) Forthcoming Climate Disaster Report May Sugarcoat the Truth (Post) Boy Injured in Crash by Allegedly Drunk NJ Cop Dies (AMNY) Park to Grow on Site of Gas Tanks in Queens (Post) NY Man Markets Gadget to Protect Bumpers of Parked Cars (Daily News) MTA Adding … Continued

Transportation Alternatives held press conference on the steps of City Hall yesterday in support of Intro 199, a bill introduced in the City Council by Councilmember Gale Brewer that calls for better information-gathering about the city's traffic and aims to "reduce the proportion of driving to the central business districts and increase the proportion of walking, biking and the use of mass transit."

New Jersey Looks Into Leasing Out the Turnpike (NYT) Cops Work with Cyclists in Brooklyn Critical Mass (AMNY)You saw this story first on Streetsblog LIRR Gap Solution at Flatbush? Keep Some Doors Closed (Newsday) Homes, Businesses May Be Condemned in LIRR “Third Track Project” (Newsday) Robotrain to Launch on L Line Next Year (Daily News) … Continued

The top brass over at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are patting themselves on the back about the PA's plan to take over Stewart Airport near Newburgh, NY. "The region clearly needs additional capacity for air travel," Anthony Coscia, the agency's chairman, was quoted as saying in the New York Times. "It's undeniable. This is intended to remedy exactly that problem." If the deal goes through, Stewart, 60 miles north of New York City, will become the region's fourth major air hub.

City Spends $140m on New Radio System; Transit and Street Cops Still Can’t Talk (NYT) Ground-Breaking for Second Avenue Subway: Happening in Our Lifetime (NY1) Gasoline Spill Reaches Bronx River (Daily News) Riverkeeper Sues Exxon for Newtown Creek Dumping (Daily News) Times Skeptical on Bush’s Energy Promises (NYT) Reality Check on President’s Fuel Economy Plan … Continued

Chauffeur-Driven Tots Block Upper East Side Streets (NYT) Park Upstairs at Your High-Rise Condo (Curbed) Proposed Fare Increase for NJ Transit (NYT) High-Tech Tracking System Could Ease Bus Travel (NY1) Bush Calls for Alternative Fuels, Vehicle Efficiency (NYT) Closer Look at Bush’s Proposed Energy Reforms (BBC) Lowe’s Parking Lot a Pedestrian Hazard? (Courier-Life) Woman Loses … Continued

While Americans are just waking up to the idea that they might have to do something about climate change, small groups of self-styled carbon-reduction activists in the United Kingdom are taking personal accountability for their emissions to the next level, as reported in the Observer of London.