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Green Subways: An Answer Blowing in the Wind?
As part of its "Steal This Idea" series, Good magazine has a suggestion for a way to move toward a more sustainable New York: offering subway riders the chance to pay a little extra for a wind-powered ride.
November 13, 2007
For the Best in Transportainment, Try a Pedicab
This week's Time Out New York offers advice on the best ways to navigate the city (all of them sans private automobile). In addition to tips on cheating the MTA out of a subway fare and knowing when the bus is better, TONY explains that pedicabs aren't just for tourists.
November 8, 2007
Hell’s Kitchen Parking Plan Continues to Confound
The Daily News has picked up on the city's court battle to bring some 20,000 new parking spaces to the far West Side, a plan that -- along with at least one or two other notorious examples -- is directly at odds with the Bloomberg administration's ambitious environmental agenda.
November 6, 2007
Low Turnout But Surprising Support at Bronx Congestion Hearing
Erik Shilling reports:
November 1, 2007
Lew Fidler’s “9 CARAT STONE” Traffic Plan Arrives
On Saturday we received the following mysterious e-mail in the Streetsblog tips box:
November 1, 2007
Weiner’s Congestion Testimony: Anything But Pricing
If nothing else, gridlocked traffic is a good marketing opportunity for Oscar Mayer's Wienermobile.
November 1, 2007
RSVP Today to Re-Imagine Manhattan’s Upper West Side
Help shape the neighborhood streets of the Upper West Side. Work with your neighbors to create beautiful, green streets with safer bike lanes, great walking spaces, less traffic and cleaner air. The Upper West Side Streets Renaissance Campaign is holding a series of events aimed at empowering residents to re-imagine neighborhood streets and make their visions a reality.
October 31, 2007
Bloomberg Visits the Bronx. Dinowitz Anti-Pricing Rally Fizzles.
Mayor Bloomberg and city agency commissioners answered questions in Riverdale last night.
October 31, 2007
Philly CarShare Helps City Government Reduce Its Fleet
The Philly CarShare program (Motto: "Why own when you can borrow?") is one of the most successful of its kind in the country. Currently in its fifth year, the Philadelphia-based non-profit recently surpassed 30,000 members and is generating $10 million annually to pay for a small staff, the purchase and maintenance of a fleet, and a reduction in rates when possible.
October 30, 2007