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Feds to NYC: “Get on the Bus”
Looking closely at the conditions attached to the $354.5 million federal grant New York City received today, a few things jump out right away:
August 14, 2007
Details of the US DOT’s $354.5 Million Grant to NYC
The Agreement:
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $354.5 million through its Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) to New York to implement the Mayor's congestion pricing program (or an alternative plan approved by USDOT as described below). The funds have been awarded jointly to the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT).
August 14, 2007
Make That 21 Council Members in Favor of Pricing
Council Member Alan Gerson bikes in support of safer cross-town cycling route for Lower Manhattan, Sept. 2006. Villager photo by Jefferson Siegel
August 13, 2007
Melbourne, Australia After a Decade of Focus on Public Spaces
With apologies for my carbon footprint, I recently returned from a working tour of eight cities Down Under. The trip included an invitation to Melbourne to work with the staff of the city's successful new public space development, Federation Square, and to help lead a Placemaking training course that included many city staff, local developers and "place managers." In the process, I had the opportunity to learn a few things relevant to my hometown, New York City.
August 2, 2007
French Revolution
Two lanes in the middle of this Parisian avenue have been set aside for the exclusive use of buses, bikes and taxis. Private automobiles have been squeezed into the margins.
July 26, 2007
Microbuses and Bike Sharing: The New Parisian Street Scene
Luc Nadal of the Institute for Transportation Development Policy sends along these photos showing some of the exciting new things happening on Parisian streets these days.
July 24, 2007
Critical Transportation Reforms Sink With Pricing
An enforcement camera in London captures a motorist in the bus lane.
July 18, 2007
Highlights From This Week’s Mobilizing the Region
The latest issue of Mobilizing the Region digs in to the arguments of congestion pricing foes. Some highlights:
July 13, 2007
BRT Moving Ahead but City Pushes Back the Timeline a Bit
Dept. of Transportation Comissioner Janette Sadik-Khan tells NY1 Transit reporter Bobby Cuza that New York City and the MTA still plan to implement a Bus Rapid Transit program, with or without Albany's approval of congestion pricing.
July 13, 2007
Details of Proposed Bus Service Expansion
The other day I noted that one of the most destructive pieces of misinformation floating around the New York State Assembly is this line from Assembly Member Richard Brodsky's congestion pricing report:
July 12, 2007