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The Car Habit Is Tough to Break
"People are addicted to their cars," said John Street, the Mayor of
Philadelphia, at a panel on transport yesterday during the C40 Large
Cities Climate Summit. He was identifying what he saw as the major
challenge for cities striving to make their transport systems more
environmentally sustainable.
May 17, 2007
Eyes on the Street: Commissioner Sadik-Khan’s Commute
This is how newly appointed transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan got to work this morning. Accompanied by DOT director of street management and safety Ryan Russo, assistant commissioner and director of signs and markings Gerard Soffian, and bicycle program coordinator Josh Benson (pictured above, left-to-right), she took the scenic route, traveling along 9th Avenue through the West Village, the Hudson Street and 8th Avenue bike lanes and the Hudson River Greenway.
May 15, 2007
A New Day at DOT
Today is Janette Sadik-Khan's first official day on the job as New York City's new Department of Transportation commissioner. Word has it she recently purchased a new bicycle and will be using it every so often to commute between her home in the West Village and her new office on Worth Street.
May 14, 2007
Where Do New York City Bike Commuters Come From?
Park Slope and Manhattan Valley have the largest numbers of bike commuters in NYC
May 10, 2007
What $13 Billion Looks Like
With the above chart and these comments in mind, here's some food for thought from the PlaNYC Transportation chapter:
April 24, 2007
Decongestion in Cities Around the World
GOOD Magazine profiles five innovations in urban transportation that you don't find in America, yet. Josh Jackson reports:
April 20, 2007
DOT’s 9th Street Plan: Frequently Asked Questions
Print this DocumentNinth Street at Eighth Avenue in Park Slope, outside of Dizzy's Diner.
April 11, 2007
Where Do Manhattan Auto Commuters Come From?
Bruce Schaller's studies continue to give New York City policymakers a much more detailed idea of who commutes into Manhattan's Central Business District each day, where they came from and what they are doing once they get there (PDF file).
December 8, 2006