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Eliminate the Parking Requirement
I've long bristled at the word "subsidies" that is applied so frequently to subways, buses and trains, and so infrequently to driving, even when the latter is "subsidized" much more lavishly than the former.
November 27, 2007
New Refuge Islands for Bronx Pedestrians & Bus Riders
Streetsblog reader Ed Ravin sends along a photo of a new pedestrian refuge island that has recently emerged beneath an elevated subway platform in the Bronx. While the new sidewalks make bus riders' lives a bit easier (and, perhaps, longer-lasting), Ed also has some ideas for additional improvements. He writes:
November 26, 2007
Bloomberg-Fatigue May Dampen PlaNYC Support in the Bronx
We've heard plenty of congestion pricing complaints (and some kudos, too) from the Bronx, but what about the rest of PlaNYC? City Limits reports on a recent community summit where Bronxites said they are unhappy with how the Bloomberg administration composed its legislative centerpiece, among them some who might ordinarily support pricing but are put off by what they see as PlaNYC's top-down execution.
November 8, 2007
Bloomberg Declares Support for a National Carbon Tax
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will
declare his support today for a national carbon tax, according to a
report posted this morning on the New York Times City Room blog by
metro reporter Sewell Chan:
November 2, 2007
Low Turnout But Surprising Support at Bronx Congestion Hearing
Erik Shilling reports:
November 1, 2007
Finally: A Spot to Talk About Parking
Climate change, Iranian nukes, the declining dollar, a $100 barrel of oil... Sure, all of that stuff is important but not as important as parking or New York City's lack thereof.
October 31, 2007
Bloomberg Says What You’re Thinking
Perhaps getting tired of seeing his PlaNYC centerpiece attacked by lawmakers from outside the city, Mayor Bloomberg had some frank remarks for congestion pricing critic Assemblyman Richard Brodsky on the radio today.
October 26, 2007
Silver Stalls Plan to Reduce Garbage Truck Traffic
Under the city's proposed waste management plan, more trash would be hauled by trains and barges.
October 22, 2007
Senator Krueger “Extremely Disturbed” by Pricing Hearing Schedule
A constituent letter from State Senator Liz Krueger, representing the East Side and Midtown in the 26th District:
October 19, 2007
Pricing Advocates Call for Impact Study and New Parking Policies
Congestion pricing advocate Carolyn Konheim and consulting partner Brian Ketcham are advising the Bloomberg administration to drop its resistance to a congestion pricing Environmental Impact Study.
October 17, 2007