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Chinatown Business Group Proposes Car-Free Streets
Bayard Street, Chinatown. Photo: SkyShaper
August 15, 2006
Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Fights for Livable Streets
DOT's failure to provide a traffic signal or even a simple crosswalk at intersections along DeKalb Avenue disconnects the neighborhood from its bus stops and its park.
August 14, 2006
Congestion Pricing on Hold, Traffic Returns to Stockholm
Transponder on the dashboard of a car zipping through the traffic-free streets of Stockholm on January 3, 2006, the first day of that city's congestion pricing experiment. (Photo: Papa Razzi1)
August 10, 2006
Bloomberg on Oil Dependence: Punditry or Policy?
The Daily News reports that Mayor Bloomberg made his first public statements about U.S. oil dependency on his radio show last week:
August 7, 2006
Traffic Engineering by Body Count
Van Brunt and Wolcott Streets. Before paint, July 7. After paint, July 14.
July 17, 2006
Unwarranted Traffic Chaos in Red Hook
Not surprisingly, the opening of the popular new Fairway Market in Red Hook, has significantly increased daily motor vehicle mayhem in this formerly moribund corner of Brooklyn.
July 11, 2006
Slow-Moving Bus Rapid Transit
The Oil Drum has coverage of last night's bus rapid transit forum on the Upper East Side:
April 19, 2006
Pedestrian Mall Revolution
The other day, the NYC Department of Transportation unveiled a proposal to build a new pedestrian-only plaza with tables, benches, greenery and bike racks in Downtown Brooklyn along two blocks where Willoughby and Adams Streets intersect. According to a New York 1 report, the bottom two floors of the city-owned building at 345 Adams will also be opened up for retail use. The Metrotech Business Improvement District will be responsible for managing the new public space. Here's an overhead plan sketch:
March 18, 2006