Transportation Policy
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DOT to Propose Radical New Traffic Plan for Park Slope
Park Slope's Fifth Avenue: a pedestrian- and bike-friendly, two-way, neighborhood Main Street.
February 28, 2007
No Parking Slope
The B67 bus veers around a double-parked van blocking a car parked in front of a fire hydrant as a Bugaboo-pushing nanny strolls by Councilmember David Yassky and Transportation Alternatives director Paul Steely White calling for more sensible parking policy this afternoon in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
February 27, 2007
Bloomberg Admin Misses “Golden Opportunity” on Intro. 199
In the latest issue of Mobilizing the Region, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign questions how the Bloomberg Administration's purported commitment to long-term planning and sustainability squares with the Department of Transportation's opposition to Intro. 199, City Council legislation aimed at collecting better data on how New York City's streets are managed and used:
February 26, 2007
The Times Applauds Cycling… The Times of London, That Is.
Here's an editorial one wouldn't expect to see in The Times: An unabashedly pro-bicycle manifesto anointing cycling as "the cheap, green answer to so many contemporary troubles" and urging city authorities to use congestion-charging revenues to create a first-class cycling infrastructure.
February 23, 2007
Sources Say…
DOT Commissioner Kate Ascher: "It's not happening. It's not possible. That information is incorrect."
February 22, 2007
How to Improve Travel Times and Transit Capacity?
Earlier this week, I received a request in writing from Gary Altman, the Legislative Counsel of the City Council to testify at a hearing on March 1st. The topic of this oversight hearing is: How do we achieve the PlanNYC2030's Sustainability Goal to Improve Travel Times by Adding Transit Capacity for Millions More Residents, Visitors and Workers? For reference here is the presentation on congestion (warning pdf) put out by the PlanNYC2030 folks.
February 22, 2007
Illegal Permit Parking Crackdown Underway?
Word has it that the city is finally cracking down on uncivil servants' illegal parking privileges. Was this the final outrage that finally spurred the Bloomberg Administration to take action?
February 21, 2007
Eyes on the Street: Snow Days
When there isn't snow on the ground where does all the black stuff go?
February 21, 2007