Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about London

London Imposes $50 Guzzler Fee on SUVs and Lux Roadsters

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 12, 2008 | 12 Comments

London Mayor Ken Livingstone is on a tear. Yesterday he announced a £500 million investment in new bicycling infrastructure. Today, he approved a plan to charge the drivers of SUVs, high powered sports cars and other large engine, high emission vehicles a £25 fee ($48.75!) to drive into Central London’s congestion charging zone. Simultaneously, low […]

London Announces Billion Dollar Bike Plan

By Ben Fried | Feb 11, 2008 | 18 Comments

Proposed routes for bicycle "superhighways" serving London commuters. New Yorkers already envious of London’s congestion pricing system have a fresh reason to look wistfully overseas. A few hours ago, London Mayor Ken Livingstone unveiled a £500 million ($940 million) program to build extensive new bike networks and launch a Velib-style bike-for-hire system. Bike Biz has […]

The Battle for Britain’s Roads

By Ben Fried | Jan 15, 2008 | 9 Comments

Streetsblog reader George Henik directs our attention to the excellent new BBC documentary "Road Rage," a British version of Contested Streets — minus the advocacy — that examines the intensifying conflict between motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians in the UK. The Beeb describes the situation as a war of succession: For 40 years, Britain’s motorists have […]

Merry Gridlock!

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 24, 2007 | 17 Comments

Streetsblog editor Aaron Naparstek and StreetFilms’ Nick Whitaker hit the intersection of Atlantic, Flatbush and Fourth Avenues Thursday morning to see what a "Gridlock Alert Day" looks like at one of New York City’s most congested intersections. After about 25 interviews with drivers it became pretty clear that if City Hall truly wants to reduce […]

Highlights of the “Equal Tolls, Unequal Access” Discussion

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 13, 2007 | 7 Comments

April Greene reports on Monday’s congestion pricing panel discussion at the New School: "And now the last of the bald men will speak," said Jeffrey Risom, an urban designer at Gehl Architects of Denmark, as he took the podium at Monday night’s congestion pricing panel at the New School. Indeed, all four panelists did possess […]

This Holiday Season London’s Streets Are “Absolutely Jammed”

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 10, 2007 | 26 Comments

London retailers enjoyed a £100 million spending spree as Oxford, Bond and Regents Streets were closed to motor vehicle traffic for a day As New York City government issues its usual series of futile Holiday Season "Gridlock Alerts" (Warning to people stuck in traffic: You are stuck in traffic) while Manhattan shoppers have the life […]

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