Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Events

The monthly meeting of Auto-Free New York will include an open discussion of the transportation components of PlaNYC 2030 and Auto-Free New York’s Livable City Transport Plan. Read both plans and bring your comments!

From May 14 – May 17, 2007, leaders of municipal governments and international businesses from over thirty world cities will convene in New York City for the second C40 Large Cities Climate Summit. Cities are responsible for three-quarters of the world’s energy consumption, and as such, the world’s largest cities have a critical role to […]

What does Congestion Pricing mean for western Queens? Transportation Alternatives and the Citizens Committee for NYC are hosting a panel discussion on the transit, health and quality of life benefits of Congestion Pricing for Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside. Transportation Consultant Bruce Schaller will present his new study, "Congestion Pricing for New York: Benefits […]

Please join the Partnership for New York City and the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy in the latest installment of the Marketplace of Ideas series highlighting policymakers who successfully put progressive values into practice. A panel discussion featuring Nicky Gravon, Deputy Mayor, London Introduced by Kathryn Wylde, President and CEO, Partnership for New York City […]

Transportation Alternatives’ Dani Simons will moderate a showing of the film Contested Streets. Through interviews with leading historians, urban planners, and government officials, this 57-minute film explores the history and culture of New York City streets from pre-automobile times to the present. Contested Streets shows how the city with the best mass transit in the United […]

With New York City experiencing its biggest boom in construction in more than 35 years – and with the city poised to gain a million more residents over the next 25 years – there’s never been a greater need for New Yorkers to have a voice on how their communities develop and grow. Would you […]