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City Council Bill Aims to Quiet Motorcycle Noise

By Brad Aaron | Jun 11, 2009 | 45 Comments

The City Council is considering a bill to keep excessively loud motorcycles from stopping, standing or parking on city streets. Relax guys, you can keep your jackets. Photo: SliceofNYC/Flickr Intro 416-A would require motorcycles in New York to be equipped with EPA-stamped exhaust systems — a federal mandate since 1983, but one that is rarely […]

New Version of Bicycle Access Bill Surfaces in City Council

By Ben Fried | Jun 4, 2009 | 7 Comments

Without a secure place to put your bike, riding to work is a lot less appealing. In fact, as multiple studies have shown, fear of theft is the number one factor that keeps New York City cyclists from commuting by bike. So you could say there’s a lot riding on the Bicycle Access Bill (Intro […]

Tonight: Share Your Thoughts on Safer Streets at Gerson “Town Hall”

By Ben Fried | May 19, 2009 | 2 Comments

Alan Gerson. Itching to tell DOT what you think of recent changes to Lower Manhattan streets? You can tonight at 6:30, when the second installment in Alan Gerson’s "Traffic Town Hall" series gets underway at Old St. Pat’s Gym (near 275 Mulberry Street). Fellow Council Member John Liu, running for citywide office in the crowded […]

Working Families Party Wants More Street Space for BRT

By Ben Fried | May 18, 2009 | 3 Comments

Photo: Brad Aaron. Spotted in the Working Families Party candidate questionnaire (hat tip to Liz Benjamin) — the influential third party is asking 2009 City Council hopefuls to support dedicated lanes and automated enforcement for Bus Rapid Transit: Expanded Public Transportation through Bus Rapid Transit Due to a mass transportation system that leaves many City […]

Streetfilms: Idle-Free NYC

By Brad Aaron | May 11, 2009 | 1 Comment

Last Tuesday, May 5, in honor of World Asthma Day and Idle-Free NYC Day, clean air advocates gathered at City Hall to mark the passage of Council Member John Liu’s Intro. 631, which limits the amount of time drivers are allowed to idle near schools to one minute. Streetfilms’ Robin Urban Smith files this report, […]

Albany’s Choice… or Ours

By Charles Komanoff | May 7, 2009 | 5 Comments

Thank Albany. By segmenting the 30-35 percent transit fare increase into three stages, the legislature has opened the door for a broad-based campaign to put an end to fare hikes and institute genuine transportation reform. Hike 1, the 10-12 percent rise in subway, bus and rail fares set to take effect within a month, is […]

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