Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Air Quality

Dying to Get to Work

By Jason Varone | Jul 27, 2007 | 11 Comments

As New York State sets up a commission to study the costs and benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing proposal, a new study by the Clean Air Task Force finds that, for many New Yorkers, the greatest exposure to dangerous and unhealthy air pollution comes during the daily commute. "Although we spend only about […]

Senator Decries Bronx Asthma Crisis Then Rejects Pricing

By Jason Varone | Jul 13, 2007 | 13 Comments

It turns out that pollution-related heart and lung problems aren’t just for poor kids in the Bronx anymore. From yesterday’s New York Times: A study that used the mass of data included in the Women’s Health Initiative found that women who lived in communities with relatively high levels of air pollution in the forms of […]

Highlights From This Week’s Mobilizing the Region

By Jason Varone | Jul 13, 2007 | 3 Comments

The latest issue of Mobilizing the Region digs in to the arguments of congestion pricing foes. Some highlights: NYC: Debunking the Alternatives Instead of heading to Albany and working out legislation to ensure NYC receives federal aid for transit and congestion pricing, State Assemblymembers’ offered their own "alternatives" to Mayor Bloomberg’s pricing proposal. Policy groups […]

New York City Kids Sing Their Support for Congestion Pricing

By Jason Varone | Jul 11, 2007 | 3 Comments

Environmental Defense, who are responsible for this excellent report on the health effects of autmobile traffic and these effective billboards, present this video of New York City kids urging lawmakers in Albany to pass congestion pricing. "Sheldon Silver do you care about the quality of our air?"

Mayor Speaks at Times Square Pricing Rally

By Sarah Goodyear | Jul 6, 2007 | 4 Comments

Supporters of congestion pricing rallied yesterday in Times Square, urging state lawmakers to act by July 16 on Mayor Bloomberg’s initiative or risk losing $500 million in federal funds. "The time is now," said the mayor, according to the New York Post. "We cannot walk away from this opportunity." Shouting out to tourists in a […]

A Rising Bicycle Tide in Mexico City

By Sarah Goodyear | Jul 5, 2007 | 4 Comments

Back in April, Marcelo Ebrad, the mayor of Mexico City, announced he wanted those who worked in his administration to ride bicycles to work one day a month (at right, Ebrard, center, kicks off the program). Many were shocked at the idea, or simply laughed it off. But this excellent article in the San Diego […]

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