Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Climate Change

This Week in NYC Transportation: More Pollution, Less Efficiency

By Charles Komanoff | Jul 29, 2010 | 4 Comments

The federal appeals court verdict this week barring New York City from mandating that new taxicabs be fuel-efficient hybrids has left the mayor fuming and other New Yorkers scratching their heads. Why should Washington pre-empt the city from tripling the fuel-efficiency of our nearly 13,000 yellow cabs, a step that would materially reduce petroleum use, […]

Senators Aim to Reintroduce Transportation Into Climate Bill Debate

By Noah Kazis | Jul 16, 2010 | No Comments

Sen. Jeff Merkley projects that his legislation would allow the United States to almost completely stop importing oil, primarily by reforming our transportation system. Image: Office of Sen. Merkley [PDF]. As the threat of a Republican filibuster continues to prevent the Senate from passing climate legislation, leading Democrats have tried to scale back their proposal […]

To Address Demand for Oil, We Must Focus on Transportation

By Earl Blumenauer | Jun 21, 2010 | No Comments

The consequences of our transportation policy. (Photo: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency via Flickr) Editor’s note: Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) sent us this commentary on the the BP oil spill, climate change, and the need for transportation reform. Last Tuesday night, President Obama delivered his first speech from the Oval Office on the single greatest challenge […]

Transit Industry and State DOTs Agree: Senate Climate Bill Needs ‘Rewrite’

By Elana Schor | May 19, 2010 | No Comments

The transit industry’s leading D.C. lobbying outlet today joined the umbrella group for state DOTs and two major construction groups to protest the Senate climate bill’s failure to set aside all of the revenue from its proposed new fuel fees for infrastructure projects — specifically, to the cash-strapped highway trust fund that is generally split, […]

U.S. DOT Admits Status Quo Untenable, Vows to Cut Transport Emissions

By Elana Schor | Apr 22, 2010 | No Comments

In its second Earth Day release, the U.S. DOT today unveiled a 600-page analysis of transportation emissions mandated by Congress in the 2007 energy bill. In addition to weighing in on many potential tactics for limiting transport’s contribution to the changing climate, the document notably recommits the Obama administration to that goal at a time […]

MTA Touts Carbon Avoidance in Bid for New Revenue Stream

By Noah Kazis | Apr 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

Graphic: MTA Without its transit system, the New York region would emit 17.4 million more metric tons of greenhouse gases each year, the MTA announced yesterday. By taking cars off the road, decreasing congestion so the remaining cars emit less, and promoting dense land use patterns, the MTA is making a major dent in the […]

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