Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Commuting

Congestion Pricing Can Help Save Working NYC Families $2,300 Per Year

By Noah Kazis | Feb 16, 2010 | 2 Comments

Without congestion pricing, fare hikes will hit New York’s many transit-using families hard. Image: Ed Yourdon via Flickr. Without bold action from legislators to fund transit, middle-class New York families will have to spend $2,300 more per year to get around the city even as the quality of the service they’re paying for declines, according […]

High Hopes — And Higher Standards — for Bloomberg 3.0

By Joan Byron | Nov 17, 2009 | 22 Comments

Our series on the next four years of NYC transportation policy continues with today’s essay from Joan Byron, Director of the Pratt Center for Community Development’s Sustainability and Environmental Justice Initiative. The Rudin Center for Transportation Policy recognized Byron’s work at the Pratt Center with the 2009 Civic Leadership Award. Read previous entries in this […]

Fun With Data: How Workers Commute

By Mathew Katz | Oct 9, 2009 | 3 Comments

Image: Census Bureau via Economix Bike Pittsburgh has posted some great, sortable data about how commuters get to work in major American cities, drawn from a Census Bureau report. As you’d expect, New York comes in as the city where the least amount of people commute solo by car — only 23.3 percent, followed by […]

How Much Would Most People Pay For a Shorter Commute?

By Elana Schor | Sep 10, 2009 | 3 Comments

Data: IBM’s CPI As Washington conventional wisdom has it, raising gas taxes or creating a vehicle miles traveled tax to pay for transportation is impossible during the current recession. After all, who would want to squeeze cash-strapped commuters during tough economic times? As it turns out, the public is very willing to pay for the […]

The Cyclist Wins Again

By Brad Aaron | May 21, 2009 | 11 Comments

Cyclist Rachael Myers, a librarian from the Bronx, won Transportation Alternatives’ 8th Annual Great NYC Commuter Race this morning, taking 20 minutes and 15 seconds to cover the 4.2 mile route between Aubergine Café in Sunnyside, Queens and Columbus Circle in Manhattan. Transit rider Dan Hendrick (35:16) finished second, with taxi rider Willie Thompson (47:11) […]

Bike-Friendly Zoning Amendment Clears City Council

By Ben Fried | Apr 23, 2009 | 6 Comments

Photo: Department of City Planning [PDF]. Yesterday the City Council approved a zoning change that mandates secure bike parking in new construction, putting the rule into effect. The amendment will help cyclists avoid the risks of locking up on-street by requiring new apartment buildings and offices to provide space for people to put their rides. […]

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