Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Complete Streets

Reps. Matsui, LaTourette Introduce Complete Streets Bill

By Tanya Snyder | May 5, 2011 | No Comments

A bill to provide Americans with more transportation choices than just driving is one step closer to becoming law. Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Steve LaTourette (R-OH) just introduced the Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011 [PDF]. The bill doesn’t have a number yet. The bill mandates the consideration of the “safety and convenience” of […]

AASHTO: New Rule Makes It Too Hard to Ignore Cyclists and Pedestrians

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 12, 2011 | No Comments

For years, state DOTs have exploited a loophole of federal government policy that allowed them to build massive, publicly funded projects without accommodating non-motorized users as long as they could show that “due consideration” had been given to bicyclists and pedestrians. But last year, US DOT gave that requirement some teeth, issuing a directive specifying […]

Think New York Needs Complete Streets? Take the PBS Poll

By Noah Kazis | Mar 1, 2011 | 2 Comments

Complete streets legislation remains a top priority for street safety advocates in Albany, and PBS ran a nice feature last week on the issue. It starts at the 4:45 minute mark in this clip. The program, New York NOW, has also made complete streets the subject of their weekly poll, and the two choices lay […]

Tomorrow: DOT Unveils Plan For Better Jackson Heights Streets

By Noah Kazis | Feb 11, 2011 | No Comments

NYC DOT’s Jackson Heights Transportation Study already has some of the snazziest online resources of any department project, but to get the full scoop on the changes due for the neighborhood, head over to one of the two public meetings being held tomorrow. DOT says that the plan, developed at the request of neighborhood groups, […]

NY Counties Oppose Complete Streets Bill Without Understanding It

By Noah Kazis | Feb 8, 2011 | 2 Comments

Last year’s legislative session in Albany included a number of victories for supporters of smart growth and safer streets, including the passage of the Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act, Hayley and Diego’s Law, and bus lane camera enforcement for New York City. But the complete streets bill, which was passed by the State Senate […]

Despite New York’s Huge Transit Ridership, Albany Failing On Green Transpo

By Noah Kazis | Dec 14, 2010 | 8 Comments

New York State might be home to more transit riders than any other state, but when it comes to the transportation policies on the books, we don’t look quite so green. “Getting Back on Track,” a new report by Smart Growth America and the Natural Resources Defense Council, ranks New York 21st of all the […]

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