Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Economics

Transpo’s Losses in First Round of Spending Cuts Look Worse Than They Are

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 7, 2011 | No Comments

The two houses of Congress were so much at odds over the Republicans’ proposed spending cuts that they needed two more weeks to bicker about it. So last week, they pushed off a little longer final passage of the budget for a fiscal year that started five months ago. But in order to even pass […]

Get Rich While Reducing Emissions: Smart Growth Keeps Looking Smarter

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 21, 2011 | No Comments

Just when you may have been looking for ways to counter that Pew report which poo-pooed the environmental impacts of transit and smart growth, here’s more evidence that reducing driving has an essential role to play in meeting economic and environmental goals: A new report from the Center for Clean Air Policy concludes that compact […]

Land Use Process Likely Safe in Charter Revision, But Major Issues Simmer

By Noah Kazis | Jun 25, 2010 | 1 Comment

Former Staten Island Council Member Stephen Fiala defends the role of borough presidents in land use decision-making. Image: SI Advance. The city’s Charter Revision Commission held its fifth issue forum last night, discussing the city’s complex land use process. Based on the commentary of a panel of expert witnesses, a major revision of the city’s […]

New Domino Drops 266 Parking Spaces. How Low Can It Go?

By Noah Kazis | Jun 14, 2010 | 17 Comments

Local activists have made Williamsburg’s New Domino a little less auto-centric. Image: The New Domino How few parking spaces should be attached to new developments to make New York a more sustainable city? That’s the big question for developments like Brooklyn’s New Domino, the huge project slated for the Williamsburg waterfront where developers originally proposed […]

What’s Good for Green Transport Is Good for Business in the East Village

By Noah Kazis | Jun 1, 2010 | 6 Comments

Second Avenue shoppers are far more likely to arrive via bus, bike, or foot than private car. Photo: akuban/Flickr Wherever parking spaces are replaced with infrastructure for sustainable transportation, you can usually find a local merchant yelling about how it will destroy his livelihood. With the redesign of First and Second Avenue bringing safer biking […]

Sustainable Transport Saves New Yorkers $19 Billion Per Year

By Noah Kazis | Apr 21, 2010 | 11 Comments

New York City residents save at least $19 billion each year by driving less than other Americans, according to a new report from the non-profit CEOs for Cities. "New York City’s Green Dividend" [PDF] makes the case that investing in transit, walking, and cycling isn’t just better for the environment, it’s great for our wallets […]

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