Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elections

Three Transpo Debates Coming Up in First Week of September

By Ben Fried | Aug 31, 2010 | 6 Comments

This November, New York voters will elect the occupants of every seat in the State Senate and Assembly, as well as their next governor, attorney general, and comptroller. For many races in heavily Democratic New York City, the deciding moment will come a lot sooner — on primary day. That’s just two weeks away on […]

Kruger Challenger Igor Oberman Campaigns on Support for Transit

By Noah Kazis | May 3, 2010 | 13 Comments

Igor Oberman hands out literature touting his support for transit and bridge tolls at the Kings Highway station this morning. Photo: Noah Kazis. The primaries are only four months away, and election season is starting to heat up in New York. All signs point to strong anti-incumbent sentiment among voters, with several entrenched legislators facing […]

Massachusetts Republican Cuts a Bike Version of Scott Brown ‘Truck’ Ad

By Elana Schor | May 3, 2010 | No Comments

After Sen. Scott Brown’s (R-MA) January upset in the race for the congressional seat long held by the late Ted Kennedy, his win was chalked up to several factors: voter reluctance to embrace health care reform, campaign-trail gaffes by the Democratic candidate — and a hyper-folksy ad campaign that featured Brown cruising around the state […]

NYLCV Asks Pols About Smart Growth and Complete Streets, Not Transit

By Noah Kazis | Apr 14, 2010 | 1 Comment

The New York League of Conservation Voters just released the questionnaire that will be guiding their endorsements for state legislators in 2010. NYLCV is one of only two organizations in the state that endorses candidates based on their support for sustainable transportation. While the organization will be judging candidates on their support for important transportation […]

NYers Not Sold on Notion That Livable Streets Are Wrecking Economy

By Brad Aaron | Nov 5, 2009 | 11 Comments

Here’s a chart breaking down New York Times exit poll results from the mayoral election. What sticks out to us is not so much that 3 percent of voters rated transportation as the "one issue" that mattered most to them, since many who participated could care a great deal about transportation and you wouldn’t know […]

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