Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Video Contest Seeks Winning Pitch for Transit

By Ben Fried | | 1 Comment
Attention aspiring Streetfilm directors: U.S. PIRG has noticed that transit doesn’t seem to be on the radar of most pols, so it’s enlisting the YouTube generation to help lawmakers see the light. From the U.S. PIRG website: Are you tired of being stuck in traffic? Shouldn’t we have better options? In the last decade, people […]

Clinton Camp May Rethink Gas Tax Strategy

By Brad Aaron | | 13 Comments
With a big loss in North Carolina and a razor-thin victory in Indiana, the Times reports that Senator Hillary Clinton’s advisers are expected to reconsider her campaign strategy for upcoming Democratic primaries — specifically, whether to continue pushing for a federal gas tax cut. Clinton advisers also said that the candidates and her team would […]

Streetfilm: A Pedestrian Paradise in Melbourne

By Brad Aaron | | 17 Comments
Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson recently made the journey to Melbourne, Australia, where he found a "new world city" redesigned for people-oriented development and mobility. Writes Clarence: Melbourne is simply wonderful. You can get lost in the nooks and crannies that permeate the city. As you walk you feel like free-flowing air with no impediments to your […]
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