Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Union Campaign Calls for Mary Peters’ Ouster

By Brad Aaron | | No Comments
We didn’t do it. A web site demanding that US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters lose her post — www.firemarypeters.com — is a project of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Angry about the Bush administration’s plan to allow trucks from Mexico across the border, the labor org launched the "Fire Mary Peters" campaign last month. Though […]

2008: Year of the Bicycle?

By Jason Varone | | 8 Comments
Ahead of this week’s National Bike Summit in Washington, DC, syndicated columnist Neal Peirce wonders if 2008 will be "bicycling’s best year since the start of the auto age." He writes about developments promoting the bicycle as a legitimate form of transportation around the world, many of which have been featured right here on Streetsblog: […]

Today’s Headlines

By Ben Fried | | 4 Comments
Fare Hike, the Day After (Post, AMNY, News, Metro, NY1) News: Prevent Fare Hikes; Enact Congestion Pricing Congestion Pricing Is Good For Your Health (City Fix) Service Enhancements on Track Despite MTA Budget Crunch (News, Post, Metro) Sander to Deliver First State-of-the-MTA Address Today (AMNY) 2nd Ave Sagas Grades the Subway System Ferry Ad Campaign […]

Obama’s National Transportation Plan Includes Bicycling & Walking

By Damien Newton | | 12 Comments
Democratic front runner Barack Obama just released a campaign "Fact Sheet" entitled, "Strengthening America’s Transportation Infrastructure" (download it). While Hillary Clinton has put forward some outstanding and heavily transit-oriented plans of her own, Obama appears to be the first major party presidential candidate to outline a national transportation platform that explicitly seeks to "create policies […]

Is Big Environment Ready to Say America Is Hooked on Cars?

By Ben Fried | | 13 Comments
The NRDC’s "Beyond Oil" campaign. Are national environmental groups ready to shift their strategy? Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal’s Joseph White, who covers the auto industry in his "Eyes on the Road" column, made a prediction that livable streets advocates will welcome. In the next year, he forecast, national environmental groups will re-focus […]

The New DOT is Still Using the Old Measuring Stick

By Ben Fried | | 10 Comments
Setting the tone: In its performance report, DOT starts off by measuring how quickly it fixes traffic lights. A preliminary version of the 2008 Mayor’s Management Report was released last week [PDF], and the Department of Transportation section is déja vu all over again. Ten months after the end of the Iris Weinshall regime, DOT […]
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