Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Jan Gehl: Gridlocked Streets Are “Not a Law of Nature”

By Brad Aaron | Nov 7, 2007 | 8 Comments

It could have been just another gathering of urban idealists, agreeing with each other about how great it would be to have more public space for people, and less for cars. Except last night’s NYC Streets Renaissance event, "A New Vision for the Upper West Side," featured renowned Danish planner Jan Gehl — who, as […]

The Trafficist

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 6, 2007 | 4 Comments

"It seemed to me that what was significantly undermining the ordinary daily happiness and health and economic life of both me and my fellow New Yorkers was the private car." –– Randy Cohen, "The Ethicist" Who knew? It turns out that one of New York City’s most captivating and articulate voices for Livable Streets is […]

TSTC Launches “Mobilizing the Region” Blog

By Brad Aaron | Nov 5, 2007 | 4 Comments

For those who’ve come to rely on Mobilizing the Region, the always informative newsletter from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, TSTC has some bad news — and some very, very good news. The bad news is the newsletter will soon be discontinued. The very, very good news is that it will be replaced by the new […]

Weiner’s Congestion Testimony: Anything But Pricing

By Sarah Goodyear | Nov 1, 2007 | 30 Comments

If nothing else, gridlocked traffic is a good marketing opportunity for Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile. US Rep. Anthony Weiner was one of the first voices to speak up against Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal for a three-year congestion pricing pilot project and he remains one of the loudest. In his testimony Oct. 25 before the NYC Traffic Mitigation […]

Happy Halloween From Clarence the Purple Traffic Wizard

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 31, 2007 | 11 Comments

Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson took to the streets in costume to check on the progress of DOT’s new 9th Avenue physically separated bike lane. The pleasant surprises continue as new signs, markings and cyclist-oriented traffic signals have recently appeared. Although driver behavior continues to improve, there are still a few problems to highlight, as well. If […]

Jan Gehl: Half of Manhattan Trips Could be Done by Bike

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 31, 2007 | 1 Comment

If you haven’t heard it already, WNYC’s Arun Venugopal has an outstanding piece on New York City’s rapidly changing transportation policies regarding bicycling. We hear from T.A.’s Noah Budnick, Copenhagen’s Jan Gehl, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, NYPD Chief Ray Kelly, Judy Ross of Times Up, and a moron in a huge SUV. Click here or […]

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