Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Pedicab Law Put on Hold

By Brad Aaron | Sep 26, 2007 | 9 Comments

Attorneys representing the pedicab industry have succeeded in getting a temporary reprieve from restrictions adopted by the City Council earlier this year, including a cap on the allowed number of operators and a ban on electrically-assisted rigs, until their lawsuit against the city can be heard in court. From a September 19 Public Advocacy Group […]

DOT Asks, and Gets an Earful from West Siders

By Brad Aaron | Sep 25, 2007 | 3 Comments

Howard/Stein-Hudson consultant Chris Ryan directs UWS traffic Over 200 Upper West Siders turned out last night to tell the DOT what they think of street conditions in their neighborhood. Held at John Jay College Auditorium on 10th Avenue and 58th Street, the premiere "listening session" of the West Side Transportation Study attracted "one of the […]

Upper West Side Livable Streets Advocates: Mark Your Calendar

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 21, 2007 | 20 Comments

Monday, September 246:00 to 9:30 pmJohn Jay College899 Tenth Ave. (at 58th St.)RSVP to westsidestudy @ hshassoc . com or (917) 339-0488 Do you have thoughts about improving the bicycle, pedestrian and transportation environment on the Upper West Side? In conjunction with Councilmember Gale Brewer, the Department of Transportation would like to hear your thoughts, concerns […]

Delucchi Study Finds That U.S. Motorists Do Not Pay Their Way

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 20, 2007 | 23 Comments

A dozen or so years ago, back when congestion pricing was a distant dream and New York City’s number one transportation priority was to squeeze more transit funding from government, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign commissioned me to determine which was greater: the dollars that New York State governments took in from drivers, or the […]

Officers Stopping Cyclists in Central Park

By Brad Aaron | Sep 19, 2007 | 28 Comments

From Streetsblog commenter Steve: Project "Look" may include new programmatic law enforcement efforts targeting bicyclists. Each morning this week we were confronted by a Parks & Rec. Department law enforcement personnel operating checkpoints at different locations on the Central Park Loop. Today’s checkpoint was different than the previous two. There were two serial checkpoints, […]

City to Unveil ‘Look’ Bike Safety Campaign

By Brad Aaron | Sep 18, 2007 | 4 Comments

The New York City Department of Transportation will announce its anticipated new bike safety initiative at noon today in the South Plaza of Union Square. From Transportation Alternatives: Transportation Alternatives is proud to be part of New York City’s first citywide education campaign targeting cyclists and motorists, which will be officially launched later today. Developed […]

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