Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

One Way? No Way. Send a Message to City Hall.

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 12, 2007 | 1 Comment

Park Slope Neighbors, a group that I co-founded and work for, has organized a petition drive in response to the Department of Transportation’s plan to turn Sixth and Seventh Avenues into one-way streets. Volunteers were out on the streets this weekend. The petition reads: To the New York City Department of Transportation and New York […]

Insta-Bus Rapid Transit for Lower Manhattan

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 12, 2007 | 1 Comment

The Daily News and New York Sun have more details on DOT’s plan to speed up buses on Broadway south of Houston Street.

Quick Bus and Ped Improvements Coming to Lower Broadway

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 11, 2007 | 10 Comments

Nope, that’s not Lower Manhattan. It’s an example of a "bus bulb" in Edgewater, Chicago, a neighborhood known for its thoughtful planning and pedestrian-friendly streets. Tomorrow, the Department of Transportation will make the first public announcement of its Lower Manhattan Transit Priority Plan. We don’t have all of the details but the redesign plan for […]

City Finally Finishes Eight-Year-Long Truck Study

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 9, 2007 | 5 Comments

Yesterday, the Department of Transportation announced the publication of its Truck Route Management and Community Impact Reduction Study. The study, which began over eight years ago (PDF), recommends the establishment of an Office of Freight Mobility, new educational materials and public outreach efforts, improved street signs, better enforcement, and some policy and regulatory changes — […]

Brooklyn to Bloomberg: Include Local Stakeholders in Planning

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 8, 2007 | 22 Comments

Below is a letter from the Park Slope Civic Council to Mayor Bloomberg and local elected representatives regarding the City’s plan to transform Sixth and Seventh Avenue’s into one-way streets. It’s lengthy but it’s worth a read (and full disclosure: I’m a trustee of the Civic Council): Park Slope Civic Council March 7, 2007 Dear […]

Feds Withhold Fatal-Accident Info from Public

By Sarah Goodyear | Mar 8, 2007 | 5 Comments

An article in the LA Times (reg required) details how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has systematically withheld information on fatal accidents from the public, even going so far as to deny Freedom of Information Act requests from researchers. R.A. Whitworth, whose Maryland-based company conducts highway safety research for attorneys, insurance companies and even […]

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