Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Illegal Permit Parking Crackdown Underway?

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 21, 2007 | 13 Comments

Word has it that the city is finally cracking down on uncivil servants’ illegal parking privileges. Was this the final outrage that finally spurred the Bloomberg Administration to take action? A Manhattan tipster reports that a jersey barrier has suddenly appeared in front of the Brooklyn Bridge on-ramp where scores of Police Plaza employees […]

Eyes on the Street: Snow Days

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 21, 2007 | 6 Comments

When there isn’t snow on the ground where does all the black stuff go? Photo courtesty of Gowanus Lounge.

Kate Ascher: New York City’s Next DOT Commissioner?

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 20, 2007 | 3 Comments

Sources say that Mayor Michael Bloomberg will name the replacement for outgoing Department of Transportation commissioner Iris Weinshall later this week. Word has it the job may be going to Kate Ascher. Ascher currently works as executive vice president of the city’s Economic Development Corporation. She received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in government from the […]

Will “Atlantic Yards” Kill the JFK-Lower Manhattan Rail Link?

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 20, 2007 | 4 Comments

The Atlantic Yards plan superimposed on the released JFK-to-Lower Manhattan rail link study (PDF docs). Click here for a much bigger map. Jonathan Cohn at BrooklynViews is reporting that the current plan for Forest City Enterprises’ Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn appears to preclude the possibility of someday building one of the Pataki Administration’s favorite […]

DOT Commissioner Update

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 16, 2007 | 19 Comments

Sources say that Janette Sadik-Khan (left) is a top candidate to replace Iris Weinshall when she resigns on April 13. Sadik-Khan met with Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff this week to talk about the job. A senior vice president at Parsons Brinckerhoff and former Director of the Mayor’s Office of Transportation for New York City during […]

Plan Urged Safety Measures for Intersection Where Boy Died

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 15, 2007 | 16 Comments

The May 2003 final report of the Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming Project recommended pedestrian safety measures designed specifically to prevent the kind of collision that killed a four-year-old boy in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon. A graphic from the Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming Project final plan showing pedestrian safety recommendations for Third […]

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