Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Streetfilms: “We’re New York, We Can Lead”

By Sarah Goodyear | Jan 26, 2007 | 12 Comments

Traffic Information & Relief Bill Press Conference Running time: 4 minutes 3 seconds Transportation Alternatives held press conference on the steps of City Hall yesterday in support of Intro 199, a bill introduced in the City Council by Councilmember Gale Brewer that calls for better information-gathering about the city’s traffic and aims to "reduce the […]

Are Port Authority’s Airport Expansionists Flying Blind?

By Sarah Goodyear | Jan 25, 2007 | 37 Comments

The top brass over at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are patting themselves on the back about the PA’s plan to take over Stewart Airport near Newburgh, NY. "The region clearly needs additional capacity for air travel," Anthony Coscia, the agency’s chairman, was quoted as saying in the New York Times. […]

The Known Unknowns of New York City’s Streets

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 23, 2007 | 4 Comments

Unlike New York, Copenhagen, Denmark’s planners measure city streets for much more than "Vehicular Level of Service." This map, for example, quantifies stationary activities on a summer weekday in the city center. From Public Spaces Public Life by Lars Gemzoe and Jan Gehl, 1996. As former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld would say, Schaller Consulting’s new […]

Teaching City Gov’t to Count More Than Just Cars and Trucks

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 23, 2007 | 5 Comments

Transportation Alternatives issued a new study by transportation consultant Bruce Schaller today called Traffic Information in NYC (PDF file). The report, according to T.A., "uncovers large gaps in what is known about traffic and transportation in New York City." "The City," says Schaller, "is not collecting the basic information necessary to redress current gridlock, much […]

New Congestion Pricing Poll in Line With London & Stockholm

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 18, 2007 | 19 Comments

A new Quinnipiac Poll finds that New York City voters oppose the idea of congestion pricing by a margin of about two-to-one and the idea of East River Bridge tolls by more than four-to-one. The opposition exists despite the finding that only 24 percent of New York City voters surveyed "usually travel into and out […]

Traffic Signals Timed for Bicycling

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 17, 2007 | 15 Comments

Here is an interesting bike infrastructure story out of Copenhagen, Denmark. 30,000 Cyclists Get the Green Wave: Cars and especially buses have for year had the benefit of a green traffic light wave on the roads. But now it is the cyclists turn to enjoy a smooth ride through the city without stopping at red […]

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