Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Christine Quinn

Citywide Ferry Service Could Cost $100M Annually

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 22, 2008 | 16 Comments

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn called for the introduction of comprehensive, citywide ferry service at her State of the City Address a couple of weeks ago. That made John Kaehny wonder how the ferries would be paid for and how much they’d cost. This week’s Queens Chronicle seems to have part of the answer: “(This) […]

“Lock Box” Provides $39M for Livable Streets, Ferries, BRT

By John Kaehny | Feb 15, 2008 | 13 Comments

Last week Streetsblog reported on the Traffic Commission’s proposal to create a "Livable Streets Lock Box" fund from parking revenue and taxi surcharges generated in the congestion pricing zone. If created, the fund could become a substantial new source of money for bicycle, pedestrian and public space projects in New York City. The fund would […]

Quinn Calls for Comprehensive Citywide Ferry Service

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 12, 2008 | 44 Comments

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn made a big pitch for enhanced ferry service in her State of the City Address today: With some neighborhoods more than three quarters of a mile from a subway station we need to examine other modes of transportation. It’s only natural to look at our natural highways … our water […]

Fate of Pier 40 Could Be Determined Tomorrow

By Brad Aaron | Jan 30, 2008 | 3 Comments

Tomorrow the Hudson River Park Trust is set to vote on a plan by the Related Companies to redevelop Pier 40 on W. Houston Street as a ~$600 million entertainment complex, which would include a permanent home for Cirque du Soleil and the Tribeca Film Festival, and would draw thousands of visitors per day. Neighborhood […]

Lew Fidler’s 9 CARAT STONE Plan Lives!

By Brad Aaron | Jan 29, 2008 | 34 Comments

Move over, Ted Kheel. On the eve of the Congestion Mitigation Commission deadline to sign off on some form of congestion pricing, Lew Fidler tells the Observer he will introduce his own 9 CARAT STONE plan to his colleagues on the City Council tomorrow. The Fidler Tax’n’Tunnel proposal, for those who’ve somehow forgotten, would […]

Renewed Calls for Ped Safety Summit as Death Toll Mounts

By Brad Aaron | Oct 8, 2007 | 6 Comments

After a weekend that saw three pedestrian fatalities and just as many serious injuries — with no known criminal charges filed against any of the motorists involved as of this writing — a Manhattan-based advocacy group has renewed calls for action on pedestrian safety. Spurred by the death of third-grader Prince Harris, Jr. (pictured), the […]

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