Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Infrastructure

Study: Most Roads Don’t Pay for Themselves

By Angie Schmitt | May 4, 2015 | No Comments

Most American roads — even the most highly trafficked — are financial losers. That’s a major finding from a new study by the Center for American Progress [PDF]. A financial analysis by the think tank found that about four out of 10 U.S. highways don’t carry enough traffic to generate sufficient revenue to pay for their maintenance […]

Advos Call for Dedicated Fund After Cuomo Budget Again Omits Bike-Ped

By Brad Aaron and Stephen Miller | Jan 28, 2014 | 2 Comments

Two and a half years after he signed the state’s complete streets bill into law, Governor Cuomo has again declined to write dedicated funds for pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure — and, therefore, pedestrian and cyclist safety — into the executive budget. A coalition of over 50 advocacy groups and locals governments under the banner New Yorkers […]

New Yorkers Call on Cuomo to Back Complete Streets Law With State Funds

By Brad Aaron | Jan 14, 2014 | No Comments

A coalition of advocacy groups and government representatives called on Governor Cuomo today to dedicate state funds toward improving infrastructure for walking and biking. New Yorkers for Active Transportation (NY4AT), which consists of over 50 organizations, delivered a bike loaded with 1,300 postcards to the capitol. The postcards ask Cuomo to allocate $20 million in […]

Letters to David Brooks: Yes to Infrastructure, No to Highways

By Ben Fried | Nov 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

On Friday, Times columnist David Brooks joined the chorus calling for more transportation investment, which came as something of a surprise given his conservative pedigree. But Brooks has always had a soft spot for the exurbs, and his proposed "National Mobility Project" was predictably premised on the idea that transportation projects should accommodate sprawl: Workplaces […]

The U.S. Wants to “Borrow” From Transit to Pay for Highways

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 29, 2008 | 17 Comments

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said yesterday that due to declining gas tax revenues, the Highway Trust Fund would need to borrow money from its mass transit account to pay for road projects. Today’s big news story was buried at the bottom of page A17 in the New York Times: Gasoline tax revenue is falling […]

Weiner Invokes Jane Jacobs, Endorses “Alternative Modes”

By Ben Fried | Jul 23, 2008 | 6 Comments

Move over Weinermobile. Queens Congressman and 2009 mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner released a manifesto of sorts yesterday. "Keys to the City" lays out his plan, in broad strokes, to "keep New York the capital of the middle class." Toward the end, Weiner touches on transportation policy. While he remains opposed to congestion pricing, he comes […]

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