Comments on: Thursday’s Transpo Conference: A Call for Reform http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:37:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Alec Appelbaum http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-7869 Alec Appelbaum Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:49:59 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/#comment-7869 Legislation is moving through the City Council that would establish some of the bike permissions Scott seeks, and Vision 42 got some play yesterday by promoting a pedestrian Times Sq. Anyone can find and affect details by surveying our posts. Legislation is moving through the City Council that would establish some of the bike permissions Scott seeks, and Vision 42 got some play yesterday by promoting a pedestrian Times Sq. Anyone can find and affect details by surveying our posts.

]]> By: Scott Powell http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-7866 Scott Powell Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:42:26 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/#comment-7866 In a city where 70% of the residents do not own cars, there must be a rebalancing of priorities in the use of public space and transportation. New Yorkers, for instance, deserve car-free grand plazas in Times Square, Midtown, Downtown, and the Grand Army plaza in Brooklyn. There should also be changes to the building code that require employers and buildings to allow employees to bring their bikes inside. More clearly separated and delineated bike lanes would do great things for health, pollution, energy consumption, and traffic. In a city where 70% of the residents do not own cars, there must be a rebalancing of priorities in the use of public space and transportation. New Yorkers, for instance, deserve car-free grand plazas in Times Square, Midtown, Downtown, and the Grand Army plaza in Brooklyn.

There should also be changes to the building code that require employers and buildings to allow employees to bring their bikes inside. More clearly separated and delineated bike lanes would do great things for health, pollution, energy consumption, and traffic.

]]> By: Fred http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-6416 Fred Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:47:34 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/#comment-6416 It is a shame that human-powered transport is still not considered serious transportation which was a concern expressed during the fifth group and was one of the bullet points mentioned by Tollerson under long term strategies -- which is also regrettable as it should been posted as a short term strategy -- and omitted in this report. It is a shame that human-powered transport is still not considered serious transportation which was a concern expressed during the fifth group and was one of the bullet points mentioned by Tollerson under long term strategies -- which is also regrettable as it should been posted as a short term strategy -- and omitted in this report.

]]> By: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-6409 Glenn Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:59:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/#comment-6409 NM - This was not the choir, this was anyone who is involved in transportation planning in the city. There was no alternative argument made for continuing our reliance on automobiles. Everyone was pretty aligned that we need to get cars out of Manhattan. It's just a matter of how... NM - This was not the choir, this was anyone who is involved in transportation planning in the city. There was no alternative argument made for continuing our reliance on automobiles. Everyone was pretty aligned that we need to get cars out of Manhattan. It's just a matter of how...

]]> By: Nicolo Macchiavelli http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-6362 Nicolo Macchiavelli Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:40:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/#comment-6362 Great now you have the choir on board for the sermon. Now maybe you should move onto a program that will attract the heathens, or await their conversion. Great now you have the choir on board for the sermon. Now maybe you should move onto a program that will attract the heathens, or await their conversion.

]]> By: someguy http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-6181 someguy Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:06:07 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/#comment-6181 Looks fixed, thanks for the gesture =) Looks fixed, thanks for the gesture =)

]]> By: Aaron http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-6172 Aaron Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:37:18 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/#comment-6172 <p>Someguy,</p>Your comment was accidentally obliterated on an earlier, unedited version of this post that went online before it should have. Here is what you wrote (not sure if it still applies): <br /><blockquote><p>In regards to this creative interpretation: </p>“neighborhood leaders said City Hall ignored aesthetic requests from any group that doesn’t represent development or retail interests” <br /><br />- that’s not accurate. I was in that session. The problem is this: DOT is limited - objectively, not subjectively - in what they can install with city funds. There are set materials (boring ones) that can be done with city funds. Anything more exciting needs to be funded from outside. And *that’s* why organized groups such as BIDs are more likely to see such creative projects through. It’s not that the DOT “ignores” requests from particular groups. It’s that DOT has a particular policy that applies to ALL DOT projects that are city-funded. I don’t think you interpreted this particular comment from the Pedestrian breakout session (and Ethel Sheffer’s bulleted summary) accurately.<br /></blockquote> Someguy,

Your comment was accidentally obliterated on an earlier, unedited version of this post that went online before it should have. Here is what you wrote (not sure if it still applies):

In regards to this creative interpretation:

“neighborhood leaders said City Hall ignored aesthetic requests from any group that doesn’t represent development or retail interests”

- that’s not accurate. I was in that session. The problem is this: DOT is limited - objectively, not subjectively - in what they can install with city funds. There are set materials (boring ones) that can be done with city funds. Anything more exciting needs to be funded from outside. And *that’s* why organized groups such as BIDs are more likely to see such creative projects through. It’s not that the DOT “ignores” requests from particular groups. It’s that DOT has a particular policy that applies to ALL DOT projects that are city-funded. I don’t think you interpreted this particular comment from the Pedestrian breakout session (and Ethel Sheffer’s bulleted summary) accurately.

]]> By: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-6171 Glenn Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:34:38 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/17/thursdays-transpo-policy-conference-the-big-ideas/#comment-6171 Just to clarify about the Schaller group. Pretty much everyone in the room support some type of congestion pricing. That "selective congestion pricing" was suggested by a resident of Hell's Kitchen talking about the area around the lincoln tunnel. Just to clarify about the Schaller group. Pretty much everyone in the room support some type of congestion pricing. That "selective congestion pricing" was suggested by a resident of Hell's Kitchen talking about the area around the lincoln tunnel.

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