2. Stop subsidizing motorists. Eliminate free parking. Put up parking meters and replace parking spots with bike parking. Toll the East River bridges.

3. Change all the avenues to be two-way and ban left turns to calm traffic. You might even consider putting a physically separated bike lane in the middle of the avenue to prevent cyclists from being "right hooked" or being pushed into traffic from double-parked cars.

In that order.

1. View every street as a valuable public space to the local community - a place that people should be encouraged to hang out in and charging fair market value for curbside space

2. Follow the Green Transportation Pyramid in all transportation planning - pedestrian/cyclists first, then mass transit, then necessary commercial delivery trucks and lastly the single occupant vehicle.

3. Create a mini mass transit department within the DOT to come up with innovative new self supporting projects in increasing the transit capacity in certain areas. Maybe also consider regulating small mini-bus taxis to run late at night more frequently

2. Use most of the revenue to maintain and expand public transportation (which includes getting rid of the peeling paint in subway stations, as shown in today's NY Times.)

3. Use the rest of the revenue for pedestrian safety and amenity.

1. Telling the Governor, the Mayor and the powers that be that we'd like to see a safer city with more livable streets and car-free areas, and an easier and fair commute for all. But that the DOT needs money and a free hand to make that happen.

2. Speak out publicly that DOT will not do business as usual and tell the people that Federal Guidelines do not have to be adhered to in every community, every problem, every traffic intersection. That innovation and experimentation will be a priority.

3. Appoint Enrique Penalosa to a special position - sort of like Public Advocate for DOT - where every month or so he comes in and points out things that need change immeditaely.