Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/15/todays-headlines-284/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/15/todays-headlines-284/comment-page-1/#comment-40333 Bill Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:29:57 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/15/todays-headlines-284/#comment-40333 Cadillac Escalade hybrid SUV? Chevy Tahoe 332 horse power hybrid? Have American automakers lost their mind?! Let the huge losses continue. Cadillac Escalade hybrid SUV? Chevy Tahoe 332 horse power hybrid? Have American automakers lost their mind?! Let the huge losses continue.

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/15/todays-headlines-284/comment-page-1/#comment-40329 Larry Littlefield Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:56:33 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/15/todays-headlines-284/#comment-40329 (New York City will receive approximately 39.5% of the State’s allocation of federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funding for the period 2005-2009) Given that "school" is part of the title, I'm surprised that NYS-DOT didn't divide it into two pools -- safe routes to school aid, and safe routes to school tax relief. By giving NYC a very low share of the latter, the state could cut the city's share of the funds to 34%. And if fiscal times get tight, it could just ignore the formula and cut the city's share ot 29%. Like it does with all the other school funds. Actually, in this case there is an argument the city's share should be lower. It should be based on the share of children who could walk or bike to school, based on a reasonable distance, but do not. Back when I was a kid virtually everyone walked or biked to school. (New York City will receive approximately 39.5% of the State’s allocation of federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funding for the period 2005-2009)

Given that “school” is part of the title, I’m surprised that NYS-DOT didn’t divide it into two pools — safe routes to school aid, and safe routes to school tax relief. By giving NYC a very low share of the latter, the state could cut the city’s share of the funds to 34%. And if fiscal times get tight, it could just ignore the formula and cut the city’s share ot 29%.

Like it does with all the other school funds.

Actually, in this case there is an argument the city’s share should be lower. It should be based on the share of children who could walk or bike to school, based on a reasonable distance, but do not. Back when I was a kid virtually everyone walked or biked to school.

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