Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City stories from January 2011

• Mon 31: Construction Industry Adds Muscle to Fight Against Albany Transit Raids 1
• Mon 31: Cuomo’s Budget — And Likely Transit Raids — Coming Tomorrow 7
• Mon 31: CBS2 Must Stop Reporting While Driving 35
• Mon 31: This Week: Plazas, Livability, and Traffic Justice 0
• Mon 31: Rahm Emanuel’s Bike Plan for Chicago Gets High Marks 0
• Mon 31: Today’s Headlines 15
• Fri 28: East Side Coalition Unveils Its Vision for Safer, Transit-Friendly Streets 52
• Fri 28: House Transpo Committee Shrinks, Senate EPW Announces New Members 0
• Fri 28: The Weekly Carnage 2
• Fri 28: Is It Right to Forgive the Deadly Driver? 11
• Fri 28: Oddo: Bike Lanes Were Just to Grab Attention for Loosening Enviro Review 15
• Fri 28: Measuring the Global Health Impact of Transportation Reform 0
• Fri 28: New T&I Rep. Richard Hanna: a Little Bit Upstate NY, a Little Bit Portland 0
• Fri 28: Today’s Headlines 11
• Thu 27: Mica Touts Public-Private Northeast Corridor HSR In Grand Central Hearing 0
• Thu 27: Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change: Vision California 0
• Thu 27: Conflict-Hungry Press Ignoring New Yorkers With Street Safety Expertise 62
• Thu 27: CA Rep. Hunter: Roads Constitutionally Mandated, Transit Must Pay for Itself 0
• Thu 27: The Spaghetti-on-the-Wall Strategy 18
• Thu 27: The Long and Triumphant History of Women in Cycling 0
• Thu 27: Today’s Headlines 19
• Wed 26: A Winter Biking Primer From Chicago 0
• Wed 26: Senate Committee Backs Infrastructure Spending (But Not For Bike Lanes) 0
• Wed 26: House Transpo Committee Promises Bipartisanship, to Tackle Aviation First 0
• Wed 26: Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change 0
• Wed 26: Enviro Law Experts: Review For Bike Lanes a Waste of Taxpayer Money 17
• Wed 26: Vance Pursues Manslaughter Case Against Upper West Side Pedestrian Killer 3
• Wed 26: Top DOT Officials Preview the Push for a Transportation Bill 0
• Wed 26: Some Great Story Ideas for New York Post Reporter John Doyle 11
• Wed 26: St. Louis: Plenty of Highways, Little Congestion, Long Commutes 0
• Wed 26: Outside Milwaukee, Water Policy May Drain Cities and Destroy Rural Towns 0
• Wed 26: Today’s Headlines 15
• Tue 25: Obama: Europe and Russia Invest More in Roads and Railways Than We Do 0
• Tue 25: Will President Obama Speak for the Transit-Starved Tonight? 0
• Tue 25: Response to NYC Traffic Violence Rooted in Ignorance 48
• Tue 25: Norman Steisel, Traffic-Calming Denier 15
• Tue 25: Despite Pressure From CB 7, Riverside Park Keeps “No Cycling” Policy 22
• Tue 25: For Fifth Ave BID Leader, Parking’s the Whole Point of New South Slope Hotel 5
• Tue 25: Republican Opposition to Transit: A Geographic Explanation 0
• Tue 25: Bloomberg Speaks on Bike Lanes 1
• Tue 25: Today’s Headlines 47
• Mon 24: Markowitz on PPW Data: It’s a Vast Biking Conspiracy 49
• Mon 24: Council Mem James Oddo: Require Enviro Review for All New Bike Lanes 35
• Mon 24: This Week: Pershing Square, Riverside Park, Sheridan Teardown 0
• Mon 24: Green Transportation Projects Moving Forward in Florida, Detroit 0
• Mon 24: Cuomo Will Retain Jay Walder and Chris Ward 4
• Mon 24: Today’s Headlines 31
• Fri 21: The First Annual Youth Bike Summit 0
• Fri 21: A Response to the Post’s Bike Coverage (and a Marcia Kramer Sighting) 22
• Fri 21: Get Rich While Reducing Emissions: Smart Growth Keeps Looking Smarter 0
• Fri 21: In Unanimous Vote, CB 2 Embraces People-Friendly Astor Place 11
• Fri 21: Republicans Propose Spending Cuts Targeting Amtrak, Transit Funding 0
• Fri 21: DOT’s PPW Data Greeted With Cheers, Paranoia at CB 6 Meeting 21
• Fri 21: The Maddening Wrongness of TTI’s Annual Urban Mobility Rankings 0
• Fri 21: Cuomo Thinks MTA Payroll Tax Is “Onerous,” Wants Alternative 9
• Fri 21: Today’s Headlines 21
• Thu 20: Tonight: Backers Needed for Astor Place Reclamation 0
• Thu 20: Dangerous Chelsea Intersection To Get DOT Safety Treatment 14
• Thu 20: LaHood Goes to Detroit to Talk to Automakers About Distracted Driving 0
• Thu 20: With the Facts In, DOT Plans More Improvements for Prospect Park West 4
• Thu 20: Highway-Affiliated Pew Climate Report Favors “Clean” Cars Over Transit 0
• Thu 20: Tonight: Support the New PPW and Stand Up for Safer Streets 15
• Thu 20: Making Room for Modes Other Than Cars 0
• Thu 20: Protecting Transit Funds Tops NYLCV’s Transpo Agenda 0
• Thu 20: Today’s Headlines 7
• Wed 19: Invisible Cyclists: Immigrants and the L.A. Bike Community 0
• Wed 19: State of the City’s Transportation: Livery Cabs and Ferries 2
• Wed 19: How Obama Should Address Transportation in the State of the Union 0
• Wed 19: European Parking Policies Leave New York Behind 14
• Wed 19: Tomorrow: Tell CB 2 You Want a More Pedestrian-Friendly Astor Place 2
• Wed 19: Gut Check: New Yorkers Need to Speak Up For Bike Policy 22
• Wed 19: Is It Time to Outlaw Car Radios? 0
• Wed 19: Today’s Headlines 10
• Tue 18: Tell Eric Ulrich What You Think of Bike Licensing 25
• Tue 18: Eight Ways State DOT Chief Joan McDonald Can Make New York Better 18
• Tue 18: Schumer Calls for Increased Transit Spending, Slams Christie 5
• Tue 18: This Week: One More Chance to Defend the PPW Bike Lane 15
• Tue 18: Can Good Planning Tame the Suburban Retail Monster? 0
• Tue 18: Today’s Headlines 11
• Mon 17: Today’s Headlines 25
• Fri 14: A Video Message About Bike Licensing, From New Jersey 53
• Fri 14: Quinn, Garodnick, AAA Oppose FDNY Crash Fees at Public Hearing 8
• Fri 14: Chicago’s Bus Tracker: Taking the Guesswork Out of Waiting for the Bus 0
• Fri 14: Cuomo Taps Joan McDonald to Run State DOT 2
• Fri 14: Mica’s Goal: “More Cars Off of the Highway” 0
• Fri 14: Queens Council Mem Eric Ulrich: Register Every Adult Who Rides a Bike 39
• Fri 14: Enviros Lay Out Smart Growth Agenda For Cuomo Administration 6
• Fri 14: Today’s Headlines 50
• Thu 13: Is the Livability Movement Doomed to Homogeneity? The CDC Says No. 0
• Thu 13: Life-Saving Speed Cams Find an Enemy in New York AAA 25
• Thu 13: Plenty of Authorities Fail State’s Transparency Test, But Not the MTA 6
• Thu 13: City Crowdsourcing Tool Could Help Cyclists During Snowy Commutes 4
• Thu 13: Oregon Lawmaker Wants to Outlaw Cycling With Young Children 0
• Thu 13: Today’s Headlines 21
• Wed 12: Meet Cuomo’s Point Man on the MTA: Jim Malatras 2
• Wed 12: In Great Wal-Mart Debate, Will City Council Question Big-Box Development? 22
• Wed 12: High Speed Rail: Which Corridors Have the Best Chance for Success? 0
• Wed 12: Twin Cities Rein in Highway Expansions, Tame Runaway Transpo Spending 0
• Wed 12: Does NYPD Understand the NYPD Bike Crackdown? 37
• Wed 12: Cycling Up 70 Percent on London’s Bike Superhighways 0
• Wed 12: Open Thread: How Was Your Commute? 17
• Wed 12: Today’s Headlines 22
• Tue 11: Sensible Talk on Parking From Council Mems in Seattle and D.C. 3
• Tue 11: Eyes on the Street: Queens Crossing Guards Improvise Street Safety Fixes 4
• Tue 11: New NYC Park Design Guidelines Envision Greater Role for Biking and Walking 8
• Tue 11: Highway Expansion Rampant in Wisconsin, Which “Can’t Afford” Rail 0
• Tue 11: Today’s Headlines 11
• Mon 10: Splinter Group of Senate Dems Want MTA Payroll Tax on Chopping Block 26
• Mon 10: Household Deficit Reduction: Transit Saves People Almost $10K a Year 0
• Mon 10: A Tale of Intimidation From the NYPD Bike Crackdown 92
• Mon 10: Motorists Critically Injure Two NYC Pedestrians in Past 48 Hours 3
• Mon 10: This Week: Join Your Community Board 0
• Mon 10: We’re Pulling for You, Gabby Giffords 0
• Mon 10: Going Car-Free in a Car-Centric City 0
• Mon 10: Today’s Headlines 27
• Fri 7: City Shows Off Plan to Reclaim Astor Place for Pedestrians [Updated] 12
• Fri 7: New House Rules Threaten TIGER and Livability Programs 0
• Fri 7: MTA Finances Grow Even Shakier Under GOP House 7
• Fri 7: Watch Your Wallet, Straphangers – It’s Budget Season In Albany 5
• Fri 7: In Iowa, Another Midwest HSR Plan in Jeopardy 0
• Fri 7: After Bloody Week in Brooklyn, Markowitz Blasts Pedestrian Safety Measures 20
• Fri 7: Today’s Headlines 49
• Thu 6: Sen. Boxer: Working With Mica, Inhofe on a Long-Term Transpo Bill 0
• Thu 6: T.A.’s Jammy Jam 2011: Your Community Board Needs You 0
• Thu 6: Vacca, City Council Agree to Deeper Budget Cuts to Keep Parking Cheap 14
• Thu 6: Rabbi From Israel Killed in Midwood Collision 19
• Thu 6: Cuomo Touts Smart Growth Grants But Stays Mum on MTA Funding 2
• Thu 6: Canal Street Report Recommends Wider Sidewalks, Smarter Parking 3
• Thu 6: U.S. Auto Safety Standards: Undermining Efficiency, Ignoring Pedestrians 0
• Thu 6: Today’s Headlines 10
• Wed 5: Send in Your Transpo Questions for the 112th Congress 0
• Wed 5: DOT Pursues Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance, Which Could Cut Traffic 9
• Wed 5: Will NYPD Enforce Cycling the Effective Way or the Useless Way? 69
• Wed 5: Driver Cam: The Columbus Ave Bike Lane Thru Tony Aiello’s Windshield 27
• Wed 5: A Lesson in Heading Off Anti-Reform Rhetoric 0
• Wed 5: Food Deserts: Another Way the Deck Is Stacked Against Car-Free Americans 0
• Wed 5: Today’s Headlines 21
• Tue 4: Eyes on the Street: Parking Anarchy and Icy Biking 6
• Tue 4: With 34th Street Design Due in Spring, CB 6 Is Ready For Busway to Fail 21
• Tue 4: Actually, Highway Builders, Roads Don’t Pay For Themselves 0
• Tue 4: Beating the Fare Hike Blues 0
• Tue 4: Today’s Headlines 12
• Mon 3: Cuomo’s First Moves Hint at Transpo Privatization, Labor Confrontation 7
• Mon 3: And the Capitol Hill Streetsies Go To… 0
• Mon 3: Eyes on the Street: Taxi Crashes Into Upper West Side Bus Stop 11
• Mon 3: This Week: East Side Talks 34th Street Transitway 0
• Mon 3: Blizzard of Discontent 31
• Mon 3: A Transportation Manifesto For a New Decade 0
• Mon 3: Today’s Headlines 25