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Rethinking Soho

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 14, 2006 | 47 Comments

A Porsche, an ambulette, Paul Steely White, Bruce Schaller and a vendor compete for street space in Soho Crowded shoppers and residents want more sidewalk space in Soho and they would be happy to give up some of the area’s parking space to get it, according to a study released today by Transportation Alternatives (Download […]

Are Old-Line Environmentalists Asleep at the Wheel?

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 14, 2006 | 46 Comments

Dr. Bill takes to NYC’s streets to tell us about cars and global warming Once a month, Environmental Defense, the venerable environmental organization, posts an "Ask Dr. Bill" video to their web site to answer common environmental questions. Dr. Bill is Bill Chameides, ED’s Chief Scientist. This month Dr. Bill takes to the streets to answer common […]

Futurama 2030: Bloomberg Outlines Ambitious 10-Point Agenda

By Sarah Goodyear | Dec 12, 2006 | 37 Comments

Only a couple of hundred yards from the rusting remains of the 1964 World’s Fair, Mayor Michael Bloomberg laid out his own vision for the future of New York City this morning. In a speech entitled "New York City 2030: Accepting the Challenge," the mayor introduced a broad plan for creating a sustainable city "making […]

Three Concrete Proposals for New York City Traffic Relief

By Alec | Dec 7, 2006 | 15 Comments

This Morning’s Forum: Road Pricing Worked in London. Can It Work in New York? Three specific proposals to reduce New York City’s ever-increasing traffic congestion emerged from a highly anticipated Manhattan Institute forum this morning. One seeks variable prices on cars driving in to central Manhattan, with express toll lanes and higher parking fees to keep things […]

Fresh Direct Builds a Grocery Empire on Free Street Space

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 22, 2006 | 36 Comments

Today’s Times marked the onset of Gridlock Alert season with a paean to Fresh Direct — the dot-com that brings New Yorkers expensive, home-delivered groceries along with idling engines, double-parking and gridlock galore. Founded five years ago, Fresh Direct is now a $240 million a year outfit that offers us "a glimpse of the next […]

NYPD Has Spent $1.32M to Suppress a Monthly Bike Ride

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 16, 2006 | 18 Comments

Charles Komanoff, flanked by Marquez Claxton and Norman Siegel, at City Hall this morning. Time’s Up took its campaign for safe bicycling into the economic arena this morning with release of a report documenting the Bloomberg administration’s squandering of New Yorkers’ tax dollars in suppressing the Critical Mass bike rides. With the City Hall steps […]

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