a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Livable Streets, Transportation on Apr 17th, 2008
(Photo: Courtesy of New York City Streets Renaissance Campaign)
Aaron Neparsak–the original tireless pen behind Streetsblog–has a piece in NY Mag about an inspiration shift from London to Paris after the Congestion Pricing boondoggle. It starts thusly:
With the death of Mayor Bloomberg’s London-style congestion-pricing proposal, New York’s transportation advocates have turned to Paris for inspiration. […]
Posted in Livable Streets on Mar 19th, 2008
The Open Planning Project’s mockup of 72nd and Amsterdam, after a livability overhaul. Read more about how some local groups are looking to make this a reality, and check out this intersection’s current state after the jump.
Posted in Climate Change, Health, Livable Streets, Transportation on Feb 28th, 2008
I’m going to assume that folks here are already pretty well aware of how important congestion pricing is for our city–for the health of New Yorkers, for the ease and cost of our commutes, for the city’s economic well-being, and for helping to cut NYC’s auto-born carbon emissions. (If you’re looking for primer on […]
Posted in Livable Streets, Transportation on Feb 20th, 2008
The indispensable StreetFilms delivers another gem. I’ve talked with Penalosa a couple years back, and I can assure you that he is the real deal. I’m interested to learn more about this COMMUTE initiative. From the source:
Yesterday, Bogotá, Colombia’s most famous former mayor and livable streets hero, Enrique Peñalosa, presented many of […]
Posted in Livable Streets, Transportation on Feb 15th, 2008
New logo, new website, new look magazine…great things always happening at our best local advocate for bicycling, walking, and public transit. From their newsletter:
TransAlt.org, your go-to source for action alerts, resources and news about bicycling, walking and public transit in NYC, has been fully upgraded. We think you’ll find the new site easier to […]