Recent Streetsblog USA posts about New York

Janette Sadik-Khan’s TED Talk: “You Can Remake Your Streets”

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 17, 2013 | 7 Comments

In the six years that Janette Sadik-Khan has headed the New York City Department of Transportation, streets have been transformed. Across the five boroughs, 26 acres of asphalt were converted into 50 pedestrian plazas. New bus lanes are speeding transit trips on major thoroughfares in Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, and soon Brooklyn. The city […]

How StreetsPAC Emerged as a Political Force in NYC

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 16, 2013 | 1 Comment

“Livable Streets has arrived as a political force,” tweeted NYC Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson the morning after last week’s all-important primary election. StreetsPAC — a political action committee formed earlier this year to strengthen local candidates who support policies that improve walking, biking and transit — endorsed the winner in 13 of the 18 City […]

After the Addition of Bike Lanes and Plazas, Manhattan Traffic Moves Faster

By Stephen Miller | Sep 9, 2013 | No Comments

After several blocks in the heart of Times Square were pedestrianized and protected bike lanes were added to five avenues in the middle of Manhattan, motor vehicle traffic is actually moving more smoothly than before, according to the latest release of NYC DOT’s annual Sustainable Streets Index [PDF]. The report, which gathers data from the […]

Freight Panel Chair Says House Will “Balance Out” Transportation Modes

By Stephen Miller | Jul 31, 2013 | 2 Comments

This article was adapted from an earlier report on Streetsblog NYC. A Congressional road show on freight arrived in New York last Friday afternoon, bringing together air, trucking, and rail industry representatives to testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s freight panel. While the House is holding hearings like this one, U.S. DOT is working toward […]

Niagara Falls, New York, Gets Go-Ahead for Highway Teardown

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 26, 2013 | 7 Comments

Beginning at Niagara Falls State Park, you can hike around the great gorge carved out of the base of the falls over thousands of years. But you’d best arrive in a car. If you want to access this area from Niagara Falls neighborhoods on foot, you have to climb fences, scale embankments and race across […]

Chicago, Seattle Mayors Spar Over Bike Lanes, Tech Workers

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 21, 2013 | 8 Comments

Nothing like a little friendly competition between mayors. It seems a feud of sorts has developed between Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn over who can build the best bike lanes. At a speech in December marking the opening of the Dearborn Street protected bike lanes, Emanuel boasted that Chicago was going […]

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