Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Development

They Cover the Waterfront: Brooklyn’s Future Greenway

By Sarah Goodyear | May 7, 2007 | No Comments

Opening this summer: East River State Park on the Brooklyn waterfront It was a dreamy spring day on the Brooklyn waterfront as more than 100 bikers set out to trace the proposed route of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Starting at the end of Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, cyclists were treated to views of the soon-to-open […]

Can Technology Make Public Transit More Alluring?

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 27, 2007 | 6 Comments

Would they get out of their cars if they could surf the Web on the bus? A recent article in USA Today looks at technological fixes for environmental problems — including traffic — caused by America’s exploding consumption of resources. The USA is growing more rapidly than any other developed nation and is projected to […]

Queens Chamber Continues Campaign Against Congestion Pricing

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 25, 2007 | 9 Comments

Foes of congestion pricing marshalled by the Queens Chamber of Commerce held a press conference yesterday at which several politicians from the borough took a stand against the mayor’s plan. According to a press release provided by the chamber, City Council Finance Chair David Weprin called the proposal unnecessary: "I don’t think City Hall understands […]

How Green Is Our Mayor

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 23, 2007 | 44 Comments

Bookending his much-vaunted Earth Day speech with congratulatory video clips from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Mayor Mike Bloomberg called for New Yorkers to take the initiative in the international fight against global warming, positioning himself as a leader on the issue. "Climate change is a national challenge, and meeting […]

StreetFilm: Talking Transportation with Bob Kiley

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 21, 2007 | No Comments

Talking Transportation with Bob KileyProduced by Cicala FilmworksRunning Time: 13 minutes 7 seconds The debate over congestion pricing has been heating up in advance of Mayor Bloomberg’s big Earth Day speech tomorrow. What better time to get some talking points on the matter from Bob Kiley, who served as the Commissioner of Transport for London […]

They Come to Bury the BQE, Not to Praise It

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 20, 2007 | 16 Comments

The Brooklyn Paper reports that there’s talk brewing about seizing an opportunity to bury the section of the BQE that runs underneath the Promenade, rather than simply repair it (right, the Atlantic Ave. overpass where the roadway rises near the site of the proposed Brooklyn Bridge Park and the One Brooklyn condo development): Some Brooklyn […]

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