Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Infrastructure

Delivering the Goods to a Growing New York

By Jason Varone | Aug 23, 2007 | 9 Comments

In June, NYU’s Wagner Rudin Center of Transportation Policy & Management teamed up with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council to host an event focused on current and future freight needs in the New York metro region. Their report cited increased consumption and congestion as serious challenges to moving goods in and around the city: […]

New “Bike Boxes” Send Cyclists to the Front of the Line

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 19, 2007 | 32 Comments

Ian Dutton of the Houston Street bike safety initiative snapped these photographs of yet another never-before-seen street design feature here in New York City. This is what’s called a "Bike Box" at the intersection of W. 9th St. and Sixth Ave. Bike boxes allow cyclists approaching the intersection with a red signal to position themselves […]

The Perfect Argument for Congestion Pricing

By Aaron Donovan | Jun 19, 2007 | 15 Comments

The Staten Island Advance ran an article last Thursday about a "perfect storm" of crushing Staten Island-bound traffic on the Gowanus Expressway and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. To give you a sense of the frustrated tone of the article, it was entitled "21-Month Nightmare: Agency Offers Zero Solutions for Verrazano Lane Mess." Here’s how it began: […]

Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Infrastructure

Delivering the Goods to a Growing New York

New “Bike Boxes” Send Cyclists to the Front of the Line

The Perfect Argument for Congestion Pricing

Eyes on the Street: Randall’s Island

Eyes on the Street: Grim, Immovable

Eyes on the Street: Triborough in the Fog