Monthly Archives: September 2005

The American Public Transportation Association is reporting great news from across the country. Urban mass transit systems in 33 cities, including the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North and “the Port Authority,” which I guess means the PATH train, are reporting … Continue reading →

Image © 2002 Laure A. Leber A while ago, I posted an item linking to Juan Rivero’s urban planning master’s thesis about the City’s recent efforts to revitalize Coney Island. When I wrote that item back in June, I was … Continue reading →

Every night, through a gap between the towers across the street, I see a red flow of tail lights streaming away across the Brooklyn Bridge. I think about all the gasoline those cars are burning, and the plume of fumes … Continue reading →

The New York City primaries are on Tuesday. Taking a look at various candidates’ proposals on land use and transportation, I’ll take this opportunity to make a few endorsements. MayorWhomever wins this primary will have an uphill battle against the … Continue reading →

John Tierney had a column at the end of last month that blasted the California for allowing single-occupancy hybrids use HOV lanes. He wrote: In Virginia, where they’ve been allowed for years in the car pool lanes, the lanes have … Continue reading →

A bus driver asked me that question this afternoon as I was riding my bike through the Union Square area. After we laughed about the question, he wished me well and said it was the most sensible way to get … Continue reading →

As I rode the M60 bus eastbound along 125th Street yesterday evening, I came across a BP station at Second Avenue where the price of regular unleaded gasoline was $2.999 a gallon. Several pumps were cordoned off by yellow police … Continue reading →