Transit Access

Streetfilms: Fixing the Car-Centric City

Media Outlet: 
Grist Magazine
Date: 
March 11, 2010

"Fixing the Great Mistake" is a new Streetfilms series that examines what went wrong in the early part of the 20th Century, when our cities began catering to the automobile, and how those decisions co

Submitted by volunteer on March 18, 2010 - 16:28. categories [ ]

Streetfilms: Fixing the Great Mistake of Planning for Cars

Author: 
Elizabeth Press
Media Outlet: 
Worldchanging
Date: 
March 4, 2010

"Fixing the Great Mistake" is a new Streetfilms series that examines what went wrong in the early part of the 20th century, when our cities began catering to the automobile, and how those decisions co

Stopping MTA Service Cuts Requires Joint Effort

Author: 
Steven Higashide
Media Outlet: 
Mobilizing the Region
Date: 
March 4, 2010

New Yorkers are mad as hell about plans to cut transit service, Access-a-Ride, and free NYC student MetroCards -- public hearings across the MTA region have been well-attended and often rowdy, marked

Submitted by volunteer on March 10, 2010 - 15:17. categories [ ]

Quinn, Transit Groups Try to Put Brakes on Cuts

Author: 
Albert Amateau
Media Outlet: 
Downtown Express
Date: 
March 3, 2010

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn delivered a petition with 40,000 signatures to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's headquarters on Tuesday, protesting proposed cuts in bus and subway se

Submitted by volunteer on March 10, 2010 - 15:13. categories [ ]

Quinn, Transit Groups Try to Put Brakes on Cuts

Author: 
Albert Amateau
Media Outlet: 
The Villager
Date: 
March 3, 2010

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn delivered a petition with 40,000 signatures to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's headquarters on Tuesday, protesting proposed cuts in bus and subway se

Submitted by volunteer on March 10, 2010 - 15:08. categories [ ]

Beyond Bloomy's Broadway

Subtitle: 
A vision of the future of Manhattan
Author: 
Annie Karni
Media Outlet: 
New York Post
Date: 
February 28, 2010

Now that Mayor Bloomberg has permanently banned cars from Times Square -- transforming one of the world's busiest intersections into a pedestrian plaza -- city officials and transportation experts

B44 Brings up the Rear

Subtitle: 
Bus rated at the bottom
Author: 
Gary Buiso
Media Outlet: 
Your Nabe
Date: 
November 12, 2009

Another year, another Schleppie Award for Brooklyn's B44 bus, the least reliable line in the five boroughs, according to a recent report.

Submitted by volunteer on November 17, 2009 - 15:12. categories [ ]

Building Stories: New Domino's Pip Squeaks

Author: 
Lydia DePillis
Media Outlet: 
New York Observer
Date: 
February 9, 2009
Image: 
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The old Domino Sugar plant has an icy spot on the Williamsburg waterfront, staring across lead-gray waters to the Manhattan shoreline.

Image Caption: 
The New Domino design approved last June by Landmarks. Refinery LLC.
Submitted by volunteer on November 10, 2009 - 16:02. categories [ ]

Will the Bailout Plan Save the MTA?

Author: 
Graham T. Beck
Media Outlet: 
Gotham Gazette
Date: 
May 11, 2009
Image: 
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New York City straphangers won't see their fares skyrocket or their service slashed next month. That much seemed certain after Gov.

Image Caption: 
Photo (cc) ultrahi
Submitted by volunteer on November 4, 2009 - 17:49. categories [ ]