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Friday, January 27, 2017

Do we need the Port Authority Bus Terminal?

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In 2015 I talked about the proposal to build a new bus terminal in downtown Flushing, and came up with the following list of six features. ...
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Friday, December 16, 2016

What if the MTA is interested in bringing back the trains?

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I’ve always opposed the proposal to convert the Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Railroad into a bike trail, because I think the lan...
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Monday, December 5, 2016

We still need more car-free weekenders

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Some years ago, I wound up arguing about congestion pricing in my local cafe with a woman I’d never met before. I said that as someone who ...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Is it worth the parking?

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Joe Cortright had a nice piece recently where he showed that 83% of the amount of driving in cities can be explained by the cost of parking...
Thursday, October 13, 2016

Who will save New York City from #SaveNYC?

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A lot of people are alarmed by the language Donald Trump, with its emphasis on “taking back our country” and “making America great again.” ...
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Saturday, October 1, 2016

When ridership doesn't matter

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In the past couple of years I’ve noticed something that would be baffling in a lot of contexts, and is still kind of hard to believe when yo...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

New traffic patterns, new driving habits

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I'm not a traffic engineer, but I know that old habits die hard. I also know that it's possible to create new habits, and once thos...