Scenes from Park(ing) Day Across the Region
Something unusual is happening with parking spaces today, and no, we’re not referring to the mysterious disappearance of New York City DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg’s Honda. Today is Park(ing) Day, “an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks.” Here’s a look at some “parks,” or more accurately, […]
Make New Haven’s Union Station Area a Destination, Not a Park and Ride
The Connecticut Department of Transportation has a plan to build a 1,000 car parking garage near Union Station in New Haven, but there’s just one problem: the city doesn’t want it. The New Haven Independent reports: The state’s proposal comes amid increase in ridership and a decrease in number of parking facilities downtown. The current garage at the train station […]
Groundhog Day for Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
We’ve been here before: fighting to make sure our federal tax policy doesn’t encourage people to drive instead of using transit. Federal commuter tax benefits enable commuters to use pre-tax dollars to pay for their commute, and currently about 2.7 million workers in the United States take advantage of these benefits. Unfortunately, on January 1, 2015, Congress […]
Car-Oriented Camden Gateway Development is Inconsistent with City’s Sustainability Goals
The City of Camden Planning Board will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25 at Camden City Hall to approve final plans for automobile company Subaru of America’s new US headquarters. The pending approval of existing site plans (which are not available online) threatens to reverse the safety, economic and environmental […]
Wednesday Winners (& Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. WINNERS U.S. Representative Bill Shuster — While the rest of the House is still on recess, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman is hitting the road to draw attention to the looming infrastructure funding crisis and call […]
Wednesday Winners (& Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. WINNERS Metro Hartford, CT residents — CTfastrak, central Connecticut’s new bus rapid transit system, began taking passengers on Saturday and is so far a hit with riders. Long Beach, NY — As part of the Long Beach Safety Initiative, the […]