New York 2014: Looking Back on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
After a solid finale in 2013 from the Bloomberg/Sadik-Kahn administration, it was unclear how progress on safer streets in New York City would fare. Right out of the gate, Mayor Bill de Blasio dispelled doubts with bold moves for a “Vision Zero,” and the positive culture change on roads appeared to spill over to statewide […]
NJ Year in Review: A Loss of Focus
In 2007, New Jersey prioritized other policies over the smart-growth oriented NJFIT program. New Jersey began 2007 far ahead of New York and Connecticut in terms of sustainable transportation planning. While New York and Connecticut progressed slowly toward more sustainable policies in 2007, New Jersey, unfortunately, headed backwards. Though NJDOT maintained a capital plan focused […]
CT Year in Review: ConnDOT Looks for The Right Road
Connecticut began 2007 having made some recovery from the backwards policies of former Gov. John Rowland. Earlier in her term, which began in 2004, Gov. Jodi Rell worked with the legislature to pass more than $3 billion of investment in the state’s transportation infrastructure. She also took steps on smart growth, creating an Office of […]
One Year Later, What’s Changed?
During his campaign for governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer repeatedly and infamously declared that “on day one, everything changes.” On transportation, Spitzer talked about the need for the state to push smart growth and transit-oriented development, leaving many advocates hopeful that state agencies would finally figure out how to connect transportation and land use. […]