Sidewalk Labs launches Link, more to come
Can a new initiative from Daniel Doctoroff and Google advance the civic conversation on climate change?
Driving an electric car in NYC
The doors are funny and the accelerator pedal too, but driving a BMW i3 made tree counting more fun.
Dematerializing the car
Ecologist Eric Sanderson has written a carefully detailed and beautifully designed book on the need to redesign society without cars. Projjal Dutta, Director of Sustainability for the MTA,…
The case for the electric taxi
In his January 2013 State of the City Address, Mayor Bloomberg called for a one-third electric taxi fleet by 2020. What will it take to make that happen?
Vision Zero becomes the law
In line with Vision Zero, the recent city initiative to reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths, on June 23 Mr. de Blasio signed 11 new traffic bills into law which are designed to tighten traffic enforcement and traffic data collection efforts.
Bike-lovers united
Have wheels, will travel—carbon-free! This past Sunday, New York City’s Bike Jumble was teeming with bicycles and bicyclists alike
Vermont Sail Freight Project sails into New York City
A sailboat, filled with local produce and other goods, sails from Vermont to New York City, delivering its Northeast Kingdom bounty along the way.
Buses but no bikes: Quinn’s scaled-back transit agenda
According to Quinn, New York City transportation options are in dire need of a serious revamping
A better city starts with pedestrian space
In this video, urban strategist & former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa tells us how we can reprioritize road space for people.
Bike tickets on the rise in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Citibikes lead to more tickets. For safety or for quotas?
Book review: Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs
Cheap oil built the modern American landscape. Now what? Eric Sanderson has some ideas.
Longtime NYC biker Neistat switches to Citi Bike
Casey Neistat, filmmaker and former bike messenger, is the last person you’d expect to be won over by a 45 lb. blue bike-share bike.
Seduced by cheap oil, do we now wake up with a desire for lost streetcars?
In his new book, Eric Sanderson describes how we got here, and where we can go next.
Citi Bike protested by sculpture
A Clinton Hill resident, cartoonist Alex Gruss, found a creative way to share his opinion of Citi Bikes.
Ferry service updates: Red Hook’s is back, and Rockaway’s stays
Free weekend ferry service between Red Hook, Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan has resumed as of this Saturday, May 25th. Service to Rockaway stays for the summer.
Zero emissions: nothing but hot air?
Is Tesla’s market victory cause to celebrate for those who mourned the death of the electric car?
NYC bike sharing rolls out May 27
Citibikes will be rolling across the city starting May 27th with full access June 2nd.