New York MTA Hurt by Rising Fuel Costs
by Lewis DerkinsJuly 23rd, 2008, 5:11 pm
Today, Streetsblog commented on the way rising fuel costs and declining revenues are contributing to a $900 million budget shortfall with New York’s MTA. Writer Ben Fried points to possible solutions: In the face of these numbers, why are Paterson and Bloomberg ... more
Posted in Bridges, Congestion Pricing, Fines, Gas Taxes, Highways, Mass Transit, Spending | 13 Comments »
More Problems with DC Speed Cameras
by Lewis DerkinsJuly 22nd, 2008, 6:32 pm
The Washington Post ran an article today on speed cameras that highlights another potential problem with these things that never occurred to me – double jeopardy. Liz Poliner was driving north on Connecticut Avenue from her District home one Friday last ... more
Posted in Fines, Laws, Red-Light Cameras, Uncategorized Rage | 4 Comments »
Chinese Stupidity Apparent After Less Than 24 Hours of New Rules
by Alvin MacIntoshJuly 21st, 2008, 10:55 am
Despite the opening of three new subway lines in Beijing, the surge of extra riders caused by the People’s draconian new rules has caused one of Beijing's most important subterranean mass transit arteries to seize up. The subway company actually ... more
Posted in Fines, Mass Transit, Subways, Third World Hellholes | 2 Comments »
Beijing Takes Tips from Streetsblog for Olympic Games
by Alvin MacIntoshJuly 21st, 2008, 8:51 am
Stagger our work schedules? Alternate driving days according to registration number? Telecommute? Surveillance cameras to catch rule-breakers? Sounds like something from the archives of Streetsblog or Transportation Alternatives. No, friends, this is the work of Communist China as it prepares Beijing ... more
Posted in Fines, Third World Hellholes, Tickets, Traffic Congestion | 5 Comments »
Washington DC Wages War on Commuters
by Lewis DerkinsJuly 9th, 2008, 11:28 pm
Mayor Fenty’s administration has recently been increasing punitive measures against cars in a misguided attempt to relieve DC’s horrible traffic congestion. Washington DC has the 4th worst traffic congestion in the nation, and the city has been instituting various measures ... more
Posted in Bicycle Lanes, Bicycles, Buses, Car Taxes, Congestion Pricing, Environmentalism, Fines, Highways, Mass Transit, NIMBY, Parking Meters, Red-Light Cameras, Traffic Congestion, Uncategorized Rage | 1 Comment »
Detroit Bicycle Registration Fines Needed in New York Too
by Lewis DerkinsJuly 3rd, 2008, 7:46 pm
Detroit announced that on August 7th it will begin ticketing bicyclists who have not registered their bicycles. The tickets will carry a $55 fine and are being enacted to enforce an ordinance on the books since 1964. I have mixed feelings ... more
Posted in Bicycles, Fines, Gas Prices, Tickets | No Comments »
More Bicycle Safety Studies Needed
by Lewis DerkinsJuly 2nd, 2008, 3:26 am
Yesterday, Judd and I posted suggestions for several ways to improve bicycle safety, which met with responses ranging from seething hatred to what I’ll term “belligerent support”. People seem to have very visceral reactions to this issue, and in an ... more
Posted in Bicycle Lanes, Bicycles, Fines, Politics, Spending, Tickets, Traffic Accidents, Uncategorized Rage | 14 Comments »
Toward A New Bicycle Safety in America
by Judd WileyJune 30th, 2008, 4:31 pm
691,329 Americans biked to work in 2006, representing 0.5% of total commuters. Tragically, 770 bicyclists died on U.S. roads that same year. As the number of bicycles increases due to high gas prices, we as a nation should examine new ways ... more
Posted in Bicycle Lanes, Bicycles, E-ZPass, Fines, Parking Meters, Red-Light Cameras, Tickets, Tolls, Traffic Accidents | 30 Comments »
