As Albany lawmakers ponder which of a half-dozen Ravitch plan variations they might support, the possibility looms that no solution may come in time. New Yorkers could see their fares rise 25 percent while service is cut back -- a twin catastrophe in this tough economic time. Yet no big new ideas ar...

Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on congestion pricing, February 2008: Who could support a plan that creates a regressive tax on middle-class and working people from the Bronx and the outer boroughs? Jeffrey Dinowitz on the possibility of eliminating the Bx34, February 2009: "The fact that th...

They say cars tell a lot about their owners... As I'm driving to LA today in the carpool lane, and realizing there are a lot more motorcycles on the road, it occurred to me... Why not enforce the 'car size access' rule? Only allow access to class of cars in relation to the number of persons in them....

Under the Ravitch Plan, driving into Manhattan over the Third Avenue Bridge will be a relative bargain for Richard Brodsky's Westchester constituents. It’s easy to dismiss City Councilmembers Lew Fidler and Peter Vallone, Jr. as transportation troglodytes. They’ve led the pushback against bridge...

As in world bike-capital Portland, Oregon, so in (relative) biking backwater Gothenburg, Sweden - short-hop urban biking can be a breeze, but try biking from the far suburbs in to central city locales. Your mileage and your experience will vary wildly. Kristina Johansson, a cyclist and student in Go...

Guest post by Dave S: Yesterday's referendum brought an end to the campaign that has dominated Manchester politics for months. An overwhelming majority (around 80%) of a fair turnout of voters (over 50%) rejected the government's plan to make Manchester "a 21st century city". In a scheme that was to...

The government's plans for road pricing across the UK were in disarray yesterday after Manchester resoundingly rejected plans to introduce a congestion charge. In a referendum, the proposal was defeated by a majority of 4 to 1, meaning there is now little chance of a pay-as-you-drive scheme being in...

Plans to allow cars to use the hard shoulder on motorways are not an adequate answer to managing future growth in road traffic the RAC Foundation has said....

Those Taco Bell Fully Loaded Nachos are a wild ride!  They take a fried tortilla shell like the ones they use for their taco salads, fill it with chips and put the basic toppings for nachos on top like beans, beef, cheese, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole. It's enough for two people!!!! The T...

Rhetorically speaking, it's often easier to be against something than to stand in support of it. This could be why, with one or two possible exceptions, the political players in the MTA "doomsday" drama have so far gained the most media attention by, say, shouting down bridge tolls (Yay!) ...