Archive for the “Energy” category
Live Earth Companion
by jpreardon on July 7, 2007
If you attended or watched one of the Live Earth concerts today, you might feel compelled to take action. Don’t let that feeling subside, pick up a copy of The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook. Even if you didn’t (…)
Q & A with the Transportation Commissioner
by jpreardon on June 26, 2007
City Room is running a series in which DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan answers reader questions. Commissioner Sadik-Khan has already posted parts one and two of her answers and will continue to post more throughout the week. So far, the commissioner’s (…)
Mayor Calls for Congestion Fee Pilot
by jpreardon on April 22, 2007
During Mayor Bloomberg’s Earth Day Speech he stated that he is seeking a pilot program to implement congestion pricing in Manhattan: In setting the fee, there’s no magic number, but it has to be high enough to encourage more people (…)
NYC Congestion Pricing Coming Soon?
by jpreardon on April 21, 2007
It sounds like Mayor Bloomberg is about to propose congestion pricing in Manhattan. The official announcement might come on Sunday. If he does propose congestion pricing, it will still be far from becoming a reality since there will be plenty (…)
Preparing NYC for the Future
by jpreardon on December 13, 2006
Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg presented his plan for preparing New York City for the future. He outlined 10 ambitious goals that focus on housing and transporting a growing population, improving our infrastructure and improving the environment: Create homes for almost a (…)
Congestion Pricing in NYC: Will it Happen?
by jpreardon on December 10, 2006
Congestion and its ill effects are not a new issue in New York City. In the past, when people recognized a problem, they moved to fix it. The subway system is an example of this sort of action. It is (…)
Quote of the Day 2006-09-24
by jpreardon on September 24, 2006
“If, however, America could find some way to harness the energy in the smoke it blows up its own ass every day, we would never face an energy crisis. Wouldn’t that be the day?” – Jim Kunstler Clusterfuck Nation
Hybrid Taxis Arrive in NYC
by jpreardon on November 13, 2005
New York’s first hybrid taxis were put into service this week. The fleet of six hybrids will certainly need to be expanded to make a dent in the amount of pollution created by taxis in New York. Nevertheless, it is (…)
React to Higher Energy Prices with Conservation
by jpreardon on September 3, 2005
Dan Gillmor ponders whether recent gasoline price increases are price gouging or the marketplace: There’s also a lot of talk about price gouging. One of the people talking this way is California’s attorney general, who’s investigating. Well, there’s another way (…)
Density is Good, Now Let's Drive Home
by jpreardon on July 20, 2005
Editor’s note: This post was written back in July of 2005, then promptly forgotten about before being published. It was rediscovered in October of 2006, spellchecked and posted for your enjoyment. It seems logical that density is good and sprawl (…)