... policies affect literally everyone who moves from place to place in the country, but often they are under-discussed and over-simplified by the mainstream media. To help broaden the debate, Streetsblog Capitol Hill is kicking off a new Q&A series called "The Four Questions." Robert Puentes, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program. ...

... 39;s proposal on congestion pricing. But when it comes to over development, we're all on the same page-as the following commentary from Dr. Ronald Schiffman on the TA web site, Streetsblog, underscores: "When Michael Bloomberg was first elected eight years ago, I and many others thought such a wealthy mayor might assert his independence from developers who choose to serve their own self- ...

Leandra’s Law–the Times reports there were 37,695 convicted of drunken driving in NYC last year. A law that would saddle a group of the highest-risk NY motorists of this size, each year, with the stigma and significant (if not insurmountable … Read more of this article click here –> wine - Bing News

Speaking of parking, Streetsblog takes a look at the sometimes surprisingly high parking-to-home ratio of recent residential developments, given the city's continued trumpeting of its "transit first" policy. Developers cite marketability to condo buyers, but they also in turn point the finger at national banks that look for one to one parking ratios, and who aren't really down ...

... Dems. Poke Holes in GOP's Climate Boycott (DC Streetsblog) NY, SF, Weigh in On Christopher Thompson Trial (NYC Streetsblog, SF Streetsblog) Tom Vanderbilt: Jaywalking Bans Won't Make Pedestrians Safer (Slate) ... Facing Two Counts of DUI after Driving Wrong Way, Crashing into Cyclist (Daily News) More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Streetsblog ( provides a link to yesterday's decision by Judge Busch: Judge Busch is allowing only 10 of the 22 projects the city proposed implementing between now ... away street parking or traffic lanes to make bike lanes. The bike zealots are already grumbling about the decision on Streetsblog. From a brave anonymous commenter: "Rob Anderson and already have blood on their hands, what&# ...