Location: Let's talk about the Summer Streets program. Has it gone as good as you would have hoped?

Location: Let's talk about the Summer Streets program. Has it gone as good as you would have hoped?

The year 2007 may prove to be one of the most important years in the storied history of New York City's development. In a future timeline of urban advances, it might be printed in as big a font and as bold a type as 1811--when the grid system was adopted--or 1904--when the I.R.T. subway opened. The text adjacent to 2007 could say something like "the start of livable streets," or "the bike boom begins," or "congestion pricing kicks off." It may turn out that all of those descriptions may suit 2007. The real question is, in hindsight, will they?

Federal, state and city officials joined several civic organizations today to express support for a new four-acre waterfront park that would be built in the shadow of the United Nations and cost as much as $100 million, but the project faces considerable logistical and financial hurdles.

Fordham University will host a forum concerning the effectiveness of audible car alarms, urban auto security and the rising support for banning car alarms in New York City on Thursday, March 13, at 7:15 p.m. at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan.

The panel discussion coincides with the release of a report by Transportation Alternatives with new information about the ineffectiveness of car alarms and the significant costs they impose on New York City residents, businesses and visitors.

Tuesday, May 25, 2004, Noon to 12:30 PM
on the steps of City Hall

On Tuesday, May 25th, 2004 at noon, parents and children from across the city will join Transportation Alternatives to protest Speaker Miller's obstruction of Int. 115, the bill to ban all car alarm sirens from New York City streets.

Participants will march silently on the steps of City Hall, holding signs, wearing noise-blocking earmuffs and urging the City Council Speaker to hold a hearing on Int. 115.