Streetsblog Capitol Hill stories from Brad Aaron
Brad has worked as a reporter, editor and publisher since 1994, and has written extensively on government, business, education, the environment, urban planning and transportation, among other topics. Brad began writing for Streetsblog in early 2007 and was named Deputy Editor in 2008. He lives in Inwood, at the northern tip of Manhattan.
2009
- Aug 21: Wanted: Streets Designed for All 0
- Aug 20: Back-to-School Season Brings Bike-to-School Bans 0
- Aug 19: Gauging a Transpo Bill’s Chances in the Senate 0
- Aug 18: Cyclonomics 0
- Aug 17: The Blame Game 0
- Jun 30: We Are the World 0
- Jun 26: If New Yorkers Don’t Value Transit, Who Will? 2
- Jun 25: Everywhere a Sign 0
- Apr 24: Is the Obama Administration Poised to Push Transit? 4
- Apr 21: New Video Series Tells the Story of Sprawl 0
- Apr 08: “Do as We Say, Not as We Do” = No Model for Sustainability 23
- Apr 07: Is “Cash for Clunkers” a Good Idea, Ever? 19
- Feb 25: Obama: America “Cannot Walk Away” From the Automobile 27
- Jan 21: Did Team Obama Gut Transit Funds From the Stimulus Package? 10
2008
- Dec 01: Tell the Highway Lobby About ‘09 Transpo Spending 1
- Nov 24: Streetfilms: A Streetside Chat With Jan Gehl 0
- Nov 19: Wiki Wednesday: Transit-Oriented Development 3
- Nov 18: Streetfilms: A New Vision for the Upper West Side 2
- Nov 17: GM’s Ransom Note to America 29
- Nov 14: John Liu Wants Federal Bailout for MTA, Calls Bridge Tolls a “Distraction” 10
- Nov 13: Tonight: See the Blueprint for a New Upper West Side 27
- Nov 12: Obama Wants Car Czar to Accompany Big Three Aid 7
- Nov 10: Pelosi, Reid and Emanuel Push for Carmaker Bailout 27
- Nov 07: Share Your National Vision With the President-Elect 8
- Nov 06: Bike-Hating Rep. Patrick McHenry Fends Off Challenger 4
- Nov 05: Sadik-Khan Said to Be Obama Cabinet Contender 16
- Nov 05: Eyes on the Street: Obama Takes Manhattan 4
- Nov 03: On Election Eve, Reading the Transpo Tea Leaves 2
- Oct 30: Transit Blamed for Suburban St. Louis Crime 17
- Oct 16: In New Report, RPA Reinforces Link Between Transit and Growth 10
- Oct 08: If the Candidates Were Trains… 9
- Oct 01: Gasoline Shortages Fuel Panic and Rage in the South 7
- Sep 26: Where They Stand: Obama and McCain on Transportation 5
- Sep 25: NGOs Work to Fill Transit-Oriented Development Void 2
- Sep 23: Cartoon Tuesday: “Drill Pickle” 0
- Sep 09: Cartoon Tuesday: Vote for Oil 0
- Sep 02: Going Back-to-School in the Age of the $4 Gallon 10
- Sep 02: Rail Advocate: Biden Ascension Wouldn’t Necessarily Help Amtrak 6
- Aug 29: How Do We Make Clean Transportation Part of the National Discussion? 22
- Aug 28: From Denver: Dems Discuss Funding Woes; Biden Says “Amtrak” 7
- Aug 26: Obama Builds Rail Cred With Biden Pick 10
- Aug 20: Leaving Cars Behind, Seniors Find Streets Inhospitable 6
- Aug 19: Cartoon Tuesday: No Pressure 0
- Aug 13: McCain Impressed by US Trains, So Long as They Don’t Stay in US 14
- Aug 12: Cartoon Tuesday: In Which We Blog About the Other Paris 5
- Aug 11: What Does Summer Streets Mean for Business? 21
- Jul 08: Cartoon Tuesday: It’s (Not) Funny Because It’s True 3
- Jul 07: T.A. Offers Reward for Park Slope “Post-Automobile Street” Designs 10
- Jul 02: Contented Streets: Why Copenhagen Is the World’s Happiest Capital 12
- Jun 26: Obama, Ethanol, and the “New Metropolitan Reality” 17
- Jun 24: Cartoon Tuesday: Blind Spots 2
- Jun 17: Cartoon Tuesday: Roadside Graffiti Edition 8
- Jun 13: Nets Look to Lure Fans With Free Gas 9
- Jun 10: Cartoon Tuesday: Adaptation 3
- Jun 10: America (Or 1,800 Miles of It) Through the Windshield 1
- May 30: New York Suffering From Bike Shortage 11
- May 28: Joe Lieberman: Did Someone Say “High Gas Prices”? 23
- May 22: Portland Elects Cyclist Mayor; Obama Draws 8,000 on Bikes 14
- May 20: Paragon, Patagonia Promote Pedaling, Pedestrianism 12
- May 15: Q Poll Finds Americans Opposed to Gas Tax “Holiday” 2
- May 14: Electeds Go to the Mat for Cheap Gas 7
- May 07: Clinton Camp May Rethink Gas Tax Strategy 13
- May 01: Obama Dismisses Gas Tax “Gimmick” 24
- Apr 30: Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton: Where Is the Leadership? 11
- Apr 29: Paul Steely White and Brian Lehrer Analyze DOT Plan 0
- Apr 29: Americans Turn to Prayer at the Pump 22
- Apr 23: “Crisis” Mode AAA Urges Panicked Drivers to Take Transit 36
- Apr 04: State Farm Looks to Engage Cycling Community 34
- Mar 28: Fidler Waxes on “Haves” and “Have-Nots” 22
- Mar 27: Obama Endorses Pricing as “Thoughtful and Innovative” 7
- Mar 26: Is CB 8 Angling to Get Rid of Bike Lanes on 91st Street? 9
- Feb 13: “My Other Car Is a Bright Green City” 6
- Jan 18: Resolved: More Driving for Teachers, Less for Everyone Else 15
- Jan 15: If Mayors Ran America … 7
- Jan 10: Times Square: Too Many People, or Just Too Many Cars? 14
2007
- Dec 18: Kheel Plan: Double the Congestion Charge & Make Transit Free 35
- Nov 21: Happy Thanksgiving 10
- Nov 07: Jan Gehl: Gridlocked Streets Are “Not a Law of Nature” 8
- Oct 22: Bogotá’s Peñalosa Talks Up Livable Streets, Sans Spandex 3
- Oct 17: Pricing Advocates Call for Impact Study and New Parking Policies 27
- Oct 16: Carrion Supports Congestion and Congestion Pricing 5
- Oct 09: City Approves Subsidized Yankee Stadium Parking 15
- Oct 01: “Vision Zero”: Not One More Traffic Death 7
- Sep 19: New York: A “Drivers’ Paradise” 35
- Sep 17: Judge in Vermont Upholds California Emissions Standards 7
- Sep 13: A Gehl Dispatch From Down Under 2
- Sep 12: A Streets Renaissance in Lower Manhattan 10
- Sep 12: DOT Launches Gehl Street Survey Project 12
- Aug 31: Climate Change: It’s What’s for Dinner 21
- Aug 17: Secretary Peters Says Bikes “Are Not Transportation” 56
- Jun 01: City Wants 20,000 New Parking Spaces in Hell’s Kitchen 26
- May 16: Livingstone: Businesses Led on Congestion Charge 1
- May 16: Days Numbered for City Parking Privileges? 3
- May 09: Biofuels, Bus Lanes and Beer 7
- Apr 24: What $13 Billion Looks Like 7
- Apr 23: Council Overrides Pedicab Veto 17
- Apr 09: City Pitches in for Yankee Stadium Parking 16
- Apr 04: Auto Worship Still a Sign of the Times 14
- Mar 28: An English Plan in New York 3
