Comments on: Pedestrian Safety Competition at the Jersey Shore http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/08/23/pedestrian-safety-competition-at-the-jersey-shore/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam Piontek http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/08/23/pedestrian-safety-competition-at-the-jersey-shore/comment-page-1/#comment-2067 Adam Piontek Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:17:00 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/08/23/pedestrian-safety-competition-at-the-jersey-shore/#comment-2067 Part of me sees that and thinks, "where are all the tall buildings? New York can never be like that. Not all places can be like New York, not all places can be like these little towns on the Jersey Shore, etc." But the reality is that all of these places need to start adopting some of the better aspects of each other in order to enhance walking, cycling & public transport and discourage driving. Whatever of these ideas can be adopted should, and we need to have a willingness to experiment, too. Thanks for the photos, may they spring a hundred new ideas for New York City. Part of me sees that and thinks, “where are all the tall buildings? New York can never be like that. Not all places can be like New York, not all places can be like these little towns on the Jersey Shore, etc.”

But the reality is that all of these places need to start adopting some of the better aspects of each other in order to enhance walking, cycling & public transport and discourage driving. Whatever of these ideas can be adopted should, and we need to have a willingness to experiment, too.

Thanks for the photos, may they spring a hundred new ideas for New York City.

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