Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/todays-headlines-395/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:48:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Mark Walker http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/todays-headlines-395/comment-page-1/#comment-49561 Mark Walker Fri, 02 May 2008 19:58:47 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/todays-headlines-395/#comment-49561 In Business Week, May 12 issue, can't find link: "The Dutch Cycling Federation is calling for carmakers to install air bags on vehicle hoods to protect cyclists. The group says external air bags would prevent 60 deaths -- and 1500 serious injuries -- yearly in the Netherlands..." In Business Week, May 12 issue, can't find link: "The Dutch Cycling Federation is calling for carmakers to install air bags on vehicle hoods to protect cyclists. The group says external air bags would prevent 60 deaths -- and 1500 serious injuries -- yearly in the Netherlands..."

]]> By: Charles Siegel http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/todays-headlines-395/comment-page-1/#comment-49559 Charles Siegel Fri, 02 May 2008 19:35:30 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/todays-headlines-395/#comment-49559 For news about the NYU projects, the correct link is http://thevillager.com/villager_261/nyuzeros.html (Your blog includes the period at the end of the sentence in the link, messing it up.) For news about the NYU projects, the correct link is http://thevillager.com/villager_261/nyuzeros.html (Your blog includes the period at the end of the sentence in the link, messing it up.)

]]> By: Charles Siegel http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/todays-headlines-395/comment-page-1/#comment-49558 Charles Siegel Fri, 02 May 2008 19:32:57 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/todays-headlines-395/#comment-49558 Please cover NYU's plans to add more housing to its high-rise projects south of Washington Square, at least under Today's Headlines. See http://thevillager.com/villager_261/nyuzeros.html. NYU is doing exactly the wrong things, but I know one activist who is trying to get them to knit these projects into their surroundings to make the neighborhood more pedestrian friendly. (If you want me to connect you with him, email me at siegel[at]preservenet.com.) Please cover NYU's plans to add more housing to its high-rise projects south of Washington Square, at least under Today's Headlines. See http://thevillager.com/villager_261/nyuzeros.html. NYU is doing exactly the wrong things, but I know one activist who is trying to get them to knit these projects into their surroundings to make the neighborhood more pedestrian friendly. (If you want me to connect you with him, email me at siegel[at]preservenet.com.)

]]> By: Damien Newton http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/todays-headlines-395/comment-page-1/#comment-49504 Damien Newton Fri, 02 May 2008 14:31:14 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/todays-headlines-395/#comment-49504 It's not just Rutten. There are a lot of anti-congestion pricing people out here, including the head of one of the two largest transit groups. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out in LA. Part of the problem is LACMTA (Metro) doesn't seem to get how to roll projects like congestion pricing out and how to build coalitions. They seem to prefer being sitting ducks. It's not just Rutten. There are a lot of anti-congestion pricing people out here, including the head of one of the two largest transit groups. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out in LA.

Part of the problem is LACMTA (Metro) doesn't seem to get how to roll projects like congestion pricing out and how to build coalitions. They seem to prefer being sitting ducks.

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