Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/ 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: Doc Barnett http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/comment-page-1/#comment-50260 Doc Barnett Fri, 16 May 2008 16:55:13 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/#comment-50260 My door pops open when I get T-boned by cars. So far the government hasn't banned the human body from the street because of its poor crash performance, but I think they've come close a few times. My door pops open when I get T-boned by cars. So far the government hasn’t banned the human body from the street because of its poor crash performance, but I think they’ve come close a few times.

]]> By: Spud Spudly http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/comment-page-1/#comment-50253 Spud Spudly Fri, 16 May 2008 16:09:25 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/#comment-50253 On the UWS I've seen a whole hell of a lot of those "Smart" Cars lately. Considering their price, cargo capacity, performance, non-spectacular mileage and the fact that the door will pop open when you get T-boned, I can't understand why. The best thing you can say about it is that it's easy to park. On the UWS I’ve seen a whole hell of a lot of those “Smart” Cars lately. Considering their price, cargo capacity, performance, non-spectacular mileage and the fact that the door will pop open when you get T-boned, I can’t understand why. The best thing you can say about it is that it’s easy to park.

]]> By: Chris http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/comment-page-1/#comment-50241 Chris Fri, 16 May 2008 15:29:49 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/#comment-50241 That OKC article got me excited, until I learned they're replacing that highway with a TEN-LANE one a few blocks south... in a RAIL RIGHT-OF-WAY. Great, we're opening up public spaces... to clog them with more exhaust-spewing traffic coming from a new high-capacity freeway. That OKC article got me excited, until I learned they’re replacing that highway with a TEN-LANE one a few blocks south… in a RAIL RIGHT-OF-WAY. Great, we’re opening up public spaces… to clog them with more exhaust-spewing traffic coming from a new high-capacity freeway.

]]> By: Mark Walker http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/comment-page-1/#comment-50225 Mark Walker Fri, 16 May 2008 14:25:48 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/#comment-50225 Bullet train planned in California. It would go from SF to LA in less than 2.5 hours at 220 miles per hour. Enviro permission granted, now the bond issue will go to the voters, completion in 2030: http://dvice.com/archives/2008/05/220mph_californ.php Bullet train planned in California. It would go from SF to LA in less than 2.5 hours at 220 miles per hour. Enviro permission granted, now the bond issue will go to the voters, completion in 2030:

http://dvice.com/archives/2008/05/220mph_californ.php

]]> By: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/comment-page-1/#comment-50220 Glenn Fri, 16 May 2008 13:59:14 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/#comment-50220 I can't wait for when they dismantle the FDR and put in a park/greenway similar to the west side. The traffic agent story is reason enough for taking parking enforcement out of the NYPD and making it a separate agency. I can’t wait for when they dismantle the FDR and put in a park/greenway similar to the west side.

The traffic agent story is reason enough for taking parking enforcement out of the NYPD and making it a separate agency.

]]> By: Rain Man http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/comment-page-1/#comment-50218 Rain Man Fri, 16 May 2008 13:55:36 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/#comment-50218 When in drought don't fret. Make it Bike to Work Day! When in drought don’t fret.
Make it Bike to Work Day!

]]> By: J. Mork http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/comment-page-1/#comment-50216 J. Mork Fri, 16 May 2008 13:51:44 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/#comment-50216 Gawd it must really suck being a parking enforcement officer. I often say thank you to them when I see them writing a ticket. Gawd it must really suck being a parking enforcement officer.
I often say thank you to them when I see them writing a ticket.

]]> By: Hilary http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/comment-page-1/#comment-50213 Hilary Fri, 16 May 2008 13:15:15 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/todays-headlines-405/#comment-50213 "Many big cities have long-term plans that call for eliminating some downtown highways or reducing their scale." The article cites a roster of cities realizing that their most scenic, waterfront highways are better used as tree-lined boulevards, if not parks. Why not New York, whose waterfront highways are halfway there? Why not restore them as true parkways rather than push them to accommodate relentlessly expanding commuter traffic and soon to add trucks? As you bike to work today, think how fast and far you could go on a limited access green route. “Many big cities have long-term plans that call for eliminating some downtown highways or reducing their scale.” The article cites a roster of cities realizing that their most scenic, waterfront highways are better used as tree-lined boulevards, if not parks. Why not New York, whose waterfront highways are halfway there? Why not restore them as true parkways rather than push them to accommodate relentlessly expanding commuter traffic and soon to add trucks? As you bike to work today, think how fast and far you could go on a limited access green route.

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