Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/ 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: Angus Grieve-Smith http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/comment-page-1/#comment-50751 Angus Grieve-Smith Fri, 23 May 2008 02:00:45 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/#comment-50751 At one point there was a move to build a flyover from the Brooklyn Bridge bike path to Cadman Plaza, so that cyclists could avoid the stairs and the Tillary Street mess. Now that I think about it, it's probably a lot cheaper to clean up Tillary Street, but at the time, we weren't even thinking along those lines. Here are some interesting headlines, in case Ben doesn't have them on his list for tomorrow: http://eater.com/archives/2008/05/the_temporary_s.php?o=4 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/mta-might-bring-back-double-decker-buses/ http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/05/a_good_day_for.php At one point there was a move to build a flyover from the Brooklyn Bridge bike path to Cadman Plaza, so that cyclists could avoid the stairs and the Tillary Street mess. Now that I think about it, it’s probably a lot cheaper to clean up Tillary Street, but at the time, we weren’t even thinking along those lines.

Here are some interesting headlines, in case Ben doesn’t have them on his list for tomorrow:

http://eater.com/archives/2008/05/the_temporary_s.php?o=4
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/mta-might-bring-back-double-decker-buses/
http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/05/a_good_day_for.php

]]> By: Josh http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/comment-page-1/#comment-50707 Josh Thu, 22 May 2008 15:59:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/#comment-50707 Better signage is good. I've had a hard time finding the way up to the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian path before. Better signage is good. I’ve had a hard time finding the way up to the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian path before.

]]> By: jake http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/comment-page-1/#comment-50706 jake Thu, 22 May 2008 15:47:11 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/#comment-50706 doesn't alternate side parking discourage car use and curb side parking? sounds contradictory to the city's policy to decrease congestion and discourage auto traffic. doesn’t alternate side parking discourage car use and curb side parking? sounds contradictory to the city’s policy to decrease congestion and discourage auto traffic.

]]> By: Mark Walker http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/comment-page-1/#comment-50692 Mark Walker Thu, 22 May 2008 14:45:31 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/#comment-50692 Oil at $135.... I hope Schumer succeeds in wrestling Moynihan Station away from Shelly.... Meanwhile, some comic relief from AP via the <a href="http://carfreeusa.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Carfree USA</a> blog: Two guys get into a fight over a parking space. One is afraid the other will hit him with a pair of bolt cutters. The other thinks he sees a hand on a holstered pistol. AP takes up the story: "Both men drew Tasers. "'They shot each other,' Police Sgt. Pat Wyton told the Camera newspaper. 'It was just kind of a bonehead deal'." Oil at $135…. I hope Schumer succeeds in wrestling Moynihan Station away from Shelly…. Meanwhile, some comic relief from AP via the Carfree USA blog:

Two guys get into a fight over a parking space. One is afraid the other will hit him with a pair of bolt cutters. The other thinks he sees a hand on a holstered pistol. AP takes up the story:

“Both men drew Tasers.

“‘They shot each other,’ Police Sgt. Pat Wyton told the Camera newspaper. ‘It was just kind of a bonehead deal’.”

]]> By: Competitive primaries http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/comment-page-1/#comment-50685 Competitive primaries Thu, 22 May 2008 13:59:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/#comment-50685 We had a nice meeting with Paul Newell last night. He definitely has a convincing case to downtown voters against Silver and a good strategy to win. Most Assembly districts are swung by only a few thousand votes in a primary. They are registering lots of new voters His main needs right now are <a href="http://www.newellnyc.org/subscribe.html" rel="nofollow">volunteers</a> to collect signatures (starting June 3rd I believe) and <a href="http://www.newellnyc.org/donate.html" rel="nofollow">money</a> to fight to make those signatures stick in a court challenge to get on the ballot. If he wins on Sept 9th - Albany will definitely take a change in the right direction. We had a nice meeting with Paul Newell last night. He definitely has a convincing case to downtown voters against Silver and a good strategy to win. Most Assembly districts are swung by only a few thousand votes in a primary. They are registering lots of new voters

His main needs right now are volunteers to collect signatures (starting June 3rd I believe) and money to fight to make those signatures stick in a court challenge to get on the ballot.

If he wins on Sept 9th – Albany will definitely take a change in the right direction.

]]> By: J. Mork http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/comment-page-1/#comment-50682 J. Mork Thu, 22 May 2008 13:37:28 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/22/todays-headlines-409/#comment-50682 Found pics of the BB signs here: http://flickr.com/photos/dumbonyc/ Found pics of the BB signs here:

http://flickr.com/photos/dumbonyc/

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