Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City stories from March 2009

• Tue 31: Cartoon Doomsday, Part 2 1
• Tue 31: Eighth Grade Urban Ecologists Envision Superior Streets 2
• Tue 31: NYC Stim Projects Help Fund Big Bike-Ped Improvements 18
• Tue 31: Three Men in a Room Spike Bridge Tolls 13
• Tue 31: Maureen McCormick: On the Cutting Edge of Traffic Justice 11
• Tue 31: Does Density Help Communities Weather Recession? 2
• Tue 31: Today’s Headlines 3
• Mon 30: Action Alert: Hearing Tomorrow on Bike Parking Zoning Amendment 0
• Mon 30: Back to the Grid, Part 2: John Norquist on Reclaiming American Cities 2
• Mon 30: Streetfilms: Taking a Ride on Bx12 Select Bus Service 0
• Mon 30: State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery Sides With Fare Hike Four 20
• Mon 30: No Charges for Taxi Driver Who Plowed Into UWS Restaurant, Injuring Seven 5
• Mon 30: Safe Routes to Schools Need Funding in Pennsylvania 3
• Mon 30: Today’s Headlines 9
• Fri 27: The World’s Best Music Videos Featuring Bicycles 28
• Fri 27: Livable Streets Foe Unmasked as Mini-Madoff 7
• Fri 27: New York Post Organizing MTA Rescue Bus Trip to Albany 5
• Fri 27: Dangerous Drivers Declare Themselves Above the Law 14
• Fri 27: The Day After 22
• Fri 27: Asked for His MetroCard, Diaz Goes Berserk 11
• Fri 27: Whither the MTA: Beyond the Failed Stopgap 14
• Fri 27: Passenger Rail Isn’t Just for “Rail Buffs” 10
• Fri 27: Today’s Headlines 10
• Thu 26: Tonight: Meet the Godfather of Schluffing/Dorklocross 0
• Thu 26: Back to the Grid: John Norquist on How to Fix National Transpo Policy 17
• Thu 26: Putting Facebook to Work for Transit Rescue 7
• Thu 26: Introducing Livable Streets Education 0
• Thu 26: Council Bill Would Raise Fine for Unattended Idling Vehicles 8
• Thu 26: As Transit Is Gutted in Orange County, Freeways Set to Expand 2
• Thu 26: Today’s Headlines 16
• Wed 25: Wiki Wednesday: CityRack ‘Em Up 3
• Wed 25: With No Plan for Transit, the Next Fare Hike Is Just Around the Bend 16
• Wed 25: SeeClickFix: Is “Little Brother” the Next Big Thing? 6
• Wed 25: Petition: Tell DOT to Reverse the Curse on Brooklyn Speedways 12
• Wed 25: Victory for the Fare Hike Four: Transit Riders Will Pay More for Less 16
• Wed 25: Can the World Handle the World’s Cheapest Car? 6
• Wed 25: MTA Doomsday Hotline: How to Reach Your State Senator 4
• Wed 25: Today’s Headlines 17
• Tue 24: Cartoon Doomsday 2
• Tue 24: Cycling News Photographer Catches Drivers in the Act 15
• Tue 24: Doomsday Open Thread: What’s Your Plan? 32
• Tue 24: AARP Joins Campaign to Reform National Transpo Policy 7
• Tue 24: It’s No Accident 15
• Tue 24: Today’s Headlines 28
• Mon 23: Where Does the Working Families Party Stand on MTA Rescue? 5
• Mon 23: Doomsday News: MTA Votes, Paterson Plays Chicken, Monserrate Indicted 8
• Mon 23: N.Y. Drivers’ Unexpected Ally: The New York Times Metro Desk 11
• Mon 23: Live: Follow the MTA Finance Committee’s Fare Hike Meeting 1
• Mon 23: Dear State Senators, Don’t Let MTA Rescue Come to This 0
• Mon 23: Streetfilms: BRT and Bikes on LA’s Orange Line 10
• Mon 23: Transit-Oriented Development: Beyond the Big City 2
• Mon 23: Today’s Headlines 16
• Fri 20: Union Street Becomes a “Secret Garden” 6
• Fri 20: Livable Streets Community News: Mapping Hotspots, Getting Results 1
• Fri 20: Bloomberg Says Bikes Don’t Belong on the Subway 70
• Fri 20: Huge Coalition Lines Up Behind Ravitch’s MTA Rescue Plan 29
• Fri 20: Streetfilms: Straphangers Tell Albany to Save Transit 4
• Fri 20: Get Involved With the Livable Streets Initiative in NYC 0
• Fri 20: Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back 5
• Fri 20: Today’s Headlines 6
• Thu 19: Poll Watch: Paterson Getting No Respect for MTA Rescue Efforts 11
• Thu 19: U.S. DOT: We’re Looking to Build Communities 2
• Thu 19: Upper Manhattan Pols Share a Common (Windshield) Perspective 4
• Thu 19: Doomsday Transit Cuts, District by District 0
• Thu 19: Schluffing or Dorklocross? 50
• Thu 19: DOT and HUD Team Up for TOD 3
• Thu 19: Today’s Headlines 6
• Wed 18: Wiki Wednesday: Funding Green Transportation With CLEAN TEA 2
• Wed 18: The Four Stooges 11
• Wed 18: NYPD Can’t Answer Questions About Traffic Crime 7
• Wed 18: Streetfilms: Tap Foot, Lights Blink, Cross Street 15
• Wed 18: LaHood Talks Up Cities and Transit 1
• Wed 18: Fare Hike Four Looking Out for Number One 4
• Wed 18: Today’s Headlines 14
• Tue 17: The State Senate’s MTA Financing Plan Doesn’t Add Up 5
• Tue 17: Cartoon Tuesday: Tales From the Dark Side (of the Road) 5
• Tue 17: Caption Contest: Re-name This Foursome 46
• Tue 17: Locking Up Is Hard to Do 20
• Tue 17: Stim-Funded Highways to Nowhere 1
• Tue 17: Today’s Headlines 12
• Mon 16: Kruger: MTA Funding Plan Will Be “So Outside the Box.” 27
• Mon 16: Streetfilms in San Francisco: Making a Better Market Street 2
• Mon 16: Talking Traffic Justice With Leslie Crocker Snyder 17
• Mon 16: Traffic: Serious as a Heart Attack 1
• Mon 16: Today’s Headlines 5
• Fri 13: Do You Schluff Enough? 26
• Fri 13: Livable Streets Community News: Accessible Grocery Stores & More 4
• Fri 13: TA Urges DOT to Expand Safe Streets for Seniors 7
• Fri 13: Transit Riders to Diaz: Not In Our Name 6
• Fri 13: Event Reminders: Mapes Tonight, Albany Next Wednesday 0
• Fri 13: A Potential Stimulus Horror Story from Franklin, Wisconsin 9
• Fri 13: Today’s Headlines 11
• Thu 12: National Complete Streets Bill Back in Play 3
• Thu 12: Friday: Bike Talk With Jeff Mapes 1
• Thu 12: Morgenthau: Negligent Crane Riggers, Beware. Negligent Drivers, Carry On. 14
• Thu 12: Blame Game Continues: Smith Swipes at MTA, Monserrate Goes Anti-Toll 10
• Thu 12: Is Equal Justice for Bicyclists on the Horizon? 2
• Thu 12: We’re Hiring: Cover the Capitol for Streetsblog 4
• Thu 12: Bronx Transit Riders to Rally Today at Diaz Sr.’s Office 11
• Thu 12: MTA Funding and Bike-Ped Relations on Brian Lehrer 4
• Thu 12: Today’s Headlines 7
• Wed 11: Wiki Wednesday: Zürich, Where Transit Gets Priority on the Street 5
• Wed 11: LaHood to Bike Advocates: U.S. DOT Will Be Your “Full Partner” 6
• Wed 11: Gene Russianoff on What’s Next for MTA Rescue 2
• Wed 11: Support the MTA Rescue: Be Your Own Lobbyist 1
• Wed 11: Smarter Stimulus Spending 2
• Wed 11: Today’s Headlines 15
• Tue 10: Cartoon Tuesday: Triple Parking 2
• Tue 10: Event Friday: In Pursuit of a Streets Revolution 7
• Tue 10: Streetfilms: Take a Ride on the Seattle Streetcar 15
• Tue 10: Beyond Ravitch: Still Time for a Bolder Plan 25
• Tue 10: The True Cost of Moving to Cheaper Suburban Housing 1
• Tue 10: Today’s Headlines 7
• Mon 9: Victims’ Families to Morgenthau: Prosecute Driver for Deadly Negligence 4
• Mon 9: Weiner Says New York Drivers Should Be Exempt From Tolls 19
• Mon 9: Brooklyn Greenway Needs Your Clicks 1
• Mon 9: Rebuilding Roads with “Practical Design” 4
• Mon 9: Streetfilms: Signing On to Save Transit 1
• Mon 9: For Cyclists, It’s a PR War Out There 46
• Mon 9: Today’s Headlines 15
• Fri 6: Monday: Rally for Traffic Justice at Manhattan DA’s Office 2
• Fri 6: MTA Rescue Alert: Tell Electeds What You Oppose 11
• Fri 6: Bike-Friendly Zoning Advances to City Council. Bike Access Bill Next? 3
• Fri 6: Campaign Enlists Comedians to Curb Reckless Teen Driving 2
• Fri 6: Bus Riders Testify About the Necessity of Transit 2
• Fri 6: Streetfilms: Biking and Block Partying in LA 2
• Fri 6: A Proposal: Stimulus for Passenger Rail in Montana 12
• Fri 6: Today’s Headlines 6
• Thu 5: Kruger, Espada, and Diaz Leave MTA Rescue on Life Support 26
• Thu 5: Reminder: Tonight’s the Next American City Spring Party 0
• Thu 5: Boston Gets Serious About Bike-Share 6
• Thu 5: Lew Fidler Threatens to Thwart Bridge Tolls 22
• Thu 5: Eyes on the Street: A Monster on Court 32
• Thu 5: Impromptu Shared Space Calms Soho Intersection 6
• Thu 5: Transit Funding Solutions, Parisian Edition 5
• Thu 5: Today’s Headlines 4
• Wed 4: Wiki Wednesday: The Transformation of Trafalgar Square 2
• Wed 4: One More Reason to Tear Down the Sheridan Expressway 8
• Wed 4: Espaillat to Westchester: My District Is Your Doormat 8
• Wed 4: Times Praises Bloomberg’s Broadway Plan 2
• Wed 4: Streetfilms: Seattle’s Bus Chick on the Rewards of the Riding Life 13
• Wed 4: Just Words, Mr. President? 4
• Wed 4: Today’s Headlines 6
• Tue 3: Hello MTA Bailout, So Long Truck Tsunami? 14
• Tue 3: Paterson’s MTA Rescue Bill Now Online 1
• Tue 3: How Would MTA Control Affect Bridge Bike-Ped Access? 11
• Tue 3: A Park Circle Where Walkers Feel Welcome 14
• Tue 3: Public Spaces, Now More Than Ever 4
• Tue 3: Snowstorm Aftermath Open Thread 15
• Tue 3: Today’s Headlines 10
• Mon 2: Next American City Invites You to Their Spring Party, Thursday 6
• Mon 2: Shelly’s Toll Plan: Promise Beyond the Headlines 17
• Mon 2: Two Staten Island Pedestrians Killed in Four Days; One Driver Charged 4
• Mon 2: DIY Bike Route 17
• Mon 2: Declining Traffic: How Will It Affect U.S. Transportation? 19
• Mon 2: Today’s Headlines 9
• Sun 1: Rally at DA’s Office Postponed 0