Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City stories from August 2009

• Mon 31: Senator Dukakis? What Kennedy’s Loss Could Mean for Transport Policy 3
• Mon 31: What Transportation Data Should NYC Open Up? 6
• Mon 31: Eyes on the Street: A Safer, More Sociable Boulevard Takes Shape 11
• Mon 31: This Week in Livable Streets Events [Updated] 1
• Mon 31: Cyclist Injured in Collision on Jay Street This Morning 19
• Mon 31: Car Culture and Drunk Driving — They Go Together 12
• Mon 31: Today’s Headlines 9
• Fri 28: Legacy of Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming Advocates Continues 0
• Fri 28: The Manifold Value of Walkable Places 0
• Fri 28: Now That’s What I Call a Neckdown! 19
• Fri 28: The Weekly Carnage 6
• Fri 28: Another View of Yesterday’s Cab Crash 23
• Fri 28: The Importance of Making the Connection 12
• Fri 28: Today’s Headlines 7
• Thu 27: Eyes on the Street: How Did This Happen? 27
• Thu 27: Thompson, Avella Pledge to Dump Sadik-Khan If Elected 64
• Thu 27: Upper Manhattan Council Candidates Take a Pass on Livable Streets Survey 14
• Thu 27: In Defense of High-Speed Rail 4
• Thu 27: Today’s Headlines 6
• Wed 26: Highlights From TA’s District 25 Candidate Debate 6
• Wed 26: The Power of Transit-Oriented Development 7
• Wed 26: What’s Happening to the Manhattan Bridge Bike Path at Canal Street? 14
• Wed 26: DA Candidate Snyder Releases Traffic Safety Plan 5
• Wed 26: Of Froggy Dreams and Feral Houses 1
• Wed 26: Today’s Headlines 13
• Tue 25: Report: Cops Can Measure Traffic Violations, If They Try 11
• Tue 25: Electeds, Local Media Wage War on Staten Island Cyclists 26
• Tue 25: DA Candidate Cy Vance Outlines Traffic Safety Platform 1
• Tue 25: Bike Skirt Goes Car-Free in Birmingham 1
• Tue 25: Today’s Headlines 8
• Mon 24: Even Fox News Digs Summer Streets 7
• Mon 24: Sneak Preview: Tuesday Night’s District 25 Candidate Debate 5
• Mon 24: The Social Costs of Car-Free Living in Small Cities 28
• Mon 24: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
• Mon 24: Ben Fried on “The Brian Lehrer Show” Today [Updated] 3
• Mon 24: Today’s Headlines 20
• Fri 21: Gerson on Grand Street Safety: Never Mind the Facts 19
• Fri 21: Block Parties Bring Long-Term Neighborhood Benefits 5
• Fri 21: The Weekly Carnage 0
• Fri 21: Wanted: Streets Designed for All 2
• Fri 21: Lunch Break Fun: Gerson Leads Protest of “Dangerous” Grand St. Bike Lane 28
• Fri 21: Today’s Headlines 2
• Thu 20: Jay Leno Plays Vehicular Manslaughter for Laughs 11
• Thu 20: Eyes on the Street: Try a Bixi Bike on for Size at Union Square 32
• Thu 20: Find Out Where They Stand: 73 Candidates Reply to TA Transpo Survey 11
• Thu 20: As “Cash for Clunkers” Sputters, a Privately Funded Spinoff Picks Up 0
• Thu 20: Back-to-School Season Brings Bike-to-School Bans 13
• Thu 20: Today’s Headlines 17
• Wed 19: District 39 Candidates: Where Do They Stand on Livable Streets? 24
• Wed 19: Carper: Climate Bill Must Focus on Transport, Not Just Power Plants 0
• Wed 19: When Dodging Death Becomes a Fact of Life 38
• Wed 19: Gauging a Transpo Bill’s Chances in the Senate 1
• Wed 19: Today’s Headlines 9
• Tue 18: Poll Watch: “The More Bikes the Better” 13
• Tue 18: Victims Arrested, Assailants Walk Free: Dark Days for Traffic Justice 6
• Tue 18: District 1 Council Candidates: Safer Streets? Less Traffic? No Thanks. 9
• Tue 18: Transit Cuts Report Underscores Cities’ Congressional Influence 3
• Tue 18: Time-Polluting Daily News Honcho Goes Public 17
• Tue 18: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
• Tue 18: Cyclonomics 2
• Tue 18: Today’s Headlines 10
• Mon 17: Road Rage Victim’s Reputation Smeared Until Proven Innocent 8
• Mon 17: Tuesday: City Council Candidates for District 39 Debate Livable Streets 10
• Mon 17: In Memoriam: James Langergaard 67
• Mon 17: The Blame Game 1
• Mon 17: Today’s Headlines 16
• Fri 14: First Look: New CityRack Has Arrived 10
• Fri 14: Web Apps for Transpo Planning: Share Your Insights 2
• Fri 14: DA Candidate Aborn Unveils Transportation Safety Plank 4
• Fri 14: It’s Official: Bicycle Access Bill Signed Into Law 18
• Fri 14: The Weekly Carnage 21
• Fri 14: Remembering How the Roads Got Paved 2
• Fri 14: Today’s Headlines 15
• Thu 13: Cory Booker Joins Fledging Bike Collective for a Ride Around Newark 3
• Thu 13: On Big Day for Bike-Share, Boston Mayor Envisions World Class Cycling City 8
• Thu 13: NYPD Arrests Pedestrian After Near-Death Brush With Raging Motorist 46
• Thu 13: It Actually Makes a Difference Where a Train Station Is Built 21
• Thu 13: Today’s Headlines 11
• Wed 12: Bill Thompson, Business Owners Decry Phantom Bike Lane 26
• Wed 12: Transport Construction Industry Mobilizes for Oberstar’s Bill 1
• Wed 12: Bus Tracking Sabotage: NYPD Clogs 34th Street Lane After Displays Go Live 17
• Wed 12: The Gas Needle and the Damage Done 3
• Wed 12: “No More Cars” vs. “Not More Cars” 16
• Wed 12: Today’s Headlines 11
• Tue 11: DOT: Sands Street Bike Path Not Quite Finished 4
• Tue 11: From Twitter to the Real World 3
• Tue 11: Real-Time Bus Tracking Pilot Is Live on 34th Street [Updated] 17
• Tue 11: Pablo Pasaras, Father of Three, Latest Victim of NYPD High-Speed Pursuit 1
• Tue 11: Connecting Residential Density and Fuel Consumption 3
• Tue 11: Today’s Headlines 16
• Mon 10: What If Everyone Drove to Work? 35
• Mon 10: The Sands Street Shuffle 14
• Mon 10: Streetfilms: NYC Summer Streets 2009 1
• Mon 10: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
• Mon 10: So Much Parking It Hurts 2
• Mon 10: Today’s Headlines 4
• Fri 7: Your Livable Streets Weekend: From Sands Street to Summer Streets 7
• Fri 7: Share Your Outreach Strategies 4
• Fri 7: Today: Celebrate a Livable Streets Milestone With TA 4
• Fri 7: The Weekly Carnage 2
• Fri 7: “You Would Just Love to Lob Something at Their Heads” 35
• Fri 7: Today’s Headlines 6
• Thu 6: Update From NC: Shooting a Cyclist in the Head Is Not Attempted Murder 33
• Thu 6: Audit Finds U.S. DOT Transit Record-Keeping “Unreliable,” “Inaccurate” 3
• Thu 6: PBS NewsHour Takes on Alabama’s “Zombie Highway” Tonight 2
• Thu 6: BYO Bike Lanes Coming Soon 15
• Thu 6: Getting a Fair Share of the Road 0
• Thu 6: Eyes on the Street: NYPD Meets Bx12 Riders Halfway 7
• Thu 6: Today’s Headlines 7
• Wed 5: Council Candidate’s Congestion Solution: Rush Hour Bike Bans 29
• Wed 5: Portland’s Transport Research Guru Headed to Obama Administration 1
• Wed 5: Stringer: Bus Lane Blocking Rampant, NYPD Nowhere to Be Found 12
• Wed 5: Use Your Body and Your Brain Will Thank You 4
• Wed 5: Following “Cash for Clunkers” With “Riches for Rail” 3
• Wed 5: Today’s Headlines 2
• Tue 4: DA Candidate Aborn: Traffic Deaths Not Just “Accidents” 10
• Tue 4: How to Judge “Cash for Clunkers” 7
• Tue 4: 1.2 Million Traffic Summonses Is Nothing to Be Proud Of 5
• Tue 4: Bloomberg Tests Free-Transit Waters 19
• Tue 4: “Spatial Mismatch” and Why Density Alone Isn’t Enough 16
• Tue 4: Sadik-Khan and Special Guest Invite You to Summer Streets 2
• Tue 4: Today’s Headlines 19
• Mon 3: Bloomberg 2009 Unveils a Transit Platform, But No Way to Pay for It 9
• Mon 3: Separating Myth From Fact on “Cash for Clunkers” 12
• Mon 3: Zipcar Takes the Anti-Urban Route 30
• Mon 3: Meet the Network: UrbanReviewSTL 1
• Mon 3: More Bike Parking News From City Council: 20,000 New Spaces on the Way 26
• Mon 3: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
• Mon 3: Today’s Headlines 15