Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City stories from September 2009

• Wed 30: Senate Climate Bill Released With Much Fanfare, Little Focus on Transport 0
• Wed 30: We’re Walking Here: Seeking Students to Promote Healthy Transportation 0
• Wed 30: The Assumption of Inconvenience 32
• Wed 30: LaHood’s Distracted Driving Summit: Follow It Live 1
• Wed 30: Tonight: UWS, UES Community Boards Talk Bikes [Updated] 0
• Wed 30: Copenhagen Cycle Ambassador Says Bikes Are Hot 15
• Wed 30: Today’s Headlines 12
• Tue 29: Eyes on the Street: AAA Approved Roadside Dining 0
• Tue 29: Streetfilms News: Podcasts, YouTube, Twitter and “Streetfilms Shorties” 6
• Tue 29: What’s Your Brooklyn Bridge Ideal? 43
• Tue 29: New Report: Feds Subsidizing Parking Six Times as Much as Transit 8
• Tue 29: This Week in Livable Streets Events 3
• Tue 29: Are Two-Way Streets the Way of the Future? 16
• Tue 29: Today’s Headlines 5
• Mon 28: On Tuesday Your Vote is Really Going to Count 3
• Fri 25: Give Espada and Monserrate the “Oil Slick” Award 2
• Fri 25: Can State DOTs Be Trained to Kick the Sprawl Habit? 2
• Fri 25: AAA Plunges Dagger in the Heart of the New Times Square 28
• Fri 25: Calling All Photographers 1
• Fri 25: The Weekly Carnage 3
• Fri 25: Streetfilms: The Sands Street Bike Path, a New Kind of Bridge Approach 10
• Fri 25: A Legal Victory Against Road Expansion in Wisconsin 0
• Fri 25: Today’s Headlines 17
• Thu 24: LaHood Praises NYC But Shrugs at Transport Reform to Empower Cities 3
• Thu 24: Safe Routes to School: A Targeted Approach to Our Built Environment Woes 1
• Thu 24: NYPD Priorities in Action: Keep Traffic Moving, Pedestrians Be Damned 16
• Thu 24: Packed House Applauds Bicycle Diarist Byrne and Friends 9
• Thu 24: The Importance of Mobility for the World’s Women 3
• Thu 24: Deja Vu: Congress Could Put Off Deal on Transport Bill Until Next Month 0
• Thu 24: Today’s Headlines 7
• Wed 23: Instant Justice on the Streets of Sacramento 13
• Wed 23: Jury Reaches Guilty Verdict in Rare Murder Trial of Sober Driver 31
• Wed 23: House Voting Today on Transport Law Extension — Or Not? 0
• Wed 23: The Case for Open MTA Data: Transparency, Savings, and Easier Riding 17
• Wed 23: In Denver, They Get It: Bikes Are Good for Business 3
• Wed 23: Today’s Headlines 1
• Tue 22: Cartoon Tuesday: Captain Car-Free 22
• Tue 22: Report: 10 Percent Transit Growth Would Help Meet House Climate Target 0
• Tue 22: Bill Thompson Was for Bike Lanes Before He Was Against Them 35
• Tue 22: Oberstar’s 3-Month Transport Bill Extension Heading to House Floor 1
• Tue 22: Wanted: Your Eyes on Your Streets 0
• Tue 22: Today’s Headlines 9
• Mon 21: Streetfilms: Park(ing) Day Double Feature 4
• Mon 21: How Do You Handle Dangerous-Driving Cabbies? 16
• Mon 21: Did Bill Thompson Get a Copy of Today’s Fake Post? [Updated] 0
• Mon 21: “Unsuspecting Drivers” Caught Zooming Past Staten Island School 10
• Mon 21: Bloomberg and Dems Blast Congressional Plan to Let Guns on Amtrak 14
• Mon 21: The Cost of Lowballing Light Rail Ridership Projections 7
• Mon 21: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
• Mon 21: Today’s Headlines 6
• Fri 18: Picture Perfect Park(ing) Day 0
• Fri 18: Bill Thompson: I’ll Rip Out Bike Lanes and “Review” Safer Streets 42
• Fri 18: Profile Page Enhancements; Bike Rack Hunt Tomorrow! 0
• Fri 18: The Weekly Carnage 7
• Fri 18: Latest Kent Avenue Bike Lane Complaint: Truck Traffic 26
• Fri 18: Planning and Density: Who’s Forcing Whom? 2
• Fri 18: Today’s Headlines 8
• Thu 17: Park(ing) Day: Tomorrow, Reclaim the Curb 0
• Thu 17: Oberstar to Back 3-Month Delay in Transport Bill As Soon As Next Week 0
• Thu 17: Council Targets Roaming Tour Buses, Old School Buses 0
• Thu 17: Do Highway Users Pay for the Highway System? Not Even Close. 29
• Thu 17: Cy Vance Wasn’t the Only Winner in the Race for Manhattan DA 2
• Thu 17: Blaming Cyclists for Dangerous Roads: It Goes Way Back 6
• Thu 17: Today’s Headlines 12
• Wed 16: A Bike-to-School Bright Spot in NYC 0
• Wed 16: Tonight: Support Brooklyn Greenway and Safe Cycling at Kent Ave Meeting 5
• Wed 16: Klobuchar & Webb: Dems’ Unlikely Opponents of Bike-Ped Investment 4
• Wed 16: Voters Reject Incumbents in Low Turnout Primary 9
• Wed 16: Football Fans Flock to New Meadowlands Rail Link 0
• Wed 16: New Investigation Finds 2,100 Transport Lobbyists Working the System 0
• Wed 16: In Dallas, You Don’t Get What You Don’t Pay For 4
• Wed 16: Today’s Non-Primary Headlines 1
• Wed 16: Today’s Headlines — NYC Primaries Edition 6
• Tue 15: Election Predictions and Returns: Discuss! 11
• Tue 15: Planetizen Unveils Its Top 100 Urban Thinkers 7
• Tue 15: Wednesday: Livable Streets Team at “No Impact Man” Screening 1
• Tue 15: Team Amsterdam Victorious in Bike Slam Design Battle 6
• Tue 15: Fighting for the Right to Bike to School 23
• Tue 15: Oberstar Stands Firm on Transportation Bill, Gets Industry Backup 0
• Tue 15: Living Up to the Nation’s Transit Potential 0
• Tue 15: Election Open Thread: How Was Your Trip to the Polls? 20
• Tue 15: Today’s Headlines 8
• Mon 14: Can Livable Streets Activism Revive the Public Advocate’s Office? 3
• Mon 14: New Yorkers: Tomorrow Your Vote Really Counts! 17
• Mon 14: Manhattan’s Next Top Prosecutor: This Is It 3
• Mon 14: The Comptroller Race: Who Will Stand Up for Transit? 8
• Mon 14: This Week in Livable Streets Events 3
• Mon 14: Highways and Rapid Transit: Should They Go Together? 3
• Mon 14: Today’s Headlines 9
• Fri 11: What Happens When Mom and Pop Shops Depend on Cars? 12
• Fri 11: Want More Bike Racks? Join the Hunt! 1
• Fri 11: The Pedestrian Crush: It Doesn’t Have to Be Like This 24
• Fri 11: Which Bike Planning Team Will Reign Supreme? 2
• Fri 11: The Weekly Carnage 0
• Fri 11: Wanted: Public Space Expert to Help Implement Next Gen NYC Streets 4
• Fri 11: “Summer Streets” Aren’t Enough 1
• Fri 11: Today’s Headlines 17
• Thu 10: Chicago Police Say It Loud: Bikes Belong 9
• Thu 10: The Race for District 26: Who Will Stem the Traffic Tide? 1
• Thu 10: How Much Would Most People Pay For a Shorter Commute? 3
• Thu 10: Eyes on the Street: Bike Crash in Inwood 17
• Thu 10: Building Codes to Deal With Abandoned Big Boxes 2
• Thu 10: Today’s Headlines 7
• Wed 9: What Should We Learn From Moses and Jacobs? 13
• Wed 9: Turn Out Tonight to Support Livable Streets With Staying Power 2
• Wed 9: Council District 20: Who Will Replace the Mercurial John Liu? 6
• Wed 9: SF Police Chief Talks Traffic Safety With Streetsblog. NYPD? Silent. 1
• Wed 9: When Parking Spaces Are More Important Than Homes 4
• Wed 9: Today’s Headlines 14
• Tue 8: Streetfilms: San Francisco’s Foggy Sunday Streets 2009 1
• Tue 8: Compromise or Concession: Congress Faces Tough Transport Choices 2
• Tue 8: Strange Twist in Protracted Ordeal of Arrested Queens Pedestrian 5
• Tue 8: Double-Parkers Gravitate Into Sands Street Bike Path 8
• Tue 8: This Week in Livable Streets Events 2
• Tue 8: A Livable Streets Renaissance in Savannah? 1
• Tue 8: Today’s Headlines 6
• Fri 4: Happy Labor Day Weekend 6
• Fri 4: The Weekly Carnage 3
• Fri 4: Biden on Stimulus Aid to Cities: “We’re Trying … It’s Imperfect” 0
• Fri 4: Intercity Trains: How Good Do Connections Need to Be? 5
• Fri 4: Today’s Headlines 12
• Thu 3: Key West: Florida’s Livable Streets Oasis 12
• Thu 3: The Jay Walder Compensation Confirmation Circus Gets Underway 3
• Thu 3: Caption Contest: Time to Expand Car-Free Broadway [Updated] 10
• Thu 3: More People, Less Driving: The Imperative of Curbing Sprawl 29
• Thu 3: Killing the Myth of the “More Shovel-Ready” Road Stimulus 0
• Thu 3: The Brute Power of the Car 9
• Thu 3: Today’s Headlines 19
• Wed 2: Eyes on the Street: Kent Avenue Progress Report 20
• Wed 2: The District 33 Transpo Debate: Can They Top Yassky on Livable Streets? 4
• Wed 2: Can’t Find an Open Bike Rack at Rock Center? Tough Luck. [Updated] 15
• Wed 2: Principals Union Sues After City Refuses to Reinstate Parking Perks 13
• Wed 2: Portland Gets a Cycle Track, and All That Comes With It 14
• Wed 2: Today’s Headlines 15
• Tue 1: NYLCV Endorses Safe Streets Foe Alan Gerson for Re-Election 3
• Tue 1: New Poll: Public Supports Congestion Tolling Over Gas Tax Hike by 2 to 1 9
• Tue 1: Preview: District 33 Transpo Smackdown 9
• Tue 1: Carrots Are Good for You, and So Are Sticks 28
• Tue 1: Today’s Headlines 5