http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/04/the-weekly-carnage-81/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/04/the-weekly-carnage-81/comment-page-1/#comment-113951 lee Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:17:57 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=39291#comment-113951 regarding the 149 killed this year, is that as of June 8th, or since June 8th? Are you on a fiscal year calendar? regarding the 149 killed this year, is that as of June 8th, or since June 8th? Are you on a fiscal year calendar?

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/04/the-weekly-carnage-81/comment-page-1/#comment-113671 bicyclebelle Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:41:51 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=39291#comment-113671 There was a fatal crash in Greenpoint http://www.newyorkshitty.com/?p=24543 There was a fatal crash in Greenpoint
http://www.newyorkshitty.com/?p=24543

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/04/the-weekly-carnage-81/comment-page-1/#comment-113461 er Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:20:47 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=39291#comment-113461 As a fellow complete streets advocate, I'd like to see less of the term "wheelchair-bound". A wheelchair isn't a trap: it's a tool for mobility and access, like a bicycle or a scooter or legs. Why should we use a term connoting pity or dependence for one legitimate street user and not another (eg, "pedestrian" or "transit user" as opposed to "carless person", etc) ? Wheelchair users are street users just like pedestrians and bicyclists, and our infrastructure needs to be designed for everyone's access. As a fellow complete streets advocate, I’d like to see less of the term “wheelchair-bound”. A wheelchair isn’t a trap: it’s a tool for mobility and access, like a bicycle or a scooter or legs. Why should we use a term connoting pity or dependence for one legitimate street user and not another (eg, “pedestrian” or “transit user” as opposed to “carless person”, etc) ? Wheelchair users are street users just like pedestrians and bicyclists, and our infrastructure needs to be designed for everyone’s access.

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