Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City stories from October 2009

• Fri 30: Bikes at Work Where You Live, Part 1 6
• Fri 30: The Race Is on to Map Out 300 Bike Racks for North Brooklyn 1
• Fri 30: Our Parks Are Secure. What About Our Streets? 2
• Fri 30: Off-Duty Cop “Taken Into Custody for DWI” After Bronx Pedestrian Death 11
• Fri 30: The Weekly Carnage 0
• Fri 30: The High Cost of Free Riders 8
• Fri 30: Bringing Farms to the Heartland — of Suburbia 0
• Fri 30: Today’s Headlines 5
• Thu 29: Eyes on the Street: The Gateway Center Pedestrian Maul 30
• Thu 29: Broken Streets Theory: How to Alter the Psychology of Reckless Driving 11
• Thu 29: Council Raises Unattended Idling Fines. Will NYPD Enforce? 9
• Thu 29: Times Square BID Leader on the Art of Street Reclamation 0
• Thu 29: In Other Road Users We Trust (Because We Have To) 11
• Thu 29: Today’s Headlines 9
• Wed 28: Transportation Policy Becomes the Proverbial Tree Falling in the Forest 5
• Wed 28: Top to Bottom, NY Legal System Fails the Vulnerable on Our Streets 2
• Wed 28: 24 Hours Left to Register for TSTC’s Annual Benefit 0
• Wed 28: Second Life: NYC Parking Meters to Reincarnate as Bike Racks 4
• Wed 28: Philly Mayor Tells Senate: Climate Bill Can Help Make Cities Greener 6
• Wed 28: How to Reach Gen Y and Younger 2
• Wed 28: Today’s Headlines 17
• Tue 27: Transport Policy Update: Senate to Pass 6-Month Extension This Week 0
• Tue 27: Vance Renews Traffic Safety Pledge at Meeting of Legal Minds 5
• Tue 27: Will “Crash-Proof” Cars Make Drivers More Dangerous? 14
• Tue 27: Calling for Your Photos of Work Bikes 4
• Tue 27: Feds Gambled More on Electric Cars in 6 Months Than Transit Gets All Year 3
• Tue 27: Eyes on the Street: WillyB @ Delancey — Bring on the Stencils 5
• Tue 27: Leaders Need to Lead on Transit Funding 0
• Tue 27: Today’s Headlines 4
• Mon 26: NYPD Amps Up Street Noise With the “Rumbler” 17
• Mon 26: Senate Climate Bill Triples the House’s Investments in Clean Transportation 0
• Mon 26: Jay Walder and NYC Buses, Part 2: What Can the MTA Do for Bus Riders? 11
• Mon 26: Streetfilms Shorties: The Brooklyn Bridge Bike-Ped Squeeze 18
• Mon 26: In Miami, a Step Forward for Pedestrians 9
• Mon 26: This Week in Livable Streets Events 11
• Mon 26: Today’s Headlines 20
• Fri 23: NYCDOT Ups the Livable Streets Ante in Revised Strategic Plan 18
• Fri 23: Inwood Group Looks to Denver 3
• Fri 23: The Weekly Carnage 3
• Fri 23: Eyes on the Street: Crash Aftermath on First Avenue [Updated] 13
• Fri 23: Mobility as a Basic Human Right 21
• Fri 23: Today’s Headlines 2
• Thu 22: Celebrate With Streetsblog and Streetfilms at TSTC’s Annual Benefit 0
• Thu 22: Last Night’s CB Action: A Big Vote of Confidence for Protected Bike Lanes 7
• Thu 22: Eyes on the Street: Stone Bike Lane in LIC 13
• Thu 22: Daily News: Is There a Person in Your Parking Spot? Kill Them. 28
• Thu 22: Off-Peak Discounts for NYC Transit: An Intriguing Idea 24
• Thu 22: Should Cities Try to Keep Out Big Chains? 13
• Thu 22: Today’s Headlines 4
• Wed 21: Manhattan CB8 Comes Out Strong for Protected Bike Lanes on East Side 11
• Wed 21: Do Electric Bikes Belong in NYC? 39
• Wed 21: GOPers Re-Name the Climate Bill Again: Now It’s a ‘Gas Tax’! 5
• Wed 21: Eyes on the Street: A Smoother Approach to the Willy-B 4
• Wed 21: Tonight: Two Chances to Turn Out for Safer Manhattan Streets 0
• Wed 21: Jay Walder’s Well-Placed Priorities: Doing More With New York City Buses 9
• Wed 21: Vance to Speak at Traffic Justice Symposium 2
• Wed 21: Jaywalking as a Marker of Livable Streets 3
• Wed 21: Today’s Headlines 19
• Tue 20: Streetfilms Shorties: Why Don’t We Plant Trees in the Road? 12
• Tue 20: How the $8.7 Billion Transportation Contracting Gap Is Hitting Your State 1
• Tue 20: New Study Shows $56 Billion in Hidden Health Damage From Autos 1
• Tue 20: On Wednesday, Tell CB 8: Protected Bike Lanes Protect Everyone 1
• Tue 20: The Effect of Climate Change on Transpo Infrastructure 3
• Tue 20: Today’s Headlines 2
• Mon 19: Streetfilms: NYC Bike Lanes 101 23
• Mon 19: Thompson: Baseless Speculation Trumps Safety Gains on Grand Street 10
• Mon 19: Daily News on Distracted Cab Drivers: What’s the Big Deal? 7
• Mon 19: No Bike-Ped Overhaul in Brooklyn Bridge Reno Plans [Updated] 28
• Mon 19: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Public Spaces 0
• Mon 19: Rep. Earl Blumenauer: Announcing the Livable Communities Task Force 3
• Mon 19: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
• Mon 19: Today’s Headlines 3
• Fri 16: Space Hogs Where You Live 21
• Fri 16: Transport Debate Still Stalled As Oberstar Decries “Lack of Political Will” 3
• Fri 16: TOD Stalls as Lenders Continue to Bank on Parking 1
• Fri 16: The Weekly Carnage 0
• Fri 16: Wanted: Crowd-Sourced Transportation Analysis 12
• Fri 16: Michigan Makes Roads Safe for Fuzzy Dice, Not Bikes 1
• Fri 16: Today’s Headlines 0
• Thu 15: “New York” Post to Pedestrians: Drop Dead 11
• Thu 15: Donald Shoup on San Francisco’s Groundbreaking Parking Meter Study 12
• Thu 15: Manhattan CB 12 Still Obsessed With Greenmarket Traffic Disruptions 12
• Thu 15: Streetfilms: Drivers Behaving Rudely 40
• Thu 15: Make Smart Growth Affordable by Building More of It 4
• Thu 15: Legal Minds Converge to Tackle Traffic Justice; Will Team Vance Attend? 1
• Thu 15: Today’s Headlines 2
• Wed 14: Google Bike Routes — Almost Here? 12
• Wed 14: Ad Nauseam: Toyota’s (Passive-Aggressive) Ransom Note to America 13
• Wed 14: Obama Ally Breaks With White House on Timing of New Transport Bill 2
• Wed 14: CNU Summit to Focus on Reforming Transportation, Planning Principles 5
• Wed 14: Eyes on the Street: The Petrosino Square Renaissance 7
• Wed 14: Are We Smarter Than a Third Grader? On Livable Streets, Maybe Not. 2
• Wed 14: Marketing Bike Boulevards to Non-Bikers 2
• Wed 14: Today’s Headlines 22
• Tue 13: Cartoon Tuesday: Paint the Pavement… on the Elevated Highway 1
• Tue 13: Walk21 NYC: Visionaries of Walkability Take Manhattan 0
• Tue 13: Thompson vs. Bloomberg: The Ultimate Bicycling Referendum? 18
• Tue 13: Eyes on the Street: Columbia on the Lookout for Bike Thieves 6
• Tue 13: A Solution for Suburbs: Bypass the Roads 17
• Tue 13: Paradox, Schmaradox. Congestion Pricing Works. 41
• Tue 13: “Bicycling Is Healthy” — So How Do We Encourage It? 2
• Tue 13: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
• Tue 13: Today’s Headlines 11
• Fri 9: Streetfilms Inspires Boulder to Paint Some Streets 2
• Fri 9: CB 8 Transpo Committee Approves UES Protected Bike Lane Reso 4
• Fri 9: Inside the Rail Worker Disability Program That Never Says “No” 2
• Fri 9: Wikis Take Manhattan Tomorrow! 0
• Fri 9: Fun With Data: How Workers Commute 3
• Fri 9: The Weekly Carnage 1
• Fri 9: Bush DOT Chief Backs Transport Tech Funding 0
• Fri 9: Just Give Us a Place to Park Our Bikes 18
• Fri 9: Today’s Headlines 14
• Thu 8: Streetfilms: Walk To School Day NYC 0
• Thu 8: What Kind of Pedestrian Are You? 0
• Thu 8: When It Comes to Vehicular Violence, NYPD Sees No Evil 29
• Thu 8: Streetfilms Shorties: NYPD Blockage on Manhattan Bridge Approach 18
• Thu 8: CB 7 Approves Reso Favoring Protected UWS Bike Lanes 7
• Thu 8: Click Here for More Livable Streets 1
• Thu 8: Today’s Headlines 13
• Wed 7: Do Your Part: Buy an Audi, Drive Fast 31
• Wed 7: The Economic Argument for Walkability 3
• Wed 7: NYC, SF, and DC Sign Deals to Upgrade Transit Technology 1
• Wed 7: Love Broadway’s Car-Free Spaces? Take the DOT Survey 6
• Wed 7: Tomorrow: Packed Agenda for Council Transpo Committee as Liu Eyes Exit 6
• Wed 7: Obama’s Engaged With Transit More in 9 Months than Bush Did in 8 Years 0
• Wed 7: NY Mag Takes on Bike Commuting 13
• Wed 7: The Importance of Child Care Within Walking Distance 2
• Wed 7: Today’s Headlines 6
• Tue 6: Midtown Road Rage Eruption: Is This the Best We Can Do? 48
• Tue 6: Your Eyes on Your Streets: Space Hogs 0
• Tue 6: Eyes on the Street: Busted in the Bus Lane 13
• Tue 6: White House Urban Affairs Chief: Promising Words But Little Hint of a Plan 4
• Tue 6: Tonight: CB 7 to Take Up Protected Bike Lane Resolution 6
• Tue 6: Walk21 Brings Together Top Urban-Minded Leaders 1
• Tue 6: Back to the Land in Detroit? 8
• Tue 6: Today’s Headlines 2
• Mon 5: Congress’ Transport Impasse Hits States — and Not Just Their Road Funds 0
• Mon 5: NYPD’s Bedford Avenue Circular Saw Massacre Caught on Tape 18
• Mon 5: This Week in Livable Streets Events 3
• Mon 5: This Week at Walk21: Urban Planning Meets Public Health 1
• Mon 5: Advice for the Would-Be Car-Free 11
• Mon 5: Today’s Headlines 10
• Fri 2: Bike Traffic Where You Live 4
• Fri 2: The Story of Sholom’s Stolen Bike 8
• Fri 2: CA Guv Hopeful: Let’s Not Extend Parking Meter Hours in a Recession 3
• Fri 2: Walk21 Conference: A Chance to Improve Our Streets 1
• Fri 2: More Than Just Same-Old at Upper East Side Bicycle Forum 11
• Fri 2: The Weekly Carnage 2
• Fri 2: Making Employers Liable For Their Distracted Drivers 4
• Fri 2: Today’s Headlines 5
• Thu 1: Bike Beats Helicopter in Traffic-Choked São Paulo 8
• Thu 1: Obama Bans Texting While Driving for Guv Workers — And There’s More 9
• Thu 1: CB 7 Committee Passes Reso Favoring Protected UWS Bike Lanes 14
• Thu 1: Tomorrow: TA Rides for James Langergaard on Queens Boulevard 1
• Thu 1: Peds and Cyclists Fighting for Space on the Pulaski Bridge 23
• Thu 1: CBS2 Reporter Warns Against Distracted Driving While Driving Distracted 5
• Thu 1: Can We Learn Something From the New Cowboys Stadium? 10
• Thu 1: Today’s Headlines 5