Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City stories from December 2009

• Thu 31: The 2009 Streetsie Awards, Part 3 6
• Wed 30: The 2009 Streetsie Awards, Part 2 16
• Tue 29: The 2009 Streetsie Awards, Part 1 5
• Mon 28: In Memoriam 17
• Tue 22: Cast Your Vote for the 2009 Streetsies 11
• Tue 22: What Big Snow Can Tell Us About Our Streets 24
• Tue 22: Today’s Headlines 7
• Mon 21: Truck Driver With Suspended License Kills Man on Midtown Sidewalk 16
• Mon 21: Police Academy 2: Starring a 3,000-Car Garage 14
• Mon 21: When “Safety” Only Means Safety for Automobiles 2
• Mon 21: Today’s Headlines 13
• Fri 18: Brooklyn P.S. 8: We’re Walking Here! 2
• Fri 18: What Does Southern Brooklyn Think About Bicycling? 7
• Fri 18: The Weekly Carnage 2
• Fri 18: Better Transit Service, Space for Peds Top CB4 Goals for 34th Street 3
• Fri 18: How Much Would You Pay to Park Your Bike in an NYC Garage? 49
• Fri 18: Debate Over Parking in Missoula, Montana 2
• Fri 18: Today’s Headlines 11
• Thu 17: The New York City Bus Lane Blues: Paint Is Not Enough 18
• Thu 17: Senate Climate Bill Invests Big in Transit, Reaps Big Deficit Reduction 9
• Thu 17: Tonight: Give DOT Your Ideas for the Future of 34th Street 1
• Thu 17: Dear Keith Olbermann: You’re Not Helping 13
• Thu 17: NJ Editor Blames Anyone But Drivers for Ped Deaths 1
• Thu 17: Today’s Headlines 6
• Wed 16: 19 NYC Electeds Call for Separated Bus and Bike Lanes on East Side 12
• Wed 16: NYC Health Department: Traffic Is Poisoning Our Air 17
• Wed 16: Ray LaHood Visits ‘The Daily Show’ to Talk Transportation 5
• Wed 16: Why Are Threats Against Bike Riders Considered Acceptable? 19
• Wed 16: House Jobs Bill Mimics the Stimulus: $27.5B for Roads, $8.4B for Transit 3
• Wed 16: Today’s Headlines 16
• Tue 15: Without Road Pricing, Will the Wheels on the Bus Stop Going ‘Round? 1
• Tue 15: Elderly Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Ambulance Driver in Brooklyn 0
• Tue 15: City-Go-Round Offers Transit Apps, MTA Info Still Not Open 15
• Tue 15: Lower Manhattan Greenway Detour Set Until Spring 18
• Tue 15: Bus vs. Rail: Transit’s Quiet Culture Clash? 14
• Tue 15: Jan Gehl on Sustainable Transport in Copenhagen and NYC 3
• Tue 15: Rebutting the “Empty Bus” Argument Against Transit 18
• Tue 15: Today’s Headlines 11
• Mon 14: Who Can Make Parks Car-Free? Commissioner Hoving Says: “Benepe” 13
• Mon 14: State Senate on Transit Funding Meltdown: It Wasn’t Us 18
• Mon 14: Streetfilms: Copenhagen’s Climate-Friendly, Bike-Friendly Streets 9
• Mon 14: Finally, Some Good News for Philly Cyclists 2
• Mon 14: This Week: Ride and Wave Through Hasidic Williamsburg 1
• Mon 14: Today’s Headlines 17
• Fri 11: Banned From Bringing Your Bike to Work? The Law’s on Your Side Now 7
• Fri 11: Save a Dime, Get Home on Time: Ride a Ranger 3
• Fri 11: The NYPD’s Holiday Gift to Motorists: Central Park 31
• Fri 11: Moving Toward Bike Boulevards in Austin, Texas 0
• Fri 11: Today’s Headlines 7
• Thu 10: Eyes on the Street: Crossing Guard Clamps Down on Crosswalk-Nudgers 16
• Thu 10: Larry Silverstein: Most Buildings Can Comply With Bikes in Buildings Law 4
• Thu 10: Orlando Kids Take Back the Streets — By Bike 41
• Thu 10: Today’s Headlines 21
• Wed 9: NYC Bridge Tolls: The Solution That Won’t Go Away 39
• Wed 9: Dyckman Cycle Track Proposal Still in Limbo After Two Years 2
• Wed 9: A Message from Copenhagen: Climate Plan Must Include Walkable Urbanism 6
• Wed 9: Sadik-Khan Joins Blumenauer, Byrne for “Cities for Cycling” Launch 6
• Wed 9: Streetcars and Street Design 0
• Wed 9: Quote of the Day 4
• Wed 9: Today’s Headlines 6
• Tue 8: White House Backs $50B For ‘Merit-Based Infrastructure Investment’ 3
• Tue 8: Two Charged With Criminal Mischief for Williamsburg Bike Lane Action 31
• Tue 8: Doomsday Redux? MTA and Transit Riders Squeezed on All Sides 10
• Tue 8: Cellular Industry Gives Big Tobacco a Run for Its Money 1
• Tue 8: Cleveland Bikers to ODOT: “Let Us Cross the Bridge” 2
• Tue 8: Video: The Bedford Avenue Guerrilla Bike Lane Striping 13
• Tue 8: Today’s Headlines 9
• Mon 7: Victims, Electeds: Time for Action Against Driving While Unlicensed 4
• Mon 7: Hasidic Cyclists Joined Up With Secular Riders in Bedford Ave Re-Striping 21
• Mon 7: This Friday: Bicycle Access Law Takes Effect 11
• Mon 7: Rendell: National Infrastructure Bank Could Move as Part of New Jobs Bill 1
• Mon 7: City Council’s “Grace Period” Sparks Parking Agent Assault. What’s Next? 12
• Mon 7: Guerrilla Stripers Paint Back Bedford Avenue Bike Lane 12
• Mon 7: Slowing Drivers in London 2
• Mon 7: This Week: David Owen and the Architecture of Community 1
• Mon 7: Today’s Headlines 8
• Fri 4: New San Francisco Bike Lanes: Feel the Ecstasy 16
• Fri 4: Sunday: Rally at City Hall for Traffic Justice 0
• Fri 4: In NJ Town, Demonstrating the Benefits of Bike Lanes 0
• Fri 4: The Climate Pitfalls of Denmark’s Electric Car Parking Perk 22
• Fri 4: The Weekly Carnage 4
• Fri 4: Council Members: If Only There Was Some Way to Deter Reckless Driving 6
• Fri 4: Ohio Transit Riders Dumped by the Side of the Road 5
• Fri 4: Today’s Headlines 2
• Thu 3: Eyes on the Street: Placard Abuse, From Sea to Shining Sea 3
• Thu 3: Confirmed: New Yorkers Reap Health Benefits From Walking and Biking 10
• Thu 3: Streetfilms: The Case for Bicycle Boulevards in NYC 20
• Thu 3: What Does It Take to Keep a Reckless New York Driver Off the Road? 28
• Thu 3: Streetsblog Capitol Hill Q&A: Blumenauer Talks Economic Recovery 0
• Thu 3: T4A Calls for Smarter Jobs Policy 1
• Thu 3: Today’s Headlines 21
• Wed 2: Eyes on the Street: Behold the Beauty of a Bare Pedestrian Mall 12
• Wed 2: Congress Gets Project Lists for Jobs Bill: $15B for Transit, $48B for Roads 0
• Wed 2: Ooh! And Let’s Have Traffic Agents Wave Checkered Flags 28
• Wed 2: It’s Time for DOT to Think Big at Grand Army Plaza 4
• Wed 2: Do Unto Others? Church Parking Placards Put Cyclists in Harm’s Way 17
• Wed 2: Happy Birthday, Streetsblog Network 3
• Wed 2: Today’s Headlines 20
• Tue 1: In New Orleans, LaHood Unveils $280M in Streetcar and Bus Grants 0
• Tue 1: Speak Out at Tonight’s CB1 Meeting: Bikes Belong on Bedford 3
• Tue 1: The Missed Opportunity for an Urban Stimulus: Mayors “Were Ignored” 2
• Tue 1: DOT Wipes 14 Blocks of Bike Lane Off Bedford Avenue 101
• Tue 1: Girls Try Bikes, Discover New Freedom 4
• Tue 1: Today’s Headlines 4