Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City stories from January 2010

• Fri 29: EDC Chief Seth Pinsky: Minimizing Parking “The Worst Thing We Could Do” 26
• Fri 29: The Weekly Carnage 0
• Fri 29: Sustainable Streets Take a Hit in Bloomberg Budget Plan [Updated] 2
• Fri 29: PlaNYC Report Takes a Restrained Approach to Promoting Electric Cars 83
• Fri 29: The Invisible People on Bikes Right in Front of Our Eyes 30
• Fri 29: Today’s Headlines 8
• Thu 28: Eyes on the Street: Livable Streets a Mile High 8
• Thu 28: NYC Agencies Team Up on Guidelines for an Active City 6
• Thu 28: New Report Links Foreclosure Risk to Auto Dependence 4
• Thu 28: Miami DWI Death Galvanizes Cyclists in South Florida 13
• Thu 28: Downtown Brooklyn Already Bracing for BQE Reconstruction 20
• Thu 28: Obama Taps High-Speed Rail Winners: Florida, California, Illinois and More 21
• Thu 28: “Green” Techie Futurism Is Not Reality-Based 3
• Thu 28: Today’s Headlines 3
• Wed 27: Update From Delhi: Separated Bike Lanes Far From Guaranteed 1
• Wed 27: Transit Riders Launch Grassroots Lobbying Push in Dire Political Climate 1
• Wed 27: With Pedestrian Deaths Up, Mayor, DOT, and NYPD Pledge Safer Streets 10
• Wed 27: Oakland’s Stimulus Flap: A Shot Across the Bow for Transport Equity? 7
• Wed 27: NYPD Transpo Big: Pedestrian Safety Ranks Behind Motorist Happiness 14
• Wed 27: Transit Cuts Add to Economic Distress in Ohio 4
• Wed 27: Today’s Headlines 10
• Tue 26: Senate Weighs $14B for Roads, $7.5B for Transit in Jobs Bill 0
• Tue 26: Baby Steps Forward in Bedford Avenue Bike Lane Debate 12
• Tue 26: How Would Mr. Spock Design U.S. Transportation Policy? 3
• Tue 26: Back to the Future, by Bicycle 1
• Tue 26: Today’s Headlines 7
• Mon 25: Delhi Turns to Bike Lanes to Tame World’s Most Dangerous Traffic 1
• Mon 25: Waiting for Raymond: Drivers Don’t Have to Be Distracted to Be Reckless 0
• Mon 25: To Thwart Terror Trial Traffic Snarls, Curb Placard Abuse 6
• Mon 25: Marty Markowitz Derails Prospect Park West Bike Lane — For How Long? 56
• Mon 25: The Urban Core as Regional Economic Indicator 1
• Mon 25: This Week: BQE, Obesity, Columbus Circle Subway Station 4
• Mon 25: Today’s Headlines 19
• Fri 22: NYPD Precinct Chiefs Complacent in the Face of Deadly Driving 13
• Fri 22: Vehicles Lead All Causes of Injury at Elmhurst Hospital Center 1
• Fri 22: Electeds: Separated Bus Lanes Would Make East Side Plan Even Better 4
• Fri 22: The Weekly Carnage 0
• Fri 22: Suburban Poverty and the Transit Connection 12
• Fri 22: Today’s Headlines 2
• Thu 21: Coming Soon: Ped-Friendly “Urban Umbrellas” for NYC Sidewalks 23
• Thu 21: LIRR’s Brooklyn Bunker: More Extreme Than NYPD Counterterror Guidelines 36
• Thu 21: Turn Out Tonight to Talk Street Safety With Brooklyn CB 2 0
• Thu 21: U.S. DOT Previews How New Transit Rules Could Define ‘Livability’ 0
• Thu 21: Community Councils: Your Chance to Put Street Safety on NYPD’s Agenda 5
• Thu 21: Plenty of Spaces, but “Nowhere to Park” 5
• Thu 21: Today’s Headlines 0
• Wed 20: The Netroots, Brought to You By the Auto Lobby 4
• Wed 20: The 5 O’Clock Shutdown: What If Your Building Limits Bike Access? 10
• Wed 20: The MA Senate Race: Consequences for Transport and Climate Policy 11
• Wed 20: Killer DWI Cop’s Defense: Victim Shouldn’t Have Been Drinking and Walking 7
• Wed 20: Queens CB 6 Eager for Safety Fixes (Just Don’t Touch Their Parking) 2
• Wed 20: How Can We Foster Zero-Car Households? 74
• Wed 20: Today’s Headlines 6
• Tue 19: Transit Takes Another Hit: $104 Million More in MTA Cuts on the Table 5
• Tue 19: Does a Taxi Driver Need to Hurt Someone Before the TLC Takes Action? 18
• Tue 19: Drivers, Pols Just Fine With Traffic Cams That Don’t Enforce the Law 3
• Tue 19: Obama Quietly Gets Federal Agencies Involved in Transport Planning 1
• Tue 19: Naparstek Steps Down as Editor-in-Chief of Streetsblog 34
• Tue 19: What to Do Where the Sidewalk Ends 2
• Tue 19: This Week: Streetfilms, 34th Street, Shoup 0
• Tue 19: Tonight: Come Celebrate Streetfilms and Meet Veronica Moss 0
• Tue 19: Today’s Headlines 9
• Fri 15: Biking the Freeze Where You Live 2
• Fri 15: Electeds React: East Side Plan Should Do More for Buses 23
• Fri 15: The Weekly Carnage 7
• Fri 15: BMW: World’s Mega-Cities Need a Mega-Fast Car 11
• Fri 15: Cutting Transit Means Cutting Independence 1
• Fri 15: MTA, DOT Sketch Out East Side Plans: Separated Lanes for Bikes, Not Buses 39
• Fri 15: Today’s Headlines 10
• Thu 14: WNYC: East Side Plans Feature Separate Lanes for Bikes, But Not Buses 9
• Thu 14: One Month After Fatal Bike Crash, NYPD Hasn’t Answered Key Questions 7
• Thu 14: DOT Shows No Traffic Calming Ingenuity for Astoria’s Deadly 21st Ave 7
• Thu 14: LaHood Wants More TIGER Aid in the Congressional Jobs Bill 0
• Thu 14: Eyes on the Street: Wall-to-Wall Press Coverage of Tillary Street Bike Lane 23
• Thu 14: Your Car Will Not Save Your Planet 15
• Thu 14: Today’s Headlines 10
• Wed 13: MTA Unveils Open Data Policy, Clearing a Path for NYC Transit Apps 5
• Wed 13: Bill to Protect Pedestrians and Cyclists Will Resurface in Albany 6
• Wed 13: Big Transit News: Bush-Era Rule Tossed, Enviro Benefits on the Table 2
• Wed 13: Lawmakers Stricken With Collective Amnesia as Transit Cuts Loom 2
• Wed 13: State DOTs: We Back National Transport Goals — If We Get to Write Them 0
• Wed 13: DA Offers Plea to Road Rager Gonzalez 7
• Wed 13: Choosing to Live Where You Can Walk — or Ski — to Work 8
• Wed 13: Today’s Headlines 8
• Tue 12: State Moves to Disrupt Street Grid in Atlantic Yards Footprint 12
• Tue 12: Pelosi: Gas Tax Hike Doesn’t Have Majority Support in Congress 5
• Tue 12: New Council Mem Ydanis Rodriguez: Traffic Enforcement Is “Harassment” 20
• Tue 12: NewSpeak From Detroit: GMC Pitches “Tool For Urban Living” 11
• Tue 12: What’s Next at Grand Army Plaza? 7
• Tue 12: Back Home in Coeur d’Alene, Where the Cars Roam Free 3
• Tue 12: Today’s Headlines 7
• Mon 11: Video: Copenhagen’s All-Weather Bike Infrastructure 8
• Mon 11: Tonight: Learn How to Infiltrate Your Community Board 5
• Mon 11: You’re Invited to the 2010 Streetfilms Spectacular 1
• Mon 11: Obama Administration Working on Its Own Six-Year Transportation Bill 2
• Mon 11: Vance “Reviewing” Safir Hit-and-Run, Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths 14
• Mon 11: Garage Managers Flout Bike Parking Law, Fool DCA Inspectors 26
• Mon 11: St. Louis Blogger Tells Kunstler He Got It Wrong 10
• Mon 11: This Week: Post-Holiday Party and Parking in the West Village 0
• Mon 11: Today’s Headlines 7
• Fri 8: Facebook Refuses to Remove Group Promoting Anti-Cyclist Violence 34
• Fri 8: Talking Sense About Red Light Cameras in Connecticut 5
• Fri 8: NYPD Failing to Keep Kids Safe From Traffic at Bronx School 0
• Fri 8: The Weekly Carnage 6
• Fri 8: The Unofficial Word: Vacca to Head Transportation Committee 8
• Fri 8: The $290,000 Speeding Ticket 10
• Fri 8: A Cyclist by Any Other Name 32
• Fri 8: Today’s Headlines 5
• Thu 7: Gerson Bill Mandating Review of Transpo Projects Is Now Law 3
• Thu 7: Trend Watch: Governments Ceding Control of Roads to Outlaw Drivers 16
• Thu 7: Seniors Survey Manhattan’s Deadliest Street 5
• Thu 7: NYPD on Fatal Delancey Street Crash: “Looks Like It Was Just an Accident” 15
• Thu 7: Eyes on the Street: Hey Pal, Where’s the Fire? 1
• Thu 7: Bono, Get a Grip — Stop Fetishizing Cars 20
• Thu 7: Today’s Headlines 20
• Wed 6: Biking the Freeze Where You Live 5
• Wed 6: Report: The American Auto Fleet Is Shrinking 7
• Wed 6: TSTC: Five City Streets Rank as Region’s Most Dangerous for Walking 5
• Wed 6: Manhattan CB 7 Votes “Yes” on Meters-to-Bike Racks Conversion for UWS 2
• Wed 6: Dodd and Dorgan Retiring: The Consequences for Transportation Policy 0
• Wed 6: Witness: Bus Driver Backed Over Cyclist in Fatal Crash 10
• Wed 6: With Congestion Pricing, Saving Time Trumps Reducing Pollution 41
• Wed 6: Isn’t Self-Sufficiency a Conservative Thing? 6
• Wed 6: Today’s Headlines 3
• Tue 5: Bus Driver Hits and Kills Cyclist on Delancey Street 29
• Tue 5: Smart Growth Leader Tells Planning Commission: NYC Can Do Better 12
• Tue 5: Transit Fare Inflation Hitting Health Insurance-Like Levels? 1
• Tue 5: DOT Announces Spring Forum on Dyckman Greenway Connector 2
• Tue 5: Report: Tame Traffic, and More People Will Choose to Walk and Bike 3
• Tue 5: Sprawl Is Not an Endangered Species 4
• Tue 5: Today’s Headlines 3
• Mon 4: Remembering Cyclists and Pedestrians Lost in 2009 16
• Mon 4: Pollution Pricing? NY Among 11 States to Back Low-Carbon Fuel Rules 1
• Mon 4: Easing the Park Slope Parking Crunch? There’s No App for That 10
• Mon 4: Who Will Be NYC’s Next Transpo Committee Chair? 11
• Mon 4: Stadium Deals Drain Cities 18
• Mon 4: This Week: Bike Parking on UWS, Brown-Bagging With NYMTC 1
• Mon 4: Today’s Headlines 4