Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City stories from April 2010

• Fri 30: First Look: Grand Army Plaza as a Walkable Destination and Bicycling Hub 19
• Fri 30: GAO: Economic Recovery Benefits of ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Are ‘Uncertain’ 0
• Fri 30: The Weekly Carnage 2
• Fri 30: Brooklyn CB 1, CM Levin, Beep All Demand Less Parking at New Domino 10
• Fri 30: Will Big Companies Really Be Able to Resist Sprawl’s Siren Song? 0
• Fri 30: DOT’s Grand Army Plaza Plan: Bold, Exciting, Crowd-Pleasing 22
• Fri 30: Today’s Headlines 8
• Thu 29: Tonight: DOT Presents “Significant” Improvements for Grand Army Plaza 12
• Thu 29: Pogan Verdict: Jury Finds Ex-Cop Guilty of Cover-Up, Not Guilty of Assault 31
• Thu 29: Video: NYPD Efficiently Deploys Officers to Clip Bikes on Houston Street 11
• Thu 29: Complete Streets Bill Clears Senate Committee; Attention Turns to Gantt 1
• Thu 29: Former NYPD Transportation Chief Supports Open Traffic Safety Data 4
• Thu 29: Solving Chicago’s Last-Mile Problem 0
• Thu 29: New Report Takes on ‘Perverse Incentives’ to De-Emphasize Bridge Repair 0
• Thu 29: Today’s Headlines 26
• Wed 28: Bill to Release Street Safety Data Gains Steam Over NYPD Objections 9
• Wed 28: Streetsblog Q&A With TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen 16
• Wed 28: Cab Driver Strikes and Kills Manhattan CB 3 Member on Essex Street 8
• Wed 28: Coming Soon: More Continuity, Better Visibility on Hudson River Greenway 24
• Wed 28: For Some Businesses, Suburbs Have Lost Their Glow — the City Beckons 0
• Wed 28: Today’s Headlines 6
• Tue 27: DOT Unveils Union Square Upgrades to Manhattan CB 5 27
• Tue 27: Streetfilms: Tom Vanderbilt Talks Driver Behavior and Psychology 0
• Tue 27: Jesse Jackson Joins Transit Unions to Rally for More Federal Operating Aid 0
• Tue 27: Digging Into the New Report on New York City Cycling 9
• Tue 27: Eyes on the Street: Cab Crash in Midtown 10
• Tue 27: Waiting for Raymond: Deadly Driving Too Common for NYPD to Bother With 8
• Tue 27: Could Delhi Transform Its Polluted Canal System Into Verdant Bikeways? 0
• Tue 27: How Many New Yorkers Bike Each Day? 17
• Tue 27: Today’s Headlines 7
• Mon 26: U.S. DOT Releases Rules for ‘TIGER II’ Grants, Bringing HUD on Board 0
• Mon 26: Tonight: DOT to Reveal Plans for a Safer Union Square 14
• Mon 26: When Illness Changes Your Ability to Get Where You Need to Go 0
• Mon 26: DOT on Grand Army Plaza, PSW on Complete Streets 1
• Mon 26: Today’s Headlines 22
• Fri 23: Streetfilms: Students Take Action to Save Their MetroCards 0
• Fri 23: Can a Greenway and Two-Way Traffic Both Fit on Flushing Ave? 32
• Fri 23: The Weekly Carnage 0
• Fri 23: Boston Endorses Parking Reform as Key Green Policy 11
• Fri 23: A More Democratic Use of Space on 34th Street 29
• Fri 23: Why We Focus on Unsafe Cycling and Not Unsafe Driving 0
• Fri 23: Today’s Headlines 1
• Thu 22: Security Overkill Strikes Again 31
• Thu 22: U.S. DOT Admits Status Quo Untenable, Vows to Cut Transport Emissions 0
• Thu 22: Parks Department Vows to Save New Yorkers From Menacing Street Life 22
• Thu 22: NYPD Celebrates Earth Day With Massive Houston Street Bike Clipping 28
• Thu 22: State DOTs Mark Earth Day by Pressing a More Road-Centric ‘Livability’ 0
• Thu 22: Hard Cap on Hudson Yards Parking Takes Effect. Will More Reforms Follow? 8
• Thu 22: In Portland, Construction Can’t Kill a Bike Lane 0
• Thu 22: MTA Touts Carbon Avoidance in Bid for New Revenue Stream 3
• Thu 22: Today’s Headlines 1
• Wed 21: Arizona to Other States: Take Our Transit Funding… Please 4
• Wed 21: Tonight: Important Meeting on Flushing Ave Ped-Bike Safety Project 7
• Wed 21: Sustainable Transport Saves New Yorkers $19 Billion Per Year 11
• Wed 21: Kerry on Senate Climate Bill: Federal Gas Tax Is Staying at 18.4 Cents 0
• Wed 21: Anonymous Bike Lane Opponent Scores Media Coup on NY1 14
• Wed 21: In Dallas, a Community Transforms a Street 0
• Wed 21: Today’s Headlines 3
• Tue 20: Greenpoint Hit-and-Run Victim Dies. McGuinness Blvd Must Be Tamed. 10
• Tue 20: RPA Panel: Walkable Urbanism Key to NYC’s Housing Policy 9
• Tue 20: New GOP Bill Would Bar Enviro Reviews From Considering Climate 0
• Tue 20: City, State DOTs Ask Albany to Help Keep Road Workers Safe 0
• Tue 20: Thursday: Bike-Sharing Launches in Denver 9
• Tue 20: Parking Lots Shouldn’t Take Up Prime Streetfront Real Estate 0
• Tue 20: Today’s Headlines 9
• Mon 19: Council Members Vow to Back AARP Pedestrian Safety Goals 7
• Mon 19: Eyes on the Street: Bike-Share Demo on Hudson Greenway 12
• Mon 19: Former U.S. DOT Chief on Worst-Case Scenario: Four Years of Extensions 0
• Mon 19: City Council “Progressives” Want Your Budget Advice 3
• Mon 19: This Week: Transitway, Bikeway, Earth Day 0
• Mon 19: The Persistence of Bike Salmon 0
• Mon 19: Today’s Headlines 9
• Fri 16: Ghost of Congestion Pricing Lingers at RPA’s 2010 Regional Assembly 20
• Fri 16: Streetfilms: Long Beach Shifts Cycling Into High Gear 0
• Fri 16: The Weekly Carnage 1
• Fri 16: Ad Nauseam: Holy Rollover Risk, Batmom!! 2
• Fri 16: Rep. Steve LaTourette Backpedals on Dismissive Cycling Remarks 0
• Fri 16: Menendez Proposes Tax Credit for Transit-Oriented Development 0
• Fri 16: Follow Us On Twitter for RPA Conference Coverage 3
• Fri 16: Today’s Headlines 9
• Thu 15: Two 125th Street Intersections Slated for Ped Safety Fixes 9
• Thu 15: Senate GOP Continues to Resist Sanctions-Based Distracted Driving Rules 0
• Thu 15: Brooklyn DA Brings Homicide Charge for Flatbush Cyclist Killer 9
• Thu 15: The Gas Tax: A Trip Back in Legislative Time 0
• Thu 15: Over Three Months Later, NYPD Still Withholding Raulston Crash Info 4
• Thu 15: Going the Last Mile by Bike 0
• Thu 15: Today’s Headlines 17
• Wed 14: Cyclist Critically Hurt in East New York; Details Surface on Flatbush Fatality 3
• Wed 14: NYLCV Asks Pols About Smart Growth and Complete Streets, Not Transit 1
• Wed 14: Reality Check: A Small Fraction of NYC Streets Have Bike Lanes 30
• Wed 14: Cyclists Struck in Separate Crashes in Brooklyn and Manhattan; One Dead 20
• Wed 14: Two Cities Exploring ‘Innovative Transport Financing’ For New Rail Lines 0
• Wed 14: What Do We Want From the Place We Call Home? 0
• Wed 14: Today’s Headlines 20
• Tue 13: Shocking Video: See What People Are Saying About PPW Bike Path 6
• Tue 13: Streetfilms: Sleek and Secure Bike Parking at D.C.’s Union Station 0
• Tue 13: Streets for Walking, Part 2: Dan Burden on Building Support for Change 0
• Tue 13: Why Cops Should Live in the Hood: Talking Traffic With Peter Moskos 12
• Tue 13: How Quickly the Windshield Perspective Takes Hold 0
• Tue 13: Extreme Weather Wreaks Havoc on Palisades Bike Mecca 10
• Tue 13: Today’s Headlines 5
• Mon 12: Memo to Marty: Let’s Go Ahead and “Balance Out” Prospect Park West 32
• Mon 12: Transport Contractors Urge White House to Revamp Enviro Review Rules 0
• Mon 12: State’s Top Court Sets Precedent to Hold Dangerous Drivers Accountable 9
• Mon 12: This Week: Traffic-Calming on PPW, Hobnobbing With RPA 0
• Mon 12: Using a Twitter Hashtag to Get People on the Bike 0
• Mon 12: Today’s Headlines 20
• Fri 9: Weekend Geek Out: Pay-By-Phone Parking Comes to D.C. 2
• Fri 9: The Weekly Carnage 30
• Fri 9: Sunset Park Greenway: Big Challenges, Bigger Potential 0
• Fri 9: Monday: See What’s Up With the Prospect Park West Re-Design 6
• Fri 9: Families on Transit Where You Live 0
• Fri 9: New Analysis Tracks 40 Years of Changes in How Kids Get to School 0
• Fri 9: Today’s Headlines 10
• Thu 8: NYC, Livable Streets Initiative Win TreeHugger “Best of Green” Awards 5
• Thu 8: Bronx Rep Promises to “Make Every Effort to Avoid Blocking the Bike Lane” 12
• Thu 8: DOT Plans Safer St. Nick @ Amsterdam, With More Uptown Action to Come 22
• Thu 8: Federal Energy Forecast: Gas Nearing $3/Gallon, Fuel Consumption Up 0
• Thu 8: Making Streets for Walking: Dan Burden on Reforming Design Standards 28
• Thu 8: In Charleston, a Movement to Get Cyclists Their Space 0
• Thu 8: Today’s Headlines 5
• Wed 7: What Can Taxi Data Tell Us About NYC Streets? 11
• Wed 7: Midtown BID May Transform Empty Lot Into Secure Bike Parking 7
• Wed 7: Do You Walk in NYC? Then You Don’t Matter to CBS2′s Marcia Kramer 20
• Wed 7: St. Louis Votes to Fund Transit; Fort Worth Goes Ahead with Streetcar 0
• Wed 7: Today’s Headlines 3
• Tue 6: April Madness: Minneapolis Tops Portland in Bicycling Mag’s Rankings 25
• Tue 6: Would the New Senate Fuel Tax Deal a Death Blow to the Transport Bill? 0
• Tue 6: MTA Committed to October Launch Date for East Side Select Bus Service 17
• Tue 6: There’s More to Bus-Pedestrian Safety Than “Crossing With Caution” 5
• Tue 6: Chicago’s New BRT Push Will Be Linked to “Livability” 0
• Tue 6: Finally, You Can Follow Streetsblog NYC on Twitter 1
• Tue 6: 8 Senate Dems Join Industry in a Gas-Tax Warning to Climate Bill’s Authors 0
• Tue 6: Today’s Headlines 2
• Mon 5: CB 6 Committee Votes on East Side Bus+Bike Improvements Tonight 1
• Mon 5: What Happened to the Proposed “Transportation Tax” on Wall Street? 0
• Mon 5: Eyes on the Street: U-Perpendicular-Park-in-the-Bike-Lane 5
• Mon 5: Tuesday: South Side of Willy-B Path Closed for Repair; TA to Survey Cyclists 4
• Mon 5: This Week: How Can You Bring a Plaza to Your Neighborhood? 1
• Mon 5: Looking for the Future of Small Cities 0
• Mon 5: Today’s Headlines 8
• Fri 2: Real Cops Dress Like Bunnies 3
• Fri 2: Eyes on the Street: “RUDE 1″ Jumps the Curb on East 12th Street 2
• Fri 2: Ad Nauseam: Nissan Goes Car-Free for NYC Promo 7
• Fri 2: The True Cost of a Miserable Commute 0
• Fri 2: New Survey: 84% of Transit Agencies Facing Fare Hikes, Service Cuts 0
• Fri 2: Today’s Headlines 2
• Thu 1: PlaNYC Mastermind Rohit Aggarwala Leaving NYC 2
• Thu 1: Rev. Jackson Joins Labor, Enviro Groups in Call for Transit Funding 6
• Thu 1: Could Gas-Tax Bonds Pay For the Next Federal Transportation Bill? 0
• Thu 1: NYPD Slams Doored Cyclist with Two Summonses, Lets Driver Off the Hook 35
• Thu 1: Demanding Complete Streets in South Florida 0
• Thu 1: Bloomberg, Burden, and Pinsky Vow to “Finish the Job” on PlaNYC 17
• Thu 1: Today’s Headlines 1