Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City stories from August 2010

• Tue 31: Will Westchester Replace Richard Brodsky With a Better Voice for Transit? 4
• Tue 31: Eyes on the Street: SUV Flips Across Houston Street Median 5
• Tue 31: Three Transpo Debates Coming Up in First Week of September 6
• Tue 31: One More Legal Hurdle for Texas Cyclists 0
• Tue 31: Today’s Headlines 15
• Mon 30: No Need for Speed: Twenty MPH Is Plenty for Us 0
• Mon 30: What Should Replace the Sheridan? TIGER II Could Fund an Official Answer 2
• Mon 30: Caption Contest: Shelly’s Lifetime Supply of Free Parking 18
• Mon 30: Winning Votes for Transit: Lessons From a Conservative 0
• Mon 30: Today’s Headlines 14
• Fri 27: Construction Narrows Brooklyn Bridge Bike-Ped Path 9
• Fri 27: Cyclist in Critical Condition After Hit-and-Run on Second Avenue 24
• Fri 27: Eyes on the Street: Gravelly Bike-Ped Path Through Brooklyn Bridge Park 21
• Fri 27: Bike-on-Ped Update: NYC DOT Confirms Error; NYPD Data a Big Unknown 2
• Fri 27: DC Region Thinks Bigger for Bike-Sharing 0
• Fri 27: Today’s Headlines 15
• Thu 26: DMI to Gov Candidates: New Yorkers Need to Know Your Transit Platforms 6
• Thu 26: Correction: State DOT Keeps No Records of NYC Bike-on-Ped Injuries 20
• Thu 26: UES Park Smart Pilot Goes Where NYC Meter Rates Have Never Gone Before 5
• Thu 26: Proof From Jersey That Laws Protecting Crosswalks Don’t Endanger Peds 0
• Thu 26: Today’s Headlines 15
• Wed 25: Roosevelt Island Aims to Pioneer Bike-Sharing in NYC 12
• Wed 25: Park Smart Pilot Has Cut Traffic in Park Slope, DOT Finds 30
• Wed 25: In Support of Atlanta’s Streetcar Proposal 0
• Wed 25: Today’s Headlines 11
• Tue 24: Port Authority Decides Church and Vesey Doesn’t Need Safety Specialists 20
• Tue 24: Mischaracterizations From Marty Seep Into Vacca Op-Ed on PPW Bike Lane 16
• Tue 24: In Atlanta’s TIGER Bid, Innovative “Beltline” Takes Backseat to Streetcar 0
• Tue 24: Today’s Headlines 12
• Mon 23: Eyes on the Street: Protected Bike Lane Discovered on Columbus Ave 10
• Mon 23: New Evidence Links Sprawl to Parking Minimums 0
• Mon 23: Today’s Headlines 15
• Fri 20: DOT Proposes Safety Fixes to Help People Reach Harlem River Park 5
• Fri 20: Fair Share Charter Fix Could Reduce Truck Traffic Burden for Some Nabes 1
• Fri 20: Researchers Confirm Link Between Active Commuting and Better Health 0
• Fri 20: The Public Hazards of Privatizing Infrastructure 0
• Fri 20: Today’s Headlines 15
• Thu 19: APTA Report Prescribes Public Transport to Improve Public Health 9
• Thu 19: What They’re Saying About Protected Bike Lanes in East Harlem 7
• Thu 19: Texas Judge Deems Cyclist Guilty for Riding on the Road 0
• Thu 19: Today’s Headlines 11
• Wed 18: The Hudson River Park Bike Seizure: Why’d They Do It? 22
• Wed 18: “Bike Bedlam” Fact Check: NYC Bike-Ped Injuries Drop From Low to Lower 48
• Wed 18: Street Safety Projects Threatened as States Give Transpo $ Back to Feds 0
• Wed 18: What Sane, Responsible Bike Coverage Looks Like 4
• Wed 18: Wisconsin Gov Candidate Threatens Rail Extension 0
• Wed 18: Today’s Headlines 11
• Tue 17: Siemens Takes Campaign for U.S. High-Speed Rail Straight to the Customer 0
• Tue 17: Walk Score Goes Multimodal With the Addition of Transit Score 29
• Tue 17: Action Plan Ups NYC’s Commitment to Ped Safety, But Is NYPD on Board? 10
• Tue 17: Houston METRO Expands Access By Removing Seats 0
• Tue 17: Today’s Headlines 29
• Mon 16: Paterson Signs Two Traffic Justice Bills Into Law 10
• Mon 16: NYCDOT Releases Landmark Ped Safety Study, Will Pilot 20 MPH Zones 66
• Mon 16: Today’s Headlines 29
• Fri 13: Safer Streets Are Out of Control! A CBS2 Special Investigation 39
• Fri 13: Envisioning a New York Where Cycling Isn’t Just for Cyclists 33
• Fri 13: Memo to Goldsmith: To Balance NYC’s Transpo System, Make Cycling Safer 22
• Fri 13: Delaware Gov Signs Bill to Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians 0
• Fri 13: Today’s Headlines 25
• Thu 12: DOT Unveils New “Pop Up Café” in Financial District 22
• Thu 12: Advocates on Both Coasts Call Bragdon a Smart Choice to Lead PlaNYC 2
• Thu 12: Is Your Home Less Affordable Than You Think, or More? 0
• Thu 12: Today’s Headlines 17
• Wed 11: Portland Metro President David Bragdon to Head NYC Sustainability Office 11
• Wed 11: DCP Report Adds Another Wrinkle to Measurements of NYC Cycling 10
• Wed 11: Chicago Commuter Rail Spends Big on Trucking 0
• Wed 11: Today’s Headlines 37
• Tue 10: Will GOP Senators Acknowledge the Fiscal Sense of Livable Communities? 0
• Tue 10: London’s Do-It-Yourself Approach to Safer Streets 0
• Tue 10: Today’s Headlines 19
• Mon 9: Hayley and Diego’s Law Might Be Enacted By Friday 2
• Mon 9: There’s No Such Thing as a Free Bridge 18
• Mon 9: Our Waistlines Are Expanding In Sync With Our Car-Dependence 0
• Mon 9: This Week: Biking Goes Mainstream; Summer Streets III, Part 2 6
• Mon 9: Today’s Headlines 13
• Fri 6: Eyes on the Street: 78th Street, Jackson Heights, 8:15 PM 2
• Fri 6: Friday Bikeway Omnibus Review 11
• Fri 6: New Video Sim Bets San Franciscans Will *Heart* Performance Parking 0
• Fri 6: The Problems With Ports, or Why We Need a National Freight Act 0
• Fri 6: Today’s Headlines 5
• Thu 5: Henry Hudson Bridge Path Re-Opens — With a Cycling Ban 53
• Thu 5: BP, Toyota, and the Illusion of the Car System Techno-Fix 0
• Thu 5: Today’s Headlines 29
• Wed 4: Today Denverites Ride Public Bikes. Tomorrow They’ll Speak Esperanto. 32
• Wed 4: A Transportation Agenda for New York’s Next Governor 11
• Wed 4: Copenhagen’s Car-Free Streets and Slow-Speed Zones 0
• Wed 4: Livable Communities Act Clears Senate Committee 0
• Wed 4: Today’s Headlines 3
• Tue 3: Fordham Plaza Overhaul Promises Big Improvements for Pedestrians 24
• Tue 3: Radar Survey Says: New PPW Has Reversed the Curse of Speeding Traffic 29
• Tue 3: Today’s Headlines 9
• Mon 2: From the Outset, NYPD “Suspected No Criminality” in Death of Max Mendez 28
• Mon 2: This Week: Cars in the City, Cars Off Park Avenue 0
• Mon 2: Today’s Headlines 18