Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City stories from May 2011

• Tue 31: TSTC to Cuomo: Complete Streets Save Lives 5
• Tue 31: Study: Building Roads to Cure Congestion Is an Exercise in Futility 0
• Tue 31: If Cuomo Fires Chris Ward, NY and NJ Will Lose a Proven Leader 15
• Tue 31: This Week: Transpo Budget Hearing, Car-Free Central Park 1
• Tue 31: The Northeast Corridor: To Privatize or Not to Privatize? 0
• Tue 31: Today’s Headlines 6
• Fri 27: Why Gloria Rides 3
• Fri 27: Tonight: Streetfilms on the Big Screen at the Brooklyn Museum 5
• Fri 27: Complete Streets Bill Introduced in Senate 0
• Fri 27: The Weekly Carnage 3
• Fri 27: Eyes on the Street: The Press Get a Working Cyclist’s Perspective on DSK 6
• Fri 27: City Councilman Greets Philly’s Bike Progress With Anti-Bike Legislation 0
• Fri 27: Today’s Headlines 46
• Thu 26: Three Years In, Might the Dyckman Bike Path Finally Get a Hearing? 1
• Thu 26: Transit Lockbox Picks Up Five Sponsors After Advos Make Their Case in Albany 6
• Thu 26: New York Post Bike Bile: Deliberate Lies or Pure Ineptitude? 12
• Thu 26: ITDP: American Bus Rapid Transit Can Catch Up to the Rest of the World 0
• Thu 26: America’s Waning Commitment to Transportation Funding 0
• Thu 26: Today’s Headlines 19
• Wed 25: Eyes on the Street: A Clearer Path for the Adams Street Bike Lane? 3
• Wed 25: Boxer: Transpo Funding Will Rise in Senate Bill, Bike/Ped Will Be Preserved 0
• Wed 25: In Effort to Pander to Drivers, 48 Senators Vote to Up Oil Company Profits 14
• Wed 25: Columbus Sprawls Through Malls 0
• Wed 25: Senate Transportation Bill, MAP-21, Freezes Spending at Current Levels 0
• Wed 25: Today’s Headlines 11
• Tue 24: T4America: Just Like Plane Crashes, Pedestrian Deaths Are a National Issue 0
• Tue 24: New York’s Walkable Streets Not Safe Enough For Everyone Who Walks 3
• Tue 24: Dangerous By Design: How the U.S. Builds Roads That Kill Pedestrians 0
• Tue 24: Washington Tops List of Bike-Friendly States 0
• Tue 24: Albany Update: Will Any Transpo Bills Make It Out Alive? 0
• Tue 24: Today’s Headlines 24
• Mon 23: Here’s the Chinatown Intersection Where NIMBYs Killed a Pedestrian Overhaul 18
• Mon 23: Bronx Teenagers Continue Two-Year Fight For Pedestrian Safety 3
• Mon 23: Five Media Myths That Perpetuate Car Culture 0
• Mon 23: This Week: Streetfilms at the Brooklyn Museum 0
• Mon 23: Detroit Media Mogul: Beware Transport Subsidies (Except for Cars) 0
• Mon 23: Today’s Headlines 20
• Fri 20: Why Manny Rides 4
• Fri 20: Scenes From National Bike to Work Day 0
• Fri 20: Health Dept: New Yorkers Get Their Exercise By Getting Around Town 4
• Fri 20: The Weekly Carnage 0
• Fri 20: Queens CB2 Asks, “Where’s the Bike Lane?” And DOT Adds One to LIC Plan 5
• Fri 20: Experts Agree: Six-Year Transportation Bill Won’t Pass This Year 0
• Fri 20: Eyes on the Street: Second Crash in Three Days at Columbus Ave. Corner 14
• Fri 20: Bike to Work Day Open Thread 27
• Fri 20: Today’s Headlines 13
• Thu 19: Top Traffic Cops Promise Pedestrians-First Enforcement at West Side Forum 12
• Thu 19: With One Month Left In Session, Advocates Push For Transit Funding Lockbox 2
• Thu 19: Good News From the Senate: Transit Operating Assistance and Much More 0
• Thu 19: Prediction: Brooklyn CB10 Will Vote for Bike Lanes Sooner Than You Think 4
• Thu 19: My NYC Biking Story: Lucette Gilbert 0
• Thu 19: Leroy Comrie Weighs in on New Jamaica Bus Lanes 2
• Thu 19: Today’s Headlines 4
• Wed 18: Judge Sides With City Over NBBL in Preliminary Procedural Question 12
• Wed 18: Support a More Livable NYC: Donate to Streetsblog and Streetfilms 4
• Wed 18: No Verdict on PPW Lawsuit Today 9
• Wed 18: Eyes on the Street: Another Curb-Jumping Motorist on the UWS 6
• Wed 18: Kerry on Transportation Funding: “We’re in a Crazy Place Right Now” 0
• Wed 18: Today’s Headlines 8
• Tue 17: Dov Hikind Threatens to Sue the Safety Off Fort Hamilton Parkway 18
• Tue 17: UWS Shows Support for Car-Free Park, But Broader Campaign Is Lacking 2
• Tue 17: This Is Your Brain on Cars—Oh, and Your Lungs and Heart and Gut, Too 0
• Tue 17: My NYC Biking Story: Marcus Woollen 0
• Tue 17: Today’s Headlines 10
• Mon 16: Submit Your Pics of the Best and Worst of NYC’s Transit System 5
• Mon 16: DOT’s Jamaica Plan: Unclog Queens Transit Hub With 1.4 Miles of Bus Lanes 3
• Mon 16: Hunter Planners: Expand the Bike Program, Beat the Bikelash 29
• Mon 16: This Week: Bay Ridge Parkway Sharrows, Jamaica Bus Lanes 0
• Mon 16: Angie Schmitt Goes Toe-to-Toe With Northeast Ohio Sprawl Boosters 0
• Mon 16: Today’s Headlines 10
• Fri 13: Why Erin Rides 19
• Fri 13: Do 12 American Regions Have Better Transit Access Than NYC? Doubtful. 16
• Fri 13: The Weekly Carnage 2
• Fri 13: Brookings: Transit Access to Jobs Is the Missing Link 0
• Fri 13: “Development-Oriented Transit”: Lessons From Hong Kong 0
• Fri 13: Cyclist Assaulted on Hudson River Greenway 77
• Fri 13: My NYC Biking Story: Kimberly White 0
• Fri 13: Today’s Headlines 2
• Thu 12: NYC Marks “Decade of Road Safety” With Launch of City’s First Slow Zone 25
• Thu 12: Don’t Hold Your Breath for a White House Transportation Bill 0
• Thu 12: Vacca Watch: Pre-Bike Hearing Chatter Between Transpo Chair Staffer, NBBL 12
• Thu 12: NYC’s First 20 MPH “Slow Zone” Coming to Claremont Section of the Bronx 21
• Thu 12: Senate Finalizing Transpo Bill — It’s Up to Boxer to Preserve Bike/Ped Funding 0
• Thu 12: Job Sprawl and the Importance of Transit to Suburban Employment Centers 0
• Thu 12: Knowing Is Half the Battle: States Lack Data to Make Good Transpo Decisions 0
• Thu 12: Today’s Headlines 54
• Wed 11: How to Write a New York Post Anti-Bike Screed 10
• Wed 11: How Would Blumenauer’s New Commuter Benefit Proposal Work? 0
• Wed 11: Support a Safer Passage Across the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge 12
• Wed 11: DCP Official: Parking Minimums Buy Support for Upzonings 4
• Wed 11: Private Trash Hauler Critically Injures Woman at Essex and Delancey 17
• Wed 11: The Problem Isn’t Higher Gas Prices, It’s Lack of Choice 0
• Wed 11: Today’s Headlines 9
• Tue 10: In Defense of the Corner Market 0
• Tue 10: Here They Are: DOT’s “Don’t Be a Jerk” PSAs 16
• Tue 10: Tales From the Post-Earmark Era: Pork Won’t Hog the Transpo Money 0
• Tue 10: Eyes on the Street: Midtown Pop-Up Café an Instant Attraction 19
• Tue 10: DCP Likely to Propose Lower Parking Minimums for NYC’s “Inner Ring” 19
• Tue 10: Complete Streets: It’s About More Than Bike Lanes 0
• Tue 10: Blumenauer Bill Would Level the Field for Commuter Tax Benefits 0
• Tue 10: Today’s Headlines 13
• Mon 9: Andres Power Helps Lead a Streets Renaissance One Parklet at a Time 0
• Mon 9: NYPD Bike Blitz Cheat Sheet Tells Cops to Enforce Bogus Traffic Laws 60
• Mon 9: Northeast Corridor, the Midwest, and California Say “Thanks, Florida!” 0
• Mon 9: This Week: A Safer Riverside Blvd and a New Plaza for Clinton Hill 1
• Mon 9: Is More Transit Worthwhile If More Highways Are Part of the Bargain? 0
• Mon 9: Today’s Headlines 30
• Fri 6: Why Maureen Rides 4
• Fri 6: Mica Wants to Abandon Federal Commitment to Bike-Ped Funding 0
• Fri 6: The Weekly Carnage 7
• Fri 6: Mayor’s Budget Includes Parking Meter Rate Hike, Red Light Cam Expansion 8
• Fri 6: Why (Much of) Obama’s Transpo Plan Can Survive the GOP Knife 0
• Fri 6: Behind the Scenes of a Marcia Kramer Hit Piece 6
• Fri 6: Deborah Glick Revives Push for Life-Saving Speed Cameras 9
• Fri 6: Introducing “Vacca Watch” 30
• Fri 6: Why Planners Need to Exercise (Not Exorcise) Their Passions 0
• Fri 6: Today’s Headlines 3
• Thu 5: The Untold Story of DOT’s Plaza Program: It’s a Hit 14
• Thu 5: Reps. Matsui, LaTourette Introduce Complete Streets Bill 0
• Thu 5: Well That Was Quick: Obama Disavows Mileage Fee Proposal 0
• Thu 5: Mugging for TV, James Vacca Turns Transpo Committee Into Kangaroo Court 12
• Thu 5: Obama Wants to Study Viability of Mileage-Based Fee for Transpo Revenue 0
• Thu 5: Scott Walker, Posterboy for Government Waste 0
• Thu 5: Today’s Headlines 12
• Wed 4: Eric Ulrich’s Cure for BQE Potholes: Stop Building Public Plazas 31
• Wed 4: City Shows Inwood Some Much-Needed Livable Streets Love 0
• Wed 4: NYPD Still Won’t Ticket Their Own 38
• Wed 4: My NYC Biking Story: Sarinya Srisakul 0
• Wed 4: Forget Your Bike Lock? Businesses in Portland Have You Covered 0
• Wed 4: President Obama’s Transportation Bill Prioritizes Livability, High-Speed Rail 0
• Wed 4: Today’s Headlines 4
• Tue 3: NACTO Releases Reader-Friendly Design Guide for Bike-Friendly Streets 0
• Tue 3: Bending to East Side Traffic, DOT Limits Plan for Faster Buses, Safer Cycling 12
• Tue 3: Mayors Rebel Against State-Controlled Highway Expansion, Fight For Transit 0
• Tue 3: WaPo: Happy Bike Month, Scofflaws! 0
• Tue 3: Today’s Headlines 8
• Mon 2: DOT’s Annual Scorecard Confirms: Most New Yorkers Don’t Shop and Drive 7
• Mon 2: This Week: East Side CBs Consider Safer Streets and Faster Buses 0
• Mon 2: How Much Do You Walk? …And Other Questions From America Walks 0
• Mon 2: Eyes on the Street: Times Square, May 2, 2011 6
• Mon 2: CB 8 Transpo Committee Endorses Washington Avenue Safety Improvements 8
• Mon 2: Will Kids in Strollers Get the Heave-Ho on Boston Buses? 0
• Mon 2: Today’s Headlines 5