Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City stories from December 2011

• Fri 30: The 2011 NYC Streetsies, Part 3 9
• Thu 29: The 2011 NYC Streetsies, Part 2 5
• Wed 28: Give to Streetsblog and Make 2012 a Great Year for Livable Streets Coverage 1
• Wed 28: The 2011 NYC Streetsies, Part 1 4
• Tue 27: In Memoriam 18
• Fri 23: Cast Your Vote for the 2011 Streetsies 3
• Thu 22: Andrew Cuomo Can’t Ignore Transit in 2012 11
• Thu 22: Seattle Police Mock “Dumb F***” Jogger Hit By Semi Truck 0
• Thu 22: Today’s Headlines 13
• Wed 21: Senate’s Changes to TIFIA Could Mean More Toll Roads, Less Transit 0
• Wed 21: The 2011 Streetfilms Tribute to #BikeNYC 0
• Wed 21: Eyes on the Street: Curb-Jumping Cab Driver Hits Pedestrians on UWS 16
• Wed 21: Health Benefits of Ciclovia Events Outweigh Costs 0
• Wed 21: Today’s Headlines 3
• Tue 20: Biking and Walking Score Big in TIGER III 0
• Tue 20: Give This Week and Levi’s Commuter Jeans Could Be Yours 0
• Tue 20: Among Democrats, Cuomo Lags Far Behind on Transit Policy 7
• Tue 20: The Amazing Disappearing State Gas Tax 0
• Tue 20: Lawmakers Push to Fund Transit Service During Economic Emergencies 0
• Tue 20: Today’s Headlines 10
• Mon 19: NYPD Reportedly Lost Evidence Related to Crash That Killed Mathieu Lefevre 13
• Mon 19: Will Rahm Emanuel Show America What BRT Can Do? 0
• Mon 19: Note to NYC Press: Public Health Experts Don’t Sell Cheeseburgers 12
• Mon 19: Will Urban Revitalization Leave Some Cities Behind? 0
• Mon 19: Today’s Headlines 13
• Fri 16: Donate By Midnight Friday and This Handsome Item Could Be Yours… 0
• Fri 16: SFPark Manager: Too Early to Evaluate Groundbreaking Parking Program 0
• Fri 16: Lautenberg Introduces Bill to Limit Bridge and Tunnel Tolls 0
• Fri 16: The Weekly Carnage 1
• Fri 16: Sooner or Later, the Cuomo Fare Hike Is Coming 7
• Fri 16: The Silent YIMBY Majority, and Why They Lose 0
• Fri 16: Today’s Headlines 1
• Thu 15: Cartoon Thursday: Traffic Sham 7
• Thu 15: Nearly Half of TIGER Award Money Goes to Roads, 29 Percent For Transit 0
• Thu 15: James Vacca, Welcome to Sweeneyland 7
• Thu 15: Electeds and Advocates: Tappan Zee Needs Transit From the Start 3
• Thu 15: NTSB: States Should Ban Hands-Free Calls While Driving 0
• Thu 15: Thursday Job Market 0
• Thu 15: Early Data From SFPark: Drivers Still Flock to Blocks With Pricey Parking 0
• Thu 15: Today’s Headlines 20
• Wed 14: NYC’s Most Frequent Voters Depend on Transit, Want Safer Streets 9
• Wed 14: Senate Commerce Committee Sets the Standard For Transpo Performance 0
• Wed 14: Deadline Approaching for Towns to Get a Helping Hand With TOD 0
• Wed 14: Do the Math: NYPD’s Blame-the-Victim Routine Doesn’t Add Up 4
• Wed 14: TIGER III News Begins to Leak — Chicago Bike-Share Among the Winners 0
• Wed 14: The Cincinnati Streetcar: Triumphing Over an Anti-Transit Governor 0
• Wed 14: Today’s Headlines 2
• Tue 13: Transit Union Leader Urges Labor to Back Transit on the New Tappan Zee 2
• Tue 13: Chuck Schumer on Niagara Falls Highway: “Tear Down This Road” 7
• Tue 13: Senators Order Up Tax Cuts With a Side of Infrastructure, Hold the Transit 0
• Tue 13: Give to Streetsblog and Streetfilms and Enter to Win a Rickshaw Bag 0
• Tue 13: Straphangers: Cuomo Funding Cuts Top 2011 Worst-in-Transit List 2
• Tue 13: Bike Lane-less Dallas Inches Forward 0
• Tue 13: Today’s Headlines 6
• Mon 12: Next for Select Bus Service: Webster Ave in the Bronx, Utica Ave in Brooklyn 14
• Mon 12: Transit’s Not Bleeding the Taxpayer Dry — Roads Are 0
• Mon 12: Cuomo’s DOT Gets Cracking on a Tappan Zee Without Transit 4
• Mon 12: Cuomo’s $320 Million Transit Cut Could Cost NYC Dearly 4
• Mon 12: This Week: Bed-Stuy Gets a Look at Bike-Share 0
• Mon 12: The Secret to a Healthy Life: A Daily, Half-Hour Walk 0
• Mon 12: Today’s Headlines 6
• Fri 9: A Day in the Life of a Pop-Up Café 1
• Fri 9: The Weekly Carnage 2
• Fri 9: Widening Coalition Calls Out Cuomo for Abandoning Transit 2
• Fri 9: Streetfilms Shorties: NYPD Traffic Agents Wave Drivers Into People 33
• Fri 9: Motorcyclist Kills Pedestrian Crossing Flatbush Avenue at Parkside 3
• Fri 9: 2010 Traffic Fatalities Could Fill 70 Jumbo Jets. And This Is Good News? 0
• Fri 9: A Tappan Zee Bridge Without Transit Is a Lousy Jobs Program 0
• Fri 9: Ray LaHood Gives Go-Ahead to Portland’s Sprawl-Inducing Mega-Bridge 0
• Fri 9: Today’s Headlines 9
• Thu 8: Safety Fix at Prospect Park Entrance Projected to Prevent 10 Injuries a Year 7
• Thu 8: Cuomo “Eviscerated” Transit Lockbox, Says Bill’s Sponsor 8
• Thu 8: With 8 Percent Bump in 2011, NYC Bike Count Has Doubled Since 2007 10
• Thu 8: 80-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Sheepshead Bay; No Charges Filed 9
• Thu 8: Are Cyclists “Elite Snobs”? It Depends on If They’re in Your Way 0
• Thu 8: Today’s Headlines 10
• Wed 7: As Dedicated MTA Funds Disappear, Cuomo Still Hasn’t Signed Lockbox Bill 1
• Wed 7: Cuomo Tax Deal Could Leave $320M in MTA Funding on Shaky Ground 0
• Wed 7: OMB: Senate Seeking Too Much Highway Money to Fund Transportation Bill 0
• Wed 7: How to Hold NYPD Accountable for Abuse of Traffic Violence Victims 21
• Wed 7: Strong Majority Supports Protected Bike Lanes at East Harlem Hearing 25
• Wed 7: The Negligent Driver’s Best Defense: “I Didn’t See Him” 15
• Wed 7: The Federal Government Wants to Bribe You to Drive to Work 0
• Wed 7: Today’s Headlines 20
• Tue 6: Will City Planning Commission Uphold Parking Maximums at St. Vincent’s? 6
• Tue 6: Cuomo Deal Will Cut Payroll Tax, Reimburse MTA, Create Infrastructure Fund 3
• Tue 6: Support Your Online Voice for Livable Streets: Give to Streetsblog 6
• Tue 6: Brian Williams Doesn’t Get How Streets Work. Will His Four Million Viewers? 32
• Tue 6: Housing Bust Poster-Child Miami Invites More Sprawl 0
• Tue 6: Today’s Headlines 9
• Mon 5: After the Service Cuts: Riders Cram on to Overburdened, Unreliable B61 7
• Mon 5: Public-Private Partnerships Won’t Solve New York’s Transpo Funding Crisis 7
• Mon 5: Can the 99 Percent Movement Reinvigorate Congestion Pricing? 18
• Mon 5: This Week: Combat Misinformation About East Harlem Bike Lanes 1
• Mon 5: Arkansas Officials Surround State Capitol With Even More Parking 0
• Mon 5: Today’s Headlines 12
• Fri 2: Tuesday: Manhattan CB 11 Hosts Hearing on East Harlem Bike Lanes 11
• Fri 2: The Weekly Carnage 2
• Fri 2: Suggested Locations for Additional NYPD Traffic Enforcement 12
• Fri 2: The Great Recession’s “Green Lining” 0
• Fri 2: House Dems Counter Oil+Transpo Plan With “Buy America” Jobs Bill 0
• Fri 2: Today’s Headlines 26
• Thu 1: Kinzie Street: The First of Many Protected Bike Lanes for Chicago 0
• Thu 1: In Lefevre Case, NYPD Press Statements Don’t Match NYPD Crash Report 13
• Thu 1: At Sloth-Like 3.5 MPH, M50 Bus Wins This Year’s Pokey Award 2
• Thu 1: Vacca Watch: Transpo Chair Ignores His Own Hearing, Calls Plazas Bad for Biz 10
• Thu 1: Oakland Cops Can’t Be Troubled With OWS Vehicular Assault 0
• Thu 1: Eyes on the Street: What’s Wrong With This Picture? 2
• Thu 1: Today’s Headlines 4