Streetsblog New York City stories from Benjamin Smith
2007
- Dec 07: The Weekly Carnage 9
- Nov 30: The Weekly Carnage 2
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- Nov 09: The Weekly Carnage 1
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Bus Rapid Transit Designs for East Side Avenues Still in Flux
61 Comments Latest by: gecko, Yesterday at 6:45 AM -
It's Official: Chicago Parking Privatization a Massive Rip-Off
30 Comments Latest by: John Kaehny, Today at 11:28 AM -
World-Class Avenues for the East Side: What Great BRT Looks Like
42 Comments Latest by: Peter Smith, November 19 -
High Hopes -- And Higher Standards -- for Bloomberg 3.0
21 Comments Latest by: Mark Walker, Today at 10:55 AM -
In Progress: A More Walkable, Bikeable, Trottable Park Circle
15 Comments Latest by: BicyclesOnly, Today at 10:42 AM
- John Kaehny said:
"Just to be clear, the “conservative” estimate that Chicago could have earned $670m more by keeping the meters, is the present value calculation. So, investment risk..." - Mark Walker said:
"Mike C, thanks for your thoughtful response. My chief hope is that every American have access to some form of transit that works — whatever form it takes." - BicyclesOnly said:
"Andy, I may be wrong on this, but I think many so-called traffic “circles” in NYC are partly or fully signalized like this one. Columbus “Circle” comes..." - Wizard said:
"According to the Chicago Tribune, there were a dozen financial firms expressing interest in the Chicago meters. At the end of the bidding process there were two high bidders for the..." - Larry Littlefield said:
"Looks like they took my advice and shank the circle from the outside in, rather than from the inside out. Hopefully my child and her friends will be less likely to be run..."
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- Streetfilm: A Pedestrian Paradise in Melbourne - 29 emails
- Summer Streets: Bikes and Pedestrians Get Along Fine Without Cars - 28 emails
- If the Candidates Were Trains… - 23 emails
- How Paris is Beating Traffic Without Congestion Pricing - 22 emails
- New York Times Employees Say Renzo Forgot the Bike Parking - 20 emails
- NYC’s First Bus Rapid Transit Line Debuts in the Bronx - 20 emails
- Hans Monderman: In Memoriam - 20 emails
- Bike Network 2.0 - 19 emails
- Pint-Sized Parks Make Safer Streets and Cleaner Rivers - 18 emails
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Streetfilms Featured Video
- Students Paint the Pavement in Brooklyn
- Not only did these students beautify their school's street, they also identified it to motorists as a thoroughfare frequented by school-age pedestrians in a way that mere signage and conventional markings do not. There are hundreds of school zones across the city that could benefit from the same treatment.
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