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Streetsblog New York City stories from Jason Varone

Jason Varone battles the streets everyday during a 9 mile commute on his bicycle from downtown Brooklyn to the Upper East Side. In addition to his efforts on Streetsblog, he is an artist making work related to the environment and technology. Examples of his work can be found at www.varonearts.org.

• Wed 17: Grand Army Plaza, Reinvented 1
• Thu 5: “My Next Vehicle Will Be a Bicycle” 16
• Tue 20: Cartoon Tuesday: No Rebate Required 5
• Tue 13: Cartoon Tuesday: Bike to Work Day 2
• Wed 30: Cartoon Tuesday (Wednesday Edition): This American Lifestyle 3
• Thu 24: Eyes on the Street: Gansevoort Plaza Open for Business (Updated) 36
• Tue 15: Jessica Lappin: Congestion Pricing Advocate 20
• Tue 8: Cartoon Tuesday: Pricing Post-Mortem Edition 14
• Tue 8: Plan B: Reallocating Street Space To Buses, Bikes & Peds 7
• Fri 7: Share Your Experience as a New York Bicycle Commuter Comments Off
• Mon 3: 2008: Year of the Bicycle? 8
• Wed 20: We Are Breathing Oil in Our Big Cities 4
• Thu 14: Drivers Ed. Campaign to Accompany Portland Bike Boxes 3
• Mon 4: Streetfilm: Barnes Dance! 23
• Thu 31: Streetfilm: Transforming NY City Streets Comments Off
• Wed 30: Badda Bing! NYPD “Taking Care of” New Parking Placards 11
• Tue 29: Interstate Access, Plenty of Parking at the “Green” Airport 9
• Wed 23: You Don’t Ride a Bike to a Corporate Office Building 20
• Tue 22: Streetfilms: Street Star Christine Berthet 1
• Thu 17: Traffic Calming Animation of the Day: The Chicane 15
• Thu 10: Whoa: NYPD Ticketing Bus Lane Violators 28
• Thu 10: StreetFilm: How to Use a Bike Box 23
• Wed 9: A Q&A With Ted Kheel, Free Transit Advocate 40
• Mon 7: StreetFilm: The Street Memorial Project 2
• Wed 2: Is Barack Obama the Livable Streets Candidate? 19
• Wed 2: Sleek Bike Parking Facilities Appear in Queens and Brooklyn 32
• Thu 13: NY1 Snap Poll: How to Make NYC Safer For Cyclists? 6
• Thu 6: Today’s Headlines 7
• Wed 5: The Rumble Underfoot at 60th Street 1
• Tue 4: Toronto Cops Pull Over a Pedal-Powered ‘86 Buick 10
• Mon 3: Houston Street Gets Tree-mendous New Sidewalks 15
• Fri 30: Paris Wins the ITDP Sustainable Transport Award 1
• Wed 28: The Speed Bump Catapault 9
• Mon 26: New Refuge Islands for Bronx Pedestrians & Bus Riders 9
• Mon 19: StreetFilms: Bay Ridge Bus Commuters Talk Congestion Pricing 18
• Thu 15: R-E-S-P-E-C-T: DOT to Install Sleek New Bike Parking Shelters 46
• Tue 13: Saturday: MTA to Liven Up Public Hearings 3
• Mon 12: When in Rome, Share Bikes 14
• Mon 12: In Amsterdam Cyclists Always Get the Green Light 2
• Thu 8: Big Builders Explain Why Congestion Pricing is Important 4
• Wed 31: Finally: A Spot to Talk About Parking Comments Off
• Wed 31: The Horror 5
• Tue 30: Philly CarShare Helps City Government Reduce Its Fleet 5
• Tue 30: Brooklyn’s Myrtle Avenue Renaissance 1
• Tue 30: Warning: Driving Could Be Hazardous to Your Health 2
• Tue 30: New Bike Lanes and Sharrows Lead to the Brooklyn Bridge 36
• Thu 25: Businessman Hopes to Bring Bikes Back to Beijing 4
• Fri 19: Who Are Anti-Pricing Pols Really Looking Out For? 10
• Thu 18: Cabbie Mistakes East River Park Bike Path for Highway 19
• Thu 18: Traffic Mitigation Commission Public Hearings Announced Comments Off
• Wed 17: Illinois Adopts “Complete Streets” Into Law 8
• Mon 15: The MTA is Testing Battery-Powered Buses 6
• Tue 9: National Media Noticing the Urban Bicycling Trend 2
• Mon 8: The World’s Greenest, Most Livable Cities 9
• Thu 4: A Quiet Velorution is Taking Place 33
• Thu 27: StreetFilms: LOOKing to Make Cycling Safer in NYC 4
• Thu 27: Fifth Avenue Will Get a New Buffered Bike Lane 16
• Wed 26: Variable Pricing at MTA Bridges and Tunnels Would Ease Traffic 8
• Mon 24: How Much Potential Park(ing) Space is There Anyway? 22
• Wed 19: The Black Car Project: Filling the Autovoid 9
• Tue 18: Are East River Bridge Tolls the Better Way to Go? 26
• Thu 13: World Cities Adding One Million People Every Week 2
• Mon 10: More Bike-Sharing Photos From Paris 2
• Thu 6: Biking the Mean Streets of L.A. 10
• Wed 5: Dude, Where’s My Bike Lane? 8
• Wed 5: Japanese Automakers Settle Pollution Suit Comments Off
• Tue 4: Take the NYC Neighborhood Quality of Life Survey Comments Off
• Tue 4: A Few Minutes of Parking Permit Abuse With Andy Rooney 1
• Thu 30: Brit’s Liberal Dems Want to Ban Cars Fueled By Gasoline 2
• Thu 30: Video: The Velib Project 14
• Wed 29: A Crash Course on Driver Safety for Parks Dept. Employees 15
• Mon 27: Congestion Pricing News of the World 4
• Mon 27: New “People’s 311″ Site Maps Street Hazards 5
• Fri 24: Ich bin ein Bicyclist 17
• Thu 23: Make Your Own Subway Advisory Comments Off
• Thu 23: Crowds Heed Amtrak’s ‘All Aboard’ 15
• Thu 23: Delivering the Goods to a Growing New York 7
• Wed 22: Improved DOT Rolls Out Improved Web Site 13
• Tue 21: Staten Island PlaNYC Panel Tonight Comments Off
• Mon 20: Incredible SFPD Training Video: “Bikes Belong in Traffic” 10
• Mon 20: The Urban Transportation Report Card 7
• Thu 16: Pedicabs Protest New Regulations 9
• Thu 16: City Still Sending Mixed Signals on Bike Parking 1
• Wed 15: In London They Summons Their Own 5
• Wed 15: Car-Free Hours in Prospect Park? Fuhgeddaboutit! 33
• Tue 14: The Cars That Ate New York Comments Off
• Tue 7: What if Terrorists Killed as Many as Die in U.S. Car Crashes? 8
• Fri 27: Dying to Get to Work 11
• Fri 27: Effective Traffic Calming Device: The Frisbee 8
• Wed 25: Americans Vote for Fuel Efficiency. Why Do They Buy Guzzlers? 18
• Mon 23: Safety First? True Once, but U.S. Now Lags in Road Deaths 13
• Fri 20: The World’s First Sustainable Parking Structure 8
• Mon 16: In Chicago, Parks Funded By Parking Garages 3
• Mon 16: A French Revolution: This One On Two Wheels, No Guillotine 1
• Fri 13: Senator Decries Bronx Asthma Crisis Then Rejects Pricing 13
• Fri 13: Highlights From This Week’s Mobilizing the Region 3
• Fri 13: More Meatpacking Plaza Construction Photos 1
• Wed 11: Brodsky Attacks Critics of His Congestion Pricing Study 41
• Wed 11: “Green” Transport Consultant Bans Employees from Biking 6
• Wed 11: New York City Kids Sing Their Support for Congestion Pricing 3
• Fri 6: Push to Declutter England’s Streets 3
• Fri 6: The Suburbanist Paradox 13
• Tue 3: General Motors Goes Hollywood 9
• Mon 2: Rage on the Bikeway 28
• Mon 2: Berlin’s Bicycle Boom 2
• Fri 29: Go to Car-Free Governors Island 1
• Fri 29: “Triboro RX” Could Provide More Transit Opportunities 20
• Fri 29: Quebec Makes Bold Cycling Statement 3
• Fri 29: O’Donnell Supports PlaNYC, but Congestion Pricing? 5
• Thu 28: Breaking News: 94th Precinct Clipping Bikes on Bedford Ave 25
• Thu 28: Just What India Needs: The $3,000 Car 2
• Thu 28: David Byrne on Bicycling in NYC 8
• Thu 28: StreetFilms Cyclist of the Month 4
• Wed 27: Finally, Market Rates for Manhattan Street Parking 20
• Wed 27: Addicted To Oil: Ranking States’ Vulnerability 3
• Tue 26: Rediscovering the Romance of the Bicycle in Paris 2
• Tue 26: Permanent Pricing Gets Green Light in Sweden 3
• Tue 26: 94th Precinct to Cyclists: Obey Traffic Rules 62
• Tue 26: Free Bike Helmets for Delivery Workers Today 8
• Mon 25: Auto Insurer Creates Traffic Mayhem With Gasoline Give-Away 3
• Mon 25: Open Thread: Congestion Pricing Stalled 18
• Fri 22: New York Made Music 1
• Fri 22: Toronto Cycling Activists Build Their Own Bike Network 2
• Fri 22: StreetFilms: Make Music New York Comments Off
• Thu 21: Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff: Bike Commuter Comments Off
• Thu 21: Shifting Gears at DOT 3
• Thu 21: Albany Fiddles Over Congestion Pricing… 3
• Thu 21: Eyes on the Street: Too Little Too Late on the FDR 9
• Tue 19: How Americans Get to Work 5
• Tue 19: File Under: Only in America 1
• Mon 18: David Weprin: The Parking Garage Industry’s Valet? 5
• Mon 18: A Livable Streets Exhibition Opens in Brooklyn 1
• Thu 14: Quebec Approves Carbon Tax on Fuels to Cut Greenhouse Gases 5
• Wed 13: Brainstorming a New Vision for Midtown’s East River Waterfront 13
• Wed 13: Forever Double-Parked on Google’s Memory Lane Comments Off
• Tue 12: New TV Ad Focuses on PlaNYC’s Health Benefits 4
• Tue 12: New Bike Lanes Won’t Leave Room for Escalade Double-Parking! Comments Off
• Tue 12: Rising Gas Prices Hurt Truck Sales Comments Off
• Mon 11: California Sues Municipalities for Bad Urban Planning 2
• Fri 8: 96th St. Subway Station and Sidewalk Reduction Moving Ahead 3
• Thu 7: Chicago Alley Initiative Shows How to Make Streets Greener Comments Off
• Thu 7: Car-Free Sundays Return to the Bronx 4
• Wed 6: No Clothes, No Cars, Just Bikes 2
• Wed 6: CB4 Votes Tonight on a Revised Hell’s Kitchen 4
• Wed 6: REBNY Goes Green, Gets Behind PlaNYC 4
• Tue 5: Fantasy Island 6
• Tue 5: NYPD Raid Nets Bikes and Bystanders 31
• Mon 4: Seventeen Elected Officials Endorse PlaNYC Initiatives 1
• Sun 3: StreetFilms: Bike to Shea 4
• Fri 1: Small Business Leaders Voice Support For PlaNYC 2
• Fri 1: More Bike Lanes for Los Angeles? One Cyclist Says, “No Thanks.” 16
• Thu 31: Weird Science: Do Helmets Attract Cars to Cyclists? 16
• Wed 30: LA.Streetsblog: The Joy of Poor Circulation 6
• Fri 25: NY1’s “Inside City Hall” on Congestion Pricing 1
• Thu 24: London’s Trafalgar Square Goes Green… Literally. 5
• Thu 24: Groups Dispute Quinnipiac Poll Findings on Congestion Pricing 7
• Thu 24: Queens Blogger Runs His Own Commuter Contest 48
• Thu 24: After Pricing Proposal: Mayor’s Approval at Record High 5
• Wed 23: In DUMBO a Parking Lot Will Become a Piazza 2
• Wed 23: What Does a “Bike Friendly” City Look Like? 5
• Mon 21: The Fastest Way to Get to New Jersey 7
• Fri 18: T.A. Rides with the Mayors of Sydney & Copenhagen 2
• Wed 16: The Clock is Ticking for PlaNYC 1
• Wed 16: Letter of the Week: Congestion Pricing Diplomacy 11
• Mon 14: PlanNYC’s Public Political Push Starts Today 1
• Fri 11: Smoggy China to Observe World Car Free Day 1
• Fri 11: Swerve and Protect: Boston’s Bicycle Bible 12
• Thu 10: Where Do New York City Bike Commuters Come From? 15
• Wed 9: Eyes on the Street: Tillary Street Bike Lane Parking Lot 5
• Tue 8: Will the Critics Kill Congestion Pricing? 15
• Mon 7: Eyes on the Street: Five Borough Bike Tour 4
• Fri 4: Building a Better Bike Lane 30
• Fri 4: DOT: One-Way Park Slope Proposal is Dead Comments Off
• Thu 3: Residential Parking Permits Spotted in PlaNYC Documents 5
• Tue 1: New York Magazine Casts a Cynical Eye on “Bloomtopia” 23
• Mon 30: Who Wants to Drive Into a City That’s Under Water? Comments Off
• Mon 30: Meet the Cloggers Comments Off
• Thu 26: Ken Livingstone on Congestion Pricing in New York 7
• Thu 26: Black Clouds Over China Comments Off
• Wed 25: Streetfilms: Little Legs for Green Streets Comments Off
• Wed 25: PlaNYC: Foster the Market For Renewable Energy 9
• Tue 24: Zero Carbon is the Goal for Woodstock 2
• Fri 20: The Ultimate System: Free Mass Transit and Congestion Pricing 15
• Fri 20: Decongestion in Cities Around the World 1
• Thu 19: Grand Plans for Brooklyn’s Iconic Public Space 7
• Thu 19: Toronto Politician on Bike Lanes and the Future of Cycling 1
• Wed 18: Bicycle Advocacy TV Ads from the Netherlands 11
• Tue 17: Queens Residents Oppose Loss of Parking for Bus Rapid Transit 13
• Tue 17: In the East River, Verdant Power Sleeps With the Fishes 14
• Mon 16: He’s on a Road to Nowhere: David Byrne’s Bicycle Stolen 6
• Fri 13: Pedicab Limits: Let the Free Market Decide 4
• Wed 11: Seattle Master Plan Aims to Keep Cyclists Safe 1
• Tue 10: Co-op City Group Wants Bus Rapid Transit to Keep Its Distance 3
• Tue 10: Eyes on the Street: Inspector Yee Tows His Own 9
• Thu 5: Support Builds for Carbon Taxes Over “Cap and Trade” 3
• Fri 30: Why Can’t I Go the Wrong Way on a One Way Street? Comments Off
• Thu 29: StreetFilms: Reclaiming Grand Army Plaza Comments Off
• Wed 28: Eyes on the Street: Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn 12
• Wed 28: Bike Club Files First Lawsuit Challenging NYPD “Parade Rules” 7
• Tue 27: Important Meeting for Livable Streets Advocates 5
• Tue 27: Mayor Says Toronto Will be North America’s Greenest City 2
• Tue 27: Will “Crazy Technology” Thwart Climate Change? 1
• Tue 27: Sydney Organizes World’s First Climate Change Blackout 1
• Tue 27: A Livable Streets Discussion and Happy Hour 3
• Mon 26: Streetfilms: George Washington Parked Here 5
• Mon 26: Paris Embraces Plan to Become City of Bikes 4
• Fri 23: Google Staff Get On Their Bikes 7
• Fri 23: NYC School Construction and Maintenance Going Green 5
• Thu 22: Ethanol’s Growing List of Enemies 3
• Wed 21: Shanghai Is Back on the Bicycle Bandwagon 3
• Thu 8: “People Act as Though the Hybrid Could Solve All Our Problems” 4
• Wed 7: $100 for a Year’s Worth of Parking 25
• Wed 7: Ethanol: Feed a Person for a Year or Fill Up an SUV? 7
• Tue 6: Swedish Support for Congestion Charge at All Time High Comments Off
• Tue 6: CO2 from Shipping Twice as Much as Airlines 13
• Fri 2: Emergency Rally for Pedestrian Safety: Sunday, March 4, 3pm: 11
• Thu 1: City Council Passes New Pedicab Regulations 8
• Wed 28: City Council Set To Vote on Pedicabs Today 7
• Wed 28: Schumer & Clinton Backing Upstate NIMBY’s Against Wind Power 8
• Wed 28: Green Collar Jobs for Urban America Comments Off
• Mon 26: NYC on Alert for Motor Vehicle-Based “Noise Terrorism” 4
• Mon 26: European Automakers Are Feeling the Heat 1
• Mon 26: Bloomberg Admin Misses “Golden Opportunity” on Intro. 199 Comments Off
• Fri 23: New York Could be a Global Leader in Alternative Energy 6
• Fri 23: Green Revolution Sweeping Through U.S. Cities Comments Off
• Thu 22: Atlantic Yards Planner: “Space on Streets is Useless Space” 18
• Thu 22: Mayor Livingstone Extends Congestion Charge Westward 6
• Wed 21: The New Jane Jacobs vs. the New Robert Moses? 5
• Wed 21: Job Opening: Mayor Daley’s Bicycling Ambassadors Comments Off
• Tue 20: Taxing Vehicles Based on Their Environmental Impact 1
• Tue 20: Road Warrior: Los Angeles Edition 10
• Fri 16: Traffic, Pedestrian Fatalities Rise in New Jersey Comments Off
• Thu 15: Living Near Shops and Transit Makes New Yorkers Less Fat 12
• Wed 14: Hyping the HyperBike 10
• Wed 14: Pedicab Rally in the News 8
• Tue 13: Today’s Rally Against Pedicab Regulations 8
• Tue 13: Paris Approves Plan to Reduce Traffic by 40% by 2020 7
• Mon 12: Cyclists Ride with Pedicabs to Rally at City Hall Comments Off
• Mon 12: Pedaling Protest Takes on Car Show 6
• Mon 12: A Guilty Motorist Turns Himself In Comments Off
• Fri 9: Robert Moses’s Fundamental Misunderstanding 28
• Fri 9: 40,000+ U.S. Buses Are Equipped With Bike Racks. None in NYC. 13
• Thu 8: Cars Conquering the Bicycle Kingdom 3
• Wed 7: Is a 1.3 mph Increase in Crosstown Traffic Speed “Innovative?” 6
• Wed 7: $100 Fine for Crossing the Street and Talking on the Phone 50
• Tue 6: Paris Set for Invasion of Self-Service Bicycles 14
• Mon 18: Holiday Bonus for U.K. Ikea Employees: 9,000 Free Bikes 14
• Wed 29: Hydrogen: Not as Green as it Seems 5
• Wed 29: New Bike Lanes and Markings for the Lower East Side 23
• Wed 15: New Bike Stencils Completed on the Lower East Side 8
• Tue 14: The Idea of Rising Sea Levels is Sinking In 1
• Wed 8: Connecting Urban Design and Public Health Comments Off
• Tue 7: Cutting the Carbon and Enjoying the Scenery 5
• Thu 2: Eat More Carbohydrates, Burn More Hydrocarbons 1
• Thu 2: Immigrant Experience: Transit Pioneers and Cycling Soldiers Comments Off
• Wed 1: Subku 4