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Independence Day Special: The Freedom to Sit Mon 29:
Fifth Avenue, 1909: So Long Promenade, Hello Motorway Wed 20:
Should I Wear a Helmet Today? Wed 13:
When Cycling Becomes the Norm Tue 5:
Streetfilms Inspires New Jersey "Traffic Safety Quilt" Thu 9:
Livable Streets Promised Land Wed 25:
SeeClickFix: Is "Little Brother" the Next Big Thing? Fri 20:
Union Street Becomes a "Secret Garden" Mon 12:
ITDP: New York a World Leader in Sustainable Transport Mon 24:
Streetfilms: A Streetside Chat With Jan Gehl Mon 17:
Jan Gehl: New York Could Have World's Best Streets Thu 13:
Tonight: See the Blueprint for a New Upper West Side Fri 19:
Study Provides a New Vision for Allen and Pike Street Malls Fri 19:
It's Park(ing) Day All Over America Wed 17:
Melbourne's Complete Streets Wed 17:
Grand Army Plaza, Reinvented Wed 3:
Wiki Wednesday: Complete Streets Thu 21:
The State of Livable Streets in Boston Tue 12:
Change Your City With Livable Streets Groups Mon 11:
Streetfilms: Summer Streets 2008 Thu 7:
A Citywide Prescription for Livable Streets Thu 31:
Measuring the Value of Livable Streets Mon 28:
Astor Place Moves Closer to Becoming a Great Public Space Thu 24:
Wanted: A Progressive DOT Director for Washington D.C. Wed 16:
Williamsburg Walks: Volunteer Orientation Tonight Fri 11:
Times Shows Little Love for Livable Streets Mon 30:
¡Arriba Sevilla! Wed 25:
Want a New Public Plaza in Your Neighborhood? Apply Now. Fri 13:
Streetfilms: The Glory Days of Car-Free Park Rallies Thu 22:
Portland Elects Cyclist Mayor; Obama Draws 8,000 on Bikes Thu 22:
Coming Soon: A Major Car-Free Event in NYC Mon 19:
Eyes on the Street: Biking on the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Mon 19:
DOT to Hold Woodhaven Boulevard Forum Tonight Mon 19:
Turn Out Tonight for a Ped-Friendly Prospect Park Fri 2:
Federal Complete Streets Legislation Gains Momentum Thu 1:
Streetfilm: Lessons from L.A. Tue 29:
Sadik-Khan Introduces the New York City Model Fri 25:
Streetfilm: The Transformation of Meat Market Plaza Fri 25:
Silver Challenger Paul Newell Campaigns on Livable Streets Thu 24:
Streetfilm: Paris Skates! Thu 24:
Eyes on the Street: Gansevoort Plaza Open for Business (Updated) Tue 22:
How Paris is Beating Traffic Without Congestion Pricing Fri 18:
Sadik-Khan: We're Putting the Square Back in Madison Square Tue 15:
Après Congestion Pricing, It's Time to Look at the Paris Model Tue 15:
In the Heights: City Aims to Make 181st a Complete Street Mon 14:
Reforming Albany, Step 1: Get on the Ballot Thu 10:
Today the Périphérique. Tomorrow the FDR. Wed 9:
Eyes on the Street: Get Ready for the New Gansevoort Tue 8:
Plan B: Reallocating Street Space To Buses, Bikes & Peds Tue 1:
Community Boards Set to Review Livable Streets Proposals Wed 26:
Streetfilms: "Lounging on High" in Wodonga, Australia Fri 21:
What Paterson's Senate District Stands to Gain From Pricing Fri 21:
Congestion Pricing Bill: Fun With Legalese Thu 20:
Congestion Pricing Bill: First Impressions Thu 20:
Two Ways to Tell the Story of Congestion Pricing Tue 18:
Envisioning a More Livable Columbus Avenue Fri 14:
DC to Devote Parking Fees to Livable Streets Thu 13:
Could "Open Sundays" Help Solve Prince Problems? Wed 12:
DOT Details Prince Street "Open Sundays" Project Fri 7:
Mime Threat Overshadows Car-Free Prince Street Proposal Fri 7:
Car-Free Washington Place? Not in My Driveway, Say Residents Wed 27:
A Conversation About New York Streets -- Get In Free Wed 27:
Obama's National Transportation Plan Includes Bicycling & Walking Tue 26:
StreetFilm: The Street Life of Havana Fri 22:
Let's Chop Up Superblocks Thu 21:
Help Wanted: Streetswiki Writing Talent Fri 15:
Citizens Propose Cycle Track Greenway Connector in Inwood Fri 15:
"Lock Box" Provides $39M for Livable Streets, Ferries, BRT Fri 15:
To Lubricate Street Life, Lower the Unlimited Fare Fri 15:
City Planning: Fourth Avenue a "Missed Opportunity" Wed 13:
What Is "Mode-Neutral" Funding? Fri 8:
Block Party NYC: Get Yourself a Block Grant Wed 6:
New York Can Do Better Than the "New Fourth Avenue" Tue 5:
Reinventing Grand Army Plaza on Lopate Tomorrow Tue 5:
Who is the Livable Streets Candidate? Fri 1:
Congestion Pricing Plan Includes a "Livable Streets Lock Box" Fri 1:
Monday Night: Have Your Say on Parking Policy in Brooklyn Wed 30:
Still Time to Submit Jane Jacobs Medal Nominees Thu 24:
Next Monday: How You Can Transform New York City Streets Tue 22:
Streetfilms: Street Star Christine Berthet Fri 18:
Bloomberg Touches on Safe Streets, Pricing in State of the City Thu 17:
Traffic Calming Animation of the Day: The Chicane Mon 14:
Who Are You Nominating for the 2008 Jane Jacobs Medal? Fri 11:
Hans Monderman: In Memoriam Tue 8:
Hans Monderman, Engineer of Livable Streets, 1947-2008 Tue 8:
Street Memorial Riders Urge City Hall to Tame Traffic Now Wed 2:
Is Barack Obama the Livable Streets Candidate? Mon 17:
Janette Sadik-Khan: A Reason to Love NYC in 2007 Fri 14:
Congestion Pricing: Bloomberg Needs to Sweeten the Deal Fri 14:
Running the Christmas Tree Gauntlet Thu 13:
Welcome to NYCstreets Mon 10:
This Holiday Season London's Streets Are "Absolutely Jammed" Tue 4:
Crashstat 2.0 Reveals NYC’S Most Dangerous Intersections Mon 3:
Houston Street Gets Tree-mendous New Sidewalks Mon 3:
Ciclovía: A Moving Experience in Bogotá, Colombia Tue 27:
The Trafficist: An Interview With Randy Cohen Wed 21:
Happy Thanksgiving Tue 13:
Crosstown Bike Lanes Remain in the Crosshairs Mon 12:
DOT Rolls Out Fort Greene Bike Lanes & Traffic-Calming Mon 12:
Congestion Pricing Will Make You Happy Mon 12:
Nasty Newsrack Photo Contest Finalists Thu 8:
Riding While Black or Just Riding? Thu 8:
DOT Rolls Out the New Lower Manhattan Crosstown Bike Route Wed 7:
Jan Gehl: Gridlocked Streets Are "Not a Law of Nature" Wed 7:
StreetFilms: Upper West Side Streets Renaissance With Jan Gehl Tue 6:
The Trafficist Tue 6:
Upper West Side Renaissance on WNYC Tue 6:
Envisioning an Upper West Side Streets Renaissance Tue 6:
Tune in to Brian Lehrer at 10:40am, WNYC, 93.9 FM Mon 5:
Gehl on Wheels Mon 5:
Invisible Man Fri 2:
"A Perverse Allocation of Public Space on the Upper West Side" Wed 31:
Celebrating Livable Streets on the Day of the Dead Wed 31:
RSVP Today to Re-Imagine Manhattan's Upper West Side Tue 30:
Brooklyn's Myrtle Avenue Renaissance Thu 25:
Bike Snob NYC Shows You How It's Done Wed 24:
Senator Duane Takes a Swipe at DOT for 9th Ave. Bike Lane Mon 22:
Bogotá's Peñalosa Talks Up Livable Streets, Sans Spandex Thu 18:
Tykes on Bikes Wed 17:
Illinois Adopts "Complete Streets" Into Law Mon 15:
Indianapolis Paves the Way for Bikes and Pedestrians Wed 10:
Is Transportation Reform Possible When the Cops Don't Care? Mon 8:
The World's Greenest, Most Livable Cities Thu 4:
GAPCo Wins Design Trust Fellowship Thu 4:
A Ride Down NYC's "Street of the Future" Wed 3:
Doubts About DOT Congestion Prescription in Jax Heights Tue 2:
Fresh Direct Responds to Environmental Critics Thu 27:
Meat Market Plaza is Open for Business Thu 27:
StreetFilms: LOOKing to Make Cycling Safer in NYC Mon 24:
StreetFilms: Park(ing) Day 2007 Fri 21:
More Park(ing) Day Photos Fri 21:
Upper West Side Livable Streets Advocates: Mark Your Calendar Fri 21:
Myrtle Ave. Parking Spot Becomes a Park and Classroom Fri 21:
Making the Case for Compact Development Fri 21:
Why is There a Picnic in My Parking Spot? Tue 18:
Seeing Myrtle Avenue With Fresh Eyes Fri 14:
German Town Chooses Human Interaction Over Traffic Signals Thu 13:
A Gehl Dispatch From Down Under Wed 12:
DOT Launches Gehl Street Survey Project Mon 10:
More Bike-Sharing Photos From Paris Tue 4:
Take the NYC Neighborhood Quality of Life Survey Tue 4:
Queens Pedestrian Safety Fixes Move Ahead Despite Opposition Fri 31:
Happy Labor Day Weekend Fri 31:
City Promises $5M in Ped Safety Improvements at Mural Opening Thu 30:
Video: The Velib Project Wed 29:
Brooklyn Traffic Calming Mural Unveiled Wed 22:
Central Park 66th Street Transverse Is Unsafe Wed 22:
Improved DOT Rolls Out Improved Web Site Mon 20:
The Urban Transportation Report Card Fri 17:
For Your Weekend Viewing Pleasure: Portland! Wed 15:
A Brooklyn Parking Lot Becomes a Neighborhood "Living Room" Wed 15:
Car-Free Hours in Prospect Park? Fuhgeddaboutit! Tue 14:
Video Shows Dangers of Upper East Side Bike Plan Mon 13:
Tonight: Traffic-Calming Mural Preview & Fundraiser Fri 10:
In the Shadow of the Queensboro Bridge Fri 10:
City Launches "Public Plaza Initiative" at DUMBO Pocket Park Thu 9:
Paint a Parking Lot, Put up a Paradise Mon 6:
New Blog Focuses on Tearing Down the "Highway to Nowhere" Fri 3:
Grist: NYC is Not One of the World's Greenest Cities Thu 2:
Melbourne, Australia After a Decade of Focus on Public Spaces Thu 2:
Famed Danish Urbanist Jan Gehl in Town to Consult on PlaNYC Thu 2:
Tonight: Park(ing) Day Planning Meeting Thu 2:
Cool New Thing: What's Your Walk Score? Wed 25:
Accidents Halved As Street is Stripped of 'Safety' Features Wed 25:
Welcome to Davis, California: A Bicycle Friendly Town Tue 24:
Microbuses and Bike Sharing: The New Parisian Street Scene Fri 20:
Congestion Pricing: What's the Deal? Fri 20:
Kids Demand Respect in the Streets of Brooklyn Thu 19:
CB8 Shoots Down Upper East Side Crosstown Bike Route Plan Mon 16:
A French Revolution: This One On Two Wheels, No Guillotine Thu 12:
Construction of Piazza de Meatpacking is Underway Mon 9:
It's Getting Better All the Time Fri 6:
Mayor Speaks at Times Square Pricing Rally Fri 6:
Push to Declutter England's Streets Thu 5:
Ninth Street Earns Its Stripes Thu 5:
Bike-Sharing in New York: Could It Happen Here? Thu 5:
A Rising Bicycle Tide in Mexico City Thu 5:
No Exit, Upper West Side Style Tue 3:
Good Stuff in This Week's Mobilizing the Region Mon 2:
Take Back the Streets, for the Kids Fri 29:
No Love for One-Way Proposal in Jackson Heights Wed 27:
Segway Users: The Other Minority Fri 22:
New York Made Music Fri 22:
StreetFilms: Make Music New York Fri 22:
Meatpacking District Will Get a Makeover Thu 21:
Shifting Gears at DOT Wed 20:
Leave Your iPod at Home Tomorrow Tue 19:
Jackson Heights: New Front in One-Way Battle Tue 19:
Will the Revitalized High Bridge be Bike-Friendly? Mon 18:
A Livable Streets Exhibition Opens in Brooklyn Thu 14:
Brooklyn Community Board Supports DOT's 9th Street Plan Wed 13:
You Are Invited to Streetsblog's Birthday Party Wed 13:
Brainstorming a New Vision for Midtown's East River Waterfront Tue 12:
New Bike Lanes Won't Leave Room for Escalade Double-Parking! Tue 12:
Lappin Describes Her Position as "Similar to Gov. Spitzer's" Mon 11:
Call for Ped Safety Measures on Third and Fourth Avenues Fri 8:
First Impressions of Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC Testimony... Thu 7:
Car-Free Sundays Return to the Bronx Wed 6:
Ciclovia: Is NYC Ready? Wed 6:
CB4 Votes Tonight on a Revised Hell's Kitchen Mon 4:
Tour de Brooklyn: City is Considering Car-Free Central Park Trial Wed 30:
Streetfilms: Turning Streets Into Community Spaces Wed 30:
LA.Streetsblog: The Joy of Poor Circulation Wed 30:
Motor Vehicles Leading Cause of NYC Child Injury Deaths Fri 25:
A Portland Neighborhood Reclaims its Streets Fri 25:
Streetsblog Publisher Puts up $250K to Push PlaNYC Wed 23:
In DUMBO a Parking Lot Will Become a Piazza Wed 23:
What Does a "Bike Friendly" City Look Like? Fri 18:
T.A. Rides with the Mayors of Sydney & Copenhagen Fri 18:
Battery Park City: An Opportunity for Innovative Street Design Thu 17:
Pedestrians Fighting Over the Scraps Thu 17:
The Car Habit Is Tough to Break Wed 16:
The Clock is Ticking for PlaNYC Tue 15:
The Quick and Easy First Step to a "Greater, Greener New York" Mon 14:
PlanNYC's Public Political Push Starts Today Fri 11:
PlaNYC Quietly Introduces "Safe Routes to Transit" Fri 11:
Swerve and Protect: Boston's Bicycle Bible Thu 10:
Where Do New York City Bike Commuters Come From? Thu 10:
High-Emission Vehicles to Pay £200 ($400!) to Enter London Mon 7:
Another Look at the WSJ Article on European Cycling Fri 4:
Building a Better Bike Lane Thu 3:
The Benefits of a "Road Diet." Thu 3:
Londoners Take to the Streets -- on Cycles Thu 3:
Are "Directional Miles of Bike Lanes" a Good Metric? Wed 2:
This is How State Senator Eric Adams Celebrates Bike Month? Wed 2:
When Streets Are for People Tue 1:
New York Magazine Casts a Cynical Eye on "Bloomtopia" Thu 26:
Is Walking PlaNYC's Missing Mode? Thu 26:
Ken Livingstone on Congestion Pricing in New York Thu 26:
Fun With Numbers (Or: The PlaNYC Index) Wed 25:
Media (Mostly) Give PlaNYC Its Due Wed 25:
Streetfilms: Little Legs for Green Streets Mon 23:
Will City Council Override Mayor's Pedicab-Bill Veto? Mon 23:
How Green Is Our Mayor Sat 21:
StreetFilm: Talking Transportation with Bob Kiley Fri 20:
Roosevelt Island Residents Want Pedestrian Access to QBB Fri 20:
The Ultimate System: Free Mass Transit and Congestion Pricing Fri 20:
Decongestion in Cities Around the World Thu 19:
Grand Plans for Brooklyn's Iconic Public Space Wed 18:
Bicycle Advocacy TV Ads from the Netherlands Wed 18:
Bus Bulbs Are Blooming Mon 16:
Eyes on the Street: Horse Lane? Thu 12:
CB2 Committee Approves "Additional" Prince/Bleecker Routes Mon 9:
Pedestrian Safety: London Shows How NYC Can Do Better Fri 6:
Primeggia's One-Way Safety Claims Are Based on 1970s Studies Mon 2:
StreetFilm: Room to Breathe Thu 29:
A Community Workshop to Re-envision Grand Army Plaza Thu 29:
StreetFilms: Reclaiming Grand Army Plaza Tue 27:
A Livable Streets Discussion and Happy Hour Tue 20:
Mayor Bloomberg at the Crossroads: Who Will Run DOT? Mon 19:
Things Heating Up Over at UncivilServants.org Mon 19:
Park Slope says: "One Way? No Way." CB6 says: "Let's Study It." Tue 13:
Parking Permit Abusers Being Cleared from Chinatown? Fri 9:
Report from Atlanta: Don't Walk This Way Thu 8:
Feds Withhold Fatal-Accident Info from Public Tue 6:
StreetFilms: "Something Has to Be Done" Mon 5:
Why Is DOT Reorganizing Park Slope Traffic? Because. Mon 5:
Commissioner Weinshall Agrees: Two-Way Streets Calm Traffic Mon 5:
3 More Killed This Weekend as 100 Rally for Pedestrian Safety Mon 5:
Old Gray Lady Gets on the Bandwagon Wed 28:
DOT's Plan for Park Slope Traffic "Improvements" Confirmed Wed 28:
DOT to Propose Radical New Traffic Plan for Park Slope Mon 26:
3 Peds Hit on 9th Ave. 2 Dead. Mayor Mike: Where Are You? Fri 23:
Streetfilms: Intersection Intervention Fri 23:
The Times Applauds Cycling... The Times of London, That Is. Thu 22:
Mayor Livingstone Extends Congestion Charge Westward Thu 22:
Help us Find Livable Streets Blogs in Cities Outside NYC Thu 22:
How to Improve Travel Times and Transit Capacity? Tue 20:
PlanNYC 2030: What makes a Community Sustainable? Fri 16:
PBS to America: Fight Global Warming, Drive an SUV Thu 15:
Visualizing a Car-Free Bedford Avenue Thu 15:
Living Near Shops and Transit Makes New Yorkers Less Fat Wed 14:
Four-Year-Old Killed by Hummer Shouldn't Have Died in Vain Mon 12:
Crack Down on Drivers, Not iPods Mon 12:
The Seed of a Revolution in Red Hook Fri 9:
Streetfilms: "A City Is a Means to a Way of Life" Fri 9:
The Subway Should Be Free Thu 8:
DOT: "Our Job is to Keep Traffic Moving, Not Pedestrian Safety" Tue 6:
Paris Set for Invasion of Self-Service Bicycles Fri 2:
Streetfilms: An Interview with Sam Schwartz Fri 2:
Eyes on the Street: Grim, Immovable Thu 1:
Calming Traffic in Chinatown Mon 29:
The City That Never Walks Thu 11:
Public Health and Livable Streets: Making the Connection Thu 11:
Bicoastal Garbage Disposal Practices Wed 3:
Day Two: Ten Things for Governor Spitzer to Fix Sun 31:
Setting the Agenda on Pedestrian Safety Mon 18:
Holiday Book Recommendations Open Thread Thu 14:
Streetfilms: Curbing Cars in Soho Thu 14:
Rethinking Soho Fri 1:
Sidewalk Parking Opponents Gain Ground in . . . Where? Thu 30:
Detailed Reports on 135 Safe Routes to School Plans Thu 30:
Safe Routes to Schools Study Complete Fri 17:
Transit-Oriented Development in Jersey City Thu 9:
DOT to Neighborhood: Your School's in the Way of Our Highway Thu 9:
Traffic: A Social Problem Not a Design Problem Tue 7:
If a 26.2-mile, Half-Day Street Closure Generates $188M... Fri 3:
Slow News Day? Wed 1:
San Fran Mayor Sets Ambitious Transportation Targets Fri 27:
Life on Crutches in NYC Thu 26:
Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming Project: Ten Years On Thu 26:
Street Hockey: The New Stickball? Wed 25:
MTA Response to Pokey: Traffic Congestion = "Vibrancy" Tue 24:
Tomorrow: Protest Rally in Response to Atlantic Avenue Carnage Thu 19:
Streetfilms: Car-Free Bedford Avenue Fri 6:
Creating Great Public Spaces in New York City Thu 5:
Eyes on the Street: German Bike Parking Tue 3:
Traffic's Human Toll Mon 2:
Pricing for Sustainability Thu 28:
Learning From a Streets Renaissance in Hong Kong Thu 28:
Above the Law: Parking Permit Abuse Study Released Wed 27:
Another Model: Berkeley's Bicycle Boulevard Network Tue 26:
Urban Density and a Pocketbook Plea for Congestion Pricing Tue 26:
The Queensboro Meat Grinder Mon 25:
More Park(ing) Photos From San Fran Mon 25:
Streetfilms: Park(ing) Day San Francisco Tue 19:
Stockholm Voters Approve Congestion Charging Mon 18:
Street Renaissance Antics on Atlantic Avenue Thu 14:
Streetsblog Interview: Ryan Russo Thu 14:
The Three Big Bicyclist Fatality Clusters Tue 12:
Specific Commitments From the City on Bike Safety Tue 12:
City Announces Major Bike Safety Improvement Initiative Mon 11:
Binghamton Revitalizing Around Livable Downtown Fri 8:
Doctoroff: Congestion is a Major Problem. Time to Act. Fri 8:
Street Films: Hell's Kitchen Miracle Ticket Fri 8:
Sound Familiar? Thu 7:
NYPD Parking Abuse Scandal Widens Fri 1:
The Cost of Free Residential Parking Fri 1:
Car Alarm Ruins Otherwise Excellent Meal Tue 29:
Dead Ball Mon 28:
The Suburbanization of NYC's Waterfront Fri 25:
Rally for Houston Street Buffered Bike Lanes Thu 24:
Streetfilm: The Transformation of Willoughby Street Wed 23:
Pedestrian Safety Competition at the Jersey Shore Mon 21:
Where in the City is this? Fri 18:
Streetfilms: Car-Free Sunday on the Grand Concourse Wed 16:
Bloomberg Working on Livable Legacy Tue 15:
Chinatown Business Group Proposes Car-Free Streets Mon 14:
Brooklyn's Fort Greene Fights for Livable Streets Fri 11:
Traffic Continues to Disappear in Paris Thu 10:
Budnick Talks Transpo on NY1 Mon 7:
Poll: NYC Blames Bloomberg for Failure to Deal With Traffic Mon 7:
Eyes on the Street: Friday, August 4, 2006 Wed 2:
Mayor Bloomberg Says NYC Traffic Congestion is Good. Tue 1:
No Thongs on the Pompidou Expressway! Tomorrow the F.D.R.? Fri 28:
Speed Bumps Fri 28:
DOT Revs Up its "Alternative Modes" Department Thu 27:
Inebriated Columnist Issues Fatwa Against Kamikaze Jerks Wed 26:
Gridlock in Williamsburg Tue 25:
Houston Street Redesign: The $30 Million Missed Opportunity Tue 25:
Revisiting Houston Street, One Month Later Mon 24:
Contested Seats Thu 20:
City Council Screening of "Contested Streets" Thu 20:
Hugh Hardy: Architect Calls for Fresh Take on Public Life Wed 19:
A Traffic-Free Future for Harlem Mon 17:
Traffic Engineering by Body Count Thu 13:
Film Scout Parking Permits Rescinded Thu 29:
Other Cities' Mayors on Bicycling Thu 29:
Eyes on the Street: Brooklyn Bridge, Thurs. June 29, 8:45 am Wed 28:
Jane Jacobs Tribute Tonight Wed 28:
Streetsblog Interview: Stefan Schaefer Wed 28:
New Film Fires up Faithful in Manhattan Debut Mon 19:
Untangling Traffic: Bloomberg's Forgotten Promise Wed 14:
Why Only One Museum Mile? Tue 13:
Pedestrian-Only Fifth Avenue: Tonight, a Three Hour Test Thu 27:
555 Hudson Street Thu 10:
Billyburg bike bandits strike again Fri 14:
Making NYC's Streets Safe for Hydrants & Pay Phones
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