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Archive for Public Health

July 2008
7/03: Happy Independence Day 11
June 2008
6/24: Streetfilms: Hiking the Heights 0
6/20: Where Would You Have a "Summer Street"? 25
6/17: Streetfilms: "Summer Streets" Kickoff 11
6/16: Bloomberg, Sadik-Khan and Friends Unveil "Summer Streets" 46
6/16: Car-Free Saturdays Will Open Path For Peds and Bikes From City Hall to 72nd 21
May 2008
5/30: Hell's Parking Lot 7
5/22: Coming Soon: A Major Car-Free Event in NYC 13
5/07: Atlantic Yards or Atlantic Lots? 0
April 2008
4/21: Progressive to Offer "Pay As You Drive" Insurance 32
March 2008
3/25: Citizens Hammer NYPD Commissioner Kelly on Street Safety 13
February 2008
2/20: We Are Breathing Oil in Our Big Cities 4
2/18: Mary Beth Kelly: From Tragedy to Advocacy 7
2/14: Pint-Sized Parks Make Safer Streets and Cleaner Rivers 16
2/13: "My Other Car Is a Bright Green City" 6
2/01: A "Vision Zero" for New York? 3
January 2008
1/29: City Numbers Show Highest Cyclist Death Toll in Eight Years 28
1/07: Ghost Bikes Memorial Ride Marks Another Year of Loss 1
1/04: Half Moon Over the Brooklyn Bridge 12
1/02: Is Barack Obama the Livable Streets Candidate? 19
December 2007
12/21: January 3rd: The Wrongdoer is Brought to Justice 12
12/20: The One Carbon Tax That Couldn't 13
12/17: City Pedestrian Crossings Are Discriminatory by Design 13
12/14: What Makes a Place Walkable? 10
12/12: Driving: Teenage America's Deadliest Preventable Epidemic 19
12/04: Crashstat 2.0 Reveals NYC’S Most Dangerous Intersections 9
12/03: Ciclovía: A Moving Experience in Bogotá, Colombia 35
November 2007
11/29: For Victim's Family, a $10 Fee and an Agonizing Wait 0
11/29: Carrion Gets $30K Donation Following Yanks Walkway Deal 1
11/27: The Trafficist: An Interview With Randy Cohen 12
11/16: Morgenthau & NYPD Are "Dismissive" of Ped Fatality Questions 20
11/12: Congestion Pricing Will Make You Happy 14
11/06: Hell's Kitchen Parking Plan Continues to Confound 5
October 2007
10/30: Warning: Driving Could Be Hazardous to Your Health 2
10/18: Tykes on Bikes 1
10/17: Illinois Adopts "Complete Streets" Into Law 8
10/15: Idle Hands 27
10/15: Indianapolis Paves the Way for Bikes and Pedestrians 26
10/09: National Media Noticing the Urban Bicycling Trend 2
10/08: Renewed Calls for Ped Safety Summit as Death Toll Mounts 5
10/08: The World's Greenest, Most Livable Cities 9
10/03: Doubts About DOT Congestion Prescription in Jax Heights 1
10/02: Vehicular Homicide Charge in Thomson Death 12
10/02: Fresh Direct Responds to Environmental Critics 35
10/01: Two Traffic Fatalities: One a Homicide, the Other an "Accident" 34
10/01: "Vision Zero": Not One More Traffic Death 7
September 2007
9/24: StreetFilms: Park(ing) Day 2007 8
9/19: Americans Growing Too Large for Their Cars 8
9/13: A Gehl Dispatch From Down Under 2
9/13: World Cities Adding One Million People Every Week 2
9/11: Parallel Parking for Sociopaths 10
9/05: Japanese Automakers Settle Pollution Suit 0
9/04: Safety City: Where Cars Rule! 15
August 2007
8/31: City Promises $5M in Ped Safety Improvements at Mural Opening 13
8/28: Queens Leaders Fight Safety Fixes for Fatal School Crossing 25
8/22: Central Park 66th Street Transverse Is Unsafe 11
8/20: The Urban Transportation Report Card 7
8/14: The Cars That Ate New York 0
8/13: Tonight: Traffic-Calming Mural Preview & Fundraiser 3
8/08: When a Car Does the Killing, It's Always an "Accident." 11
8/06: New Blog Focuses on Tearing Down the "Highway to Nowhere" 7
8/03: Saturday Evening in Jackson Heights, Queens: Feel the Pain 44
8/03: Grist: NYC is Not One of the World's Greenest Cities 55
8/02: Cool New Thing: What's Your Walk Score? 30
July 2007
7/27: Dying to Get to Work 11
7/13: Senator Decries Bronx Asthma Crisis Then Rejects Pricing 13
7/12: Construction of Piazza de Meatpacking is Underway 3
7/11: New York City Kids Sing Their Support for Congestion Pricing 3
7/06: Mayor Speaks at Times Square Pricing Rally 4
June 2007
6/26: Free Bike Helmets for Delivery Workers Today 8
6/19: Jackson Heights: New Front in One-Way Battle 9
6/13: Brainstorming a New Vision for Midtown's East River Waterfront 13
6/12: City Holds Its Breath for Silver 9
6/07: Chicago Alley Initiative Shows How to Make Streets Greener 0
6/07: Car-Free Sundays Return to the Bronx 4
6/06: Ciclovia: Is NYC Ready? 15
6/06: CB4 Votes Tonight on a Revised Hell's Kitchen 4
6/06: REBNY Goes Green, Gets Behind PlaNYC 4
6/05: T.A.: City, State Parking Drive Would Torpedo Taxi Initiative 10
6/04: Seventeen Elected Officials Endorse PlaNYC Initiatives 1
6/01: City Wants 20,000 New Parking Spaces in Hell's Kitchen 26
6/01: Small Business Leaders Voice Support For PlaNYC 2
May 2007
5/30: The 'Burbs: Extremely Safe or Especially Dangerous? 12
5/24: Blind Spots in SUVs Still Killing Kids 0
5/23: In DUMBO a Parking Lot Will Become a Piazza 2
5/18: T.A. Rides with the Mayors of Sydney & Copenhagen 2
5/18: CB6 Committee Unanimously Approves 9th St. Project 12
5/17: 9th Street Road Diet Meeting Tonight 2
5/17: The Car Habit Is Tough to Break 20
5/16: Aug. '05 Flashback: 1,200 Slopers Demand a Safer 9th Street 5
5/14: PlanNYC's Public Political Push Starts Today 1
5/10: High-Emission Vehicles to Pay £200 ($400!) to Enter London 4
5/10: There Are Certain Facts That We've All Got to Face Up To 4
5/08: Ninth Street Update: Robert's Rules of Order 24
5/07: Choose Your Own Hells Kitchen 4
5/07: StreetFilms: Touring Brooklyn's Future Waterfront Greenway 0
5/07: Another Look at the WSJ Article on European Cycling 1
5/03: Londoners Take to the Streets -- on Cycles 4
5/02: This is How State Senator Eric Adams Celebrates Bike Month? 29
5/02: When Streets Are for People 7
April 2007
4/26: Is Walking PlaNYC's Missing Mode? 3
4/26: Fun With Numbers (Or: The PlaNYC Index) 1
4/25: Media (Mostly) Give PlaNYC Its Due 8
4/25: PlaNYC: Foster the Market For Renewable Energy 9
4/24: Electeds React to Congestion Pricing 19
4/23: How Green Is Our Mayor 44
4/21: StreetFilm: Talking Transportation with Bob Kiley 0
4/20: Roosevelt Island Residents Want Pedestrian Access to QBB 4
4/20: The Ultimate System: Free Mass Transit and Congestion Pricing 15
4/20: CB2 Signs Off On Prince-Bleecker Bike Lanes 2
4/19: Grand Plans for Brooklyn's Iconic Public Space 7
4/17: Bus Depots a Symptom of Environmental Injustice 3
4/13: DOT Called Out for Lacking Clear Ped Safety Plan 1
4/12: CB2 Committee Approves "Additional" Prince/Bleecker Routes 3
4/11: Who Opposes A Plan for Safer, More Livable Streets and Why? 9
4/10: Updated Version of DOT's 9th Street Plan 9
4/10: Take a Minute to Fax in Your Support for DOT's 9th Street Plan 0
4/09: Pedestrian Safety: London Shows How NYC Can Do Better 8
4/09: City Pitches in for Yankee Stadium Parking 16
4/09: Take Action: Support the Prince/Bleecker Bike Route Plan 27
4/06: Primeggia's One-Way Safety Claims Are Based on 1970s Studies 3
4/04: Auto Worship Still a Sign of the Times 14
4/03: Mexico City 2030? 2
4/02: Pedestrian Safety: The National Picture 2
4/02: Congestion Relief: It's About Your Health 1
4/01: Breaking News: Frieden Tapped as DOT Commish 14
March 2007
3/22: Studies Refute DOT's Claim That One-Way Avenues Are Safer 5
3/16: DOT Makes the Case for Bike Routes Parallel to W. Houston St. 29
3/14: StreetFilms: One Way is the Wrong Way 10
3/08: Feds Withhold Fatal-Accident Info from Public 5
3/07: DOT's Park Slope Plan Requires Community Board Support 12
3/02: The Iris Weinshall Legacy: Queens Boulevard 6
February 2007
2/26: 3 Peds Hit on 9th Ave. 2 Dead. Mayor Mike: Where Are You? 5
2/23: Street Films: Intersection Intervention 1
2/21: Why Wasn't Traffic-Calming Built on Third Avenue? 2
2/21: Eyes on the Street: Snow Days 6
2/15: Living Near Shops and Transit Makes New Yorkers Less Fat 12
2/09: The Subway Should Be Free 32
January 2007
1/30: Study: Kids Who Live Near Freeways Have Trouble Breathing 9
1/15: Does Vehicular Chaos Push Families Out of NYC? 10
1/11: Public Health and Livable Streets: Making the Connection 5
1/11: Bicoastal Garbage Disposal Practices 11
1/08: Memorializing Killed Cyclists: Is it Good for Cycling? 32
December 2006
12/22: New German Community Models Car-Free Living 2
12/20: Meeting Tonight on Westside Greenway Bike Safety 9
12/19: Chicago Cracks Down on Drivers Who Threaten Pedestrians 10
12/10: Streetfilms: Memorial for Eric Ng 9
12/08: Seoul's New Heart 10
12/07: Tillary Street: Bike Lane or Parking Space? 20
12/05: Eric Ng Memorial Bike Ride This Saturday 0
12/05: File Under: No Wonder New York City is Falling Behind London 7
12/01: Safe Routes to Schools: Yesterday's Press Event 3
November 2006
11/29: SUV Attack Update 2 10
11/28: Dutch Wheelchair 4
11/28: SUV Attack Update 8
11/22: Sacrificing Central Park to Appease the Traffic Gods 11
11/22: This Morning's Commute: The Ian Goldman Affair 55
11/15: Straphangers' Russianoff Will be Named to Spitzer Team 13
11/09: "Officials Deny" That Flatbush and Glenwood is Dangerous 4
11/08: Connecting Urban Design and Public Health 0
11/06: Queensboro Bridge Area Safety Under Scrutiny 0
11/01: San Fran Mayor Sets Ambitious Transportation Targets 5
October 2006
10/06: The New Business Cycle 6
September 2006
9/21: Bloomberg Sustainability Announcement 8
9/20: State of California Sues Carmakers on Climate Change 4
9/12: Ground Control for Commissioner Tom 5
9/12: Specific Commitments From the City on Bike Safety 15
9/12: Highlights from City's Bike Fatality & Injury Report 5
August 2006
8/18: Street Films: Car-Free Sunday on the Grand Concourse 0
8/10: Another Very Bad Week to Ride a Bike in NYC 24
8/10: Trucker Kills Cyclist on Ninth Avenue and 29th Street 11
July 2006
7/17: Do-It-Yourself Air Quality Monitoring 0
7/17: What's Wrong With This Picture? 6