http://www.streetsblog.org Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:29:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/11/20/todays-headlines-779/ http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/11/20/todays-headlines-779/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:32 +0000 Ben Fried http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=96511 [...]]]>

The U.S.-China Electric Car Pact Won't Do a Thing to Improve Energy-Efficient City Living (Dot Earth)

Chicago Alderman: We Shoulda Raised Meter Rates Ourselves and Kept the Cash (NYT/CNC)

Jeep Driver Kills Brooklyn Grandmother One Block From Her Home; No Charges Filed (Post)

Where Is Transit Ridership Increasing the Most in America? (Planetizen)

Subway Groping, Sexual Harassment Are Worst Where Trains Are Most Crowded (City Room)

TLC to Launch Cab-Sharing at Three Locations Next Month (News)

California Wants to Make Pay-as-You-Drive Insurance Happen (TreeHugger)

"Brooklyn Speaks" Files Its First Lawsuit Against Atlantic Yards (Bklyn Paper, News)

City, Port Authority Have No Money for a New West Side Bus Garage (Chelsea Now)

Port Authority Eyes Switch to Totally Cashless Tolling (NY1)

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2010 MTA Budget, Balanced on a Pin, Contains No Fare Hikes or Service Cuts (NY1, News, Post)

To Create More Jobs, Pass a Jobs Bill That Funds Transit Service (MTR)

Paterson Signs Leandra's Law, Requiring Ignition Interlocks After First DWI Offense (NY1)

Suburban NY Legislators Plan to Intro Bill Mandating 3-Foot Buffer for Driving Past Cyclists (LoHud)

Judge Sentences Killer Truck Driver Auvryn Scarlett to 20 Years-to-Life (News)

NY1 Covers East Side BRT Plans, With Pic of New 3-Door MTA Bus

Intercity Bus Service: Recession-Proof (Globe)

Be on the Alert for Roadify Marketers Prowling the Sidewalk (News)

Who Knew? Safe Driving Is One of Bloomberg-the-Philanthropist's Causes (News)

What a Campus Full of Bike Riding Students Looks Like to an Aging NYT Pontificator

More headlines at Streetsblog Cap Hill
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DOT: East Side BRT "Might" Include Physically Separated Lanes (News)

Bloomberg, Cut This Cost: 2,400 City Employees Drive to Work in City-Owned Cars (News)

Assembly Passes Leandra's Law, Including Ignition Lock Requirement for DWI Offenders (NYT)

Parking Ticket Disputes Will Never Go Away -- "8:06 Is the New 8:01" (NYT)

New Bike Program Means More Freedom, Better Health for NYers Living With AIDS (Housing Works)

Check Out Some of the Top Entries From Last Night's Biking Rules PSA Contest (City Room)

It's Pedicab Week at the Post as Registration Deadline Nears

Investment Trends: Super-Rich Buying Up Rail, Roads, and Bridges (Globe and Mail, WSJ)

NYPD Escort for Amtrak Joe Crashes on the Way to Daily Show (NYT, Post)

Someone Stole No Impact Man's Bike! ...Now It's Back!

Here's How the Fare Hike Four Treat a Statewide Budget Crisis (Observer)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.
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Windshield Perspective Rules as Council Makes Mockery of Parking Laws (News, NYT, Post, Observer)

Silver Yields on Leandra's Law; Bill Requires Ignition Interlocks for Convicted DWI Offenders (News)

Obama Signs Off on Billions in Tax Breaks for Sprawl Builders (NYT)

Arrival Displays Coming to 3 Bronx Subway Stations and M50 Bus Route (NYT, News, Post, AMNY)

No Charges for Driver Who Critically Injured 17-Yr-Old Student at SI High School (News)

Bob Herbert: American Infrastructure "Trundling Along Like a Jalopy" (NYT)

Schumer Backs Federal Oversight of Transit Safety If Feds Pay for It (NY1)

Pedicab Regs Kick Into Effect This Week (Post)

Rational Concerns About Safety Seem to Guide Philly PD's Stepped Up Cycling Enforcement (Inquirer)

Move Aside Union Square Pedestrians, This Squad Car Needs to Park (On Transport)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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City Council Wants Its Lax Parking Enforcement Law, Has the Votes to Override Bloomberg (AMNY)

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Bronx Woman at Grand Concourse; CT Man Killed on Bx River Parkway (News)

Dutch Govt Approves Tax on Miles Driven (AP)

Meanwhile, Albany Can't Even Follow Through With a $25 License Plate Fee (AMNY, NYT)

Shelly Silver Obstructing Tougher Penalties for DWI? It's Happened Before (News)

Feds Want Oversight of Local Transit Safety (NYT, 2nd Ave Sagas)

Walkable Communities: The Key to Reducing Demand for Energy (TNR)

The Midtown Bus Glut -- Time for a Bigger PA Terminal? (News)

Bklyn Paper Accuses Safer Sidewalks of Impeding Fire Trucks

Shocker: Queens Police Squads Take Up More Space Than Expected for Personal Parking (Post)

In Debut Season, Yankee Stadium Metro-North Stop Handled 500K Fans (NY1)

Go Figure: Working Stiffs From New York Love Times Square Plazas (NYT)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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No Mention of Separated Bus Lanes as MTA and DOT Pitch BRT to Manhattan CB1 (Downtown Exp)

Bring on the Protected Bike Lanes for the East Side (Our Town)

DOT Presents Package of Changes for White Plains Road to Bronx CB12 (News)

Villager Calls for Safer Bike Lanes After Parks Truck Severely Injures Shami Chaikin in 8th Ave Lane

MADD Puts Pressure on Shelly to Pass Leandra's Law (News)

To Protect Bus Drivers, NYCT Will Test Out Plastic Partitions (News)

Manhattan CB7 Spends 35 Minutes Debating Aesthetics of Bike Racks (West Side Indy)

Now That East River Plaza Has Landed, NYers Can Finally Buy Mayonnaise By the Gallon (NY1, Post)

NYC Street Designs Are Getting Safer; When Will Traffic Enforcement Catch Up? (Bklyn Eagle)

Mayor Boris Tells Cyclists to Ride Safely, Weeks After Disbanding Truck Safety Program (BikeRadar)

More headlines at Streetsblog Cap Hill
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City Council's Shot Across Bloomberg's Bow: Parking Enforcement Not Acceptable (Post)

Shelly Silver Won't Even Pass Tougher Penalties for Driving Drunk With Kids (Observer, Post, News)

Bus Driver Gets Slap on the Wrist From NYPD for Killing Seth Kahn (News)

Canal Street Sidewalk Crash That Injured 10 Blamed on Brake Failure (Post)

Meet Developers Who Get It: You Don't Need Parking in Transit-Rich Neighborhoods (Streetsblog SF)

Karrie Jacobs: Re-Use the Interstate System for Rail and Electricity Transmission (NYT)

State DOT: We Won't Expand Deegan If It's Not Wanted (Mott Haven Herald)

Contender for TWU Leadership Sounds "Ready to Rumble" (News)

Tour Bus Traffic on the Rise in Older NYC Nabes (AMNY)

Next Tuesday at BAM: "Biking Rules" PSAs on the Big Screen (Bklyn Paper, Gothamist)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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Real Estate Report: The Future Belongs to Urbanism, Not Sprawl (Switchboard)

Weiner: I Coulda Beat Bloomberg (NYT)

Tish James on Improving NYC's Most Unreliable Bus: "Balance the Interests on Both Sides" (Post)

Secure On-Street Space Is the Next Frontier for NYC Bike Parking (City Room)

Bank on the Biking Biz -- It's Recession-Proof (WNYC)

Nicole Gelinas: MTA Labor Negotiations Need More Sunlight (Post)

Disturbing History of Bus Driver Who Killed Seth Kahn (News)

NYCT Disciplining More Bus Drivers for Txting-While-Driving (NY1)

NY State to Raise $ Thru New License Plate Gimmick (NYT, Post)

Alice Rivkin: We've Got to Raise Infrastructure $ Thru Real Fees on Driving (Streetsblog Cap Hill)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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Cycling Up Big in New York... (News)

...But NYCDOT Hasn't Evaluated a Bikeway for Queens Boulevard (News)

More Coverage of T4A's Street Safety Report, Dangerous By Design (News, Post, NY1)

Cops Say a Schedule Change for NYPD Detectives Can Prevent Rampant Drunk Driving (News)

Ask Seth Pinsky: Why Does NYCEDC Use Taxpayer Money to Build Parking Decks? (City Room)

MTA Can't Fire You for Texting-While-Driving-a-Bus (News)

Does the Trekkie Award for Longest Bus Route Make Sense? (2nd Ave Sagas)

Bike-Riding Mike McGinn Elected Seattle Mayor, But Won't Stop Controversial Tunnel Project (NYT)

Biking With Kids: Easier, Less Stressful Than Driving (CommuteOrlando)

Meet the Ultimate Placard Holder: Kim Jong-Il (Telegraph)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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Outgoing NYCT Chief: Transit System Has Only a Fraction of the Funding It Needs (AMNY)

What's Better for South Bronx -- Waterfront Access or Longer Deegan Exit Ramp? (News)

Bus Driver Who Killed Seth Kahn Had Been Disciplined for Texting (News)

Note to NYC Wannabe Boulevards: Sidewalks on the Champs Elysees Are 30 Feet Wide (City Room)

After Kicking and Screaming, Cabbies Reap Rewards From Credit Card Fare Payment (NYT)

Two Injured in Greenpoint Car Wreck After Cell Phone Ring Distracts Driver (Post)

A Ride Home on the B63: One Hour, 10 Minutes to Travel Six Miles (Brooklyn Eagle)

Where Are the World's Most Dangerous Roads? (How We Drive)

WalkScore Adds Transit Data, Becomes a Bigger Selling Point for Real Estate Reps (Switchboard)

The Tony Seminerio Trial: Albany Corruption Caught on Tape (Voice)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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Bloomberg: NYC Won't Give More to MTA Budget; Free Crosstown Buses? Not Right Now (NYT, News)

M42 and B44 Take Home 2009 Pokey and Schleppie Awards for Worst Bus Service (Post, City Room)

No Charges for Parks Dept Driver Who Ran Over Woman in 8th Ave Bike Lane (Post, News, NY1)

It's Official: Tom Prendergast to Replace Howard Roberts as NYCT Chief (City Room, 2nd Ave Sagas)

More Transit Stimulus, Please: Recession Deals Setback to Denver's Ambitious FasTrax Plans (NYT)

New City Council Bill Would Make NYPD Traffic Safety Data More Open and Transparent (Our Town)

DOT Explains How to Get Bike Access to Your Building (MTR)

Officer Andrew Kelly Pleads Not Guilty for DWI Killing of Vionique Valnord (News, Post, City Room)

Total Pricetag for Kosciuszko Bridge Replacement: $1 Billion (Brooklyn Paper)

MTA Watchdog: Straphangers Can't Keep Track of Sweeping Weekend Service Disruptions (Post)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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NYCT Prez Howard Roberts Forced to Step Down in MTA Shakeup (NYT, News)

Meet His Replacement: Former NYC Subway Chief Tom Prendergast (News)

How Will Bloomberg Pay for His Transit Promises? (2nd Ave Sagas)

Mayor Expected to Face Stiffer Resistance From City Council in Third Term (NYT)

NYC Dems Blame Obama, Quinn for Thompson Loss (NYT, News)

More NYers Voted for John Liu Than Any Other Candidate (Politicker)

Out-of-Service City Bus Kills Pedestrian on Ninth Ave in Hell's Kitchen (News)

Okay Yankee Fans, You've Got Another Ring, But You're Not Riding the Train Enough (WNYC)

Vancouverites -- Even Drivers -- Want to Keep a Lane for Bikes on Burrard Bridge (Sun via Planetizen)

London's Mayor Boris Rides to the Rescue on His Trusty Bicycle (Guardian)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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Bloomberg Ekes Out Mayoral Election After Vastly Outspending Thompson (NYT, News, Post, NY1)

Vann, Reyna Retain Council Seats; GOP Candidates Take Districts Vacated By Liu, Avella (NY1)

Does Gas-Tax Foe and NJ Gov-Elect Chris Christie Even Have a Transpo Platform? (MTR)

Without Bigger City Subsidies, East River Ferry Operators May Halt Service Again (NYT)

Corrections Officer With Suspended License Kills Brooklyn Woman With His SUV (News, Post)

Road Rage Escalates to Fatal Shooting in Williamsburg (News)

Feds Hand Forest City $55M Which Could Snake Its Way Into Atlantic Yards (News)

Council Member Gale Brewer Wants a Bike-Share Pilot for the UWS (West Side Indy)

Is City Cycling Coverage Coming Full Circle? (City Room)

State DOT Promises to Build Wider Ramp to Drive Onto Brooklyn Bridge From FDR (Bklyn Paper)

Tom Vanderbilt: Jaywalking Bans Won't Make Pedestrians Safer (Slate)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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Today's Election: It's All About Turnout (AMNY, NY1)

Transit, Bike Lanes on Voters' Minds in Port Richmond, SI (NYT)

Time for Feds to Step Up and Protect Transit Riders From Wall Street Deals Gone Sour (NYT)

Off-Duty NYPD Detective Had Sky High BAC When He Killed 67-Year-Old Drana Nikac (NY1)

Ray Kelly Looks to Accelerate Blood Sampling in Suspected DWIs (City Room, AP)

Cabs Collide in East Village, Injuring Six (Post)

SF Saddled With Bike Injunction for at Least 10 More Days (Streetsblog SF)

State DOT Commits to $400M Kosciuszko Bridge Replacement -- That's Just the First Phase (News)

GOP City Council Candidate Hopes to Ride "Free Parking" Platform to Victory (Gothamist)

Grand Central Has 10 New Ticket Machines to Handle Peak Loads (City Room)

More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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Everyone's Chipping in to Fund MTA, But Not NYC Car Commuters (NYT, News, Post, WNYC)

NYPD Detective Charged for DWI Killing of Bronx Grandmother (News)

City Bus Hits and Kills Bronx Man (News)

Rev. Al's Daughter Charged With Resisting Arrest After Cops Ticket Her for Red Light Running (Post)

SI Beep Candidate John Luisi Says He'll Stop the War on Borough's Cyclists (Examiner)

As Bike-Share Booms, Reports of Velib's Troubles Surface Again (NYT)

NY's Watered-Down Texting Ban Now in Effect (NY1)

Britain's Anti-Texting Law Doesn't Play Down Deadly Consequences of Distracted Driving (NYT)

Design Competition Re-envisions Grand Concourse (City Room)

Is the New Yankee Stadium Strangling Foot Traffic for the Businesses Next Door? (1010 WINS)

Phillies Ace Cliff Lee Bailed on Cab, Took Trusty Subway Rest of the Way to WS Game 1 (Gothamist)

More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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Last Leg of Manhattan Bridge Rehab to Cause Months-Long Bikeway Detour, Train Disruptions (NYT)

The Bike Lane Boom: How Does It Play in Western Queens? (Queens Chron)

2nd Ave Sagas Scores Thompson's Transit Platform and Bloomberg's Record

Clyde Haberman: Walder Can't Fix Transit Problems By Waving a Wand (NYT)

TWU Stages Day of Outrage 2 (City Room)

More Suburban Awfulness Rises in NYC: Terrifying Pics of East River Plaza (Curbed)

Sadik-Khan, Burden Are Untouchable in Hypothetical Bloomberg Third Term (NYT)

Coalition Grows to Improve Pulaski Bridge for Pedestrians and Cyclists (Your Nabe)

Safety in Numbers: Is Denver an Exception? (Well)

At Hoyt-Schermerhorn, It's Goodbye NYPD Sidewalk Parking, Hello Pedestrian Plaza (Bklyn Paper)

Taxi Surcharge, a Poor Substitute for Bridge Tolls, Takes Effect on Sunday (NY1, AMNY)

Pay Dispute, Political Turmoil Leave State DOT's Top Job Unfilled (Observer)

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Lt. Gov Ravitch: Fees on Driving Will Happen, Eventually (News)

Bloomberg "Failed to Steer" Development on His Watch (NYT)

Matt Schuerman Profiles the Safe Yet Contentious Grand Street Bike Lane (WNYC)

The GMAC Bailout Is "Cash for Clunkers" By Another Name (WSJ, Naked Capitalism)

5,000-Lb Hunk of Metal Snaps Off Bay Bridge, Closing It Indefinitely (NYT)

Gearheads for Livable Streets? Hot Rod Lover Gives Up "Soul Sucking, Dirty" City Driving (Slate)

City Council Raises Fine for Leaving a Car Idling and Unattended (AP)

Rash of Child Passenger Deaths Has News Calling for Action in Albany

Queens Dems to Back Jose Peralta in Primary Against Disgraced Monserrate (NY1)

News Goes After Arbitrator Who Decided MTA-TWU Contract

Word of the Day: "Doodyhead" (News, AMNY)

More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill. Also, some consolation for Yankee fans: At least Phillies Game 1 ace Cliff Lee is a straphanger.
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Parking Tickets, Subways, and Stadium Subsidies Debated in Final Mayoral Face-off (City Room)

The Jay Walder Media Tour Continues With 20 Minutes on Brian Lehrer

Lizi Rahman: Why Is It So Hard to Put a Bike Lane on Queens Boulevard? (News)

Second Child Passenger Dies After Queens Van Crash; Driver Suspected of Drug Use (News, NY1)

Six National Bills to Tell Your Congressperson to Support (MTR)

Gotham Gazette Surveys the Transportation Landscape Under Bloomberg

2nd Ave Sagas Fact-Checks Bloomberg's 7-Line Extension Boasts

Long Waits, Bus Bunching, and Other Horror Stories From B61 Riders (Gothamist)

Suspension of Alt-Side Parking an Ecstatic Experience for Riverdale Car Owners (News)

Princetonites Ride Their New Bike-Share Bikes Home, Direct From Queens Factory (City Room)

Even Snug in Bed, You're Not Safe From Out-of-Control Motorists (CNN)

More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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Walder: Better to Downsize MTA Projects Than Break the Bank on Cost Overruns (Post)

CA Poised to Enact Enviro Rules That Don't Discriminate Against Green Transpo (Streetsblog SF)

Fed Transit Chief: "We Want to Be Funding Streetcars in a More Robust Way" (Green Inc)

NYPD Thinks Its Cell-Phone Stings Are Deterring Distracted Driving (City Room)

Vans Collide in St. Albans, Killing 15-Year-Old Passenger (News, NY1)

Police Sergeant Indicted for Vehicular Assault in Manhattan; He Was Drunk, Says Morgy (NYT)

Subway Delays Surged this Summer (Post)

MTA Smooths Out the Ride on Hybrid Buses (AMNY)

Kingsbridge Parking Lot Sits Unused: The Tragedy (News)

Police, Parks Dept Seize 13 Pedicabs in Central Park; Reasons Unknown (Post)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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12 Injured When Two Fire Trucks Collide in Brooklyn (NYT)

Minivan Passenger Killed in East Village Crash; No Charges Filed (Post)

Amtrak Lays Out What It Needs to Fully Upgrade Northeast Corridor (Transport Politic)

Todd Litman: Johannesburg's New BRT Can Foster Green Transport Throughout Africa (Planetizen)

To "Green the Fleet," Quinn, Thompson, and Top Bloomberg Deputies Got New Hybrid Yukons (Post)

Latest Innovation From NYPD: "The Rumbler," a Siren You Can Feel in Your Bones (NY1)

Is it Unconstitutional for SI Residents To Get a Verrazano Bridge Discount? (MTR, SI Live)

Freakonomics: Reckless Cabbie Driving a Result of Poor Incentives

Fort Greene Residents Ask 88th Precinct About Dangerous Drivers, Bike Lane Blockers (The Local)

News Gets Behind a Tougher Drunk Driving Law to Protect Child Passengers

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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