Marty Markowitz 9th Street Letter
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Word On The Street
“NWS sez only a 20% chance of rain by the time the Century starts, with no rain for most of Sunday -- be there!”
– BicyclesOnly In response to "NYC Century Tour This Sunday"
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Police Slowing Cyclists on Queensborough Bridge
45 Comments Latest by: Kevin Walsh, Today at 6:48 PM -
Pin it on Shelly!
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Smart Para-Transit: A New Vision for Urban Transportation
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NYC Century Tour This Sunday
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Chicago-Style Parking Plan Could Raise $5 Billion Plus for NYC
34 Comments Latest by: John Kaehny, September 4
- Kevin Walsh said:
"“He doesn’t seem to recognize that one of the major forces responsible for the destruction of much of old New York architecture is car culture, or that bicycle..." - Aaron Donovan said:
"Great ride today. PERFECT weather. If anyone has any info on that crazy motorcycle / helicopter police chase in southern Brooklyn, please post." - J.R. said:
"Why do New York University employees deserve Parking permits for their own personal vehicles? Their permits say Public Safety. Their only use is to allow them free parking. There not..." - carrie mclaren said:
"Regarding a Facebook application for ride sharing, see http://www.goloco.org/ - GoLoco was started by the same people behind Zipcar. I’ve got it on my page but..." - Davis said:
"Joe, Thanks for the reminder that “incestuous” is the very definition of Albany in the Shelly Silver era."
Smart Para-Transit: A New Vision for Urban Transportation
August 25, 2008San Francisco Debuts Car-Free “Sunday Streets”
September 5, 2008Obama Builds Rail Cred With Biden Pick
August 26, 2008The Parking Cure Part 2: Do the Right Tests
August 27, 2008Streetfilms: Summer Streets 2008
August 11, 2008Liz Padilla Memorial 5K Run
October 1, 2006Peer-to-Peer Mass Transit: How to Make it Work
August 26, 2008Cartoon Tuesday: Conventional Wisdom
August 26, 2008Streetfilms: DC Bike-Share Hits the Ground Rolling
August 22, 2008Wiki Wednesday: Quartier Vauban, Freiburg, Germany
August 27, 2008
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Special Feature
How to Fix Off-Street Parking Policy, Before It’s Too Late
by Ben Fried
The proliferation of off-street parking is pushing New York toward higher rates of car ownership and substantially more traffic. To avert a scenario where the city becomes less transit-oriented and more beholden to car owners, a coalition of planning and environmental groups is calling for the reform of off-street parking policies. Continue reading »
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