This is pretty neat: The Department of Transportation just released mapping data identifying the locations of more than 97 percent of the public bike racks in New York City. The data currently contains 5,968 of the 6,100 bike racks that have been installed as part of the DOT's CityRacks program. The data is in .kml format, which can be displayed on Google Earth and similar applications.
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Council Member Julie Menin claims she has the votes to be the next Speaker, but Bronx Council Member Amanda Farías has shown a lot more interest in livable streets issues.
Class struggle. Infirm secondary superheroes. Suicidal sheep. It’s all in Jonathan Lethem's new collection of short stories, "A Different Kind of Tension." Here's one — featuring class struggle with cars!
Some yahoo in Montreal said that whatever bike lanes cost, they're too expensive! Well, no they're not.
Good-bye, streeteries, we hardly knew ye. Plus other news.
Yes, let's give thanks. But let us also not forget why we're so lucky. Plus other news for your holiday day off.
The DOT is contemplating two options for the 1.3 mile-long linear park in Jackson Heights. Which would you choose?
