At P.S. 161 in Harlem the Sidewalk is the Parking Lot
Streetsblog reader Richard Conroy sends along these photos and writes:
January 8, 2008
Street Memorial Riders Urge City Hall to Tame Traffic Now
On Sunday, January 6, over 200 people gathered to remember those killed by motor vehicles while biking and walking the streets of New York City in 2007. StreetFilms was there for the Street Memorial Project's 3rd Annual Memorial Ride & Pedestrian Walk. So were the parents of 27-year-old Sam Hindy, who was killed trying to navigate the Manhattan Bridge by bike in November. During the event, Sam's father, Brooklyn Brewery founder Steve Hindy, placed his son's death in the larger culture of an American car culture gone out of control:
January 8, 2008
Weingarten: “Teachers Are Not Abusers of Parking Permits”
A car with a teacher's permit on the dashboard is parked beneath a "No Parking Anytime" sign. The license plate number does not match the one printed on the permit. (UncivilServants.org)
January 7, 2008
A Year After Eric Ng’s Death, Greenway Hazards Remain Unfixed
This piece was written by Transportation Alternatives:
January 4, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Bloomberg Will Limit Parking Perk (NYT, Sun, News) NYPD Rant and City Room Both Give Credit Where It’s Due “This is a Big Step Towards Less Congested Streets” (T.A.) One Year After Governor Spitzer’s “Day One” What Has Changed? (MTR) “Awesomely Bad” Hudson Yards Plans Show Public Process is Broken (Planetizen) So Check Out MAS’s … Continued
January 4, 2008
City Hall to Reduce Parking Placards 20% and Centralize Control
Crosby Street, Soho: A veritable government employee parking lot. (Photo: UncivilServants.org)
January 3, 2008
Kitty Justice: The Thai Solution for Police Parking Placard Abuse
Top brass at the NYPD usually (but not always) cast a blind eye toward police officers who show disregard for the city's parking regulations. It's a sharp contrast to the NYPD's "broken windows" school of policing, which promotes aggressive enforcement against minor scofflaws (like my friend Katie who recently spent a night in the box for a supposedly unpaid off-leash dog walking summons).
January 3, 2008
Today’s Headlines
Milan Introduces a $15 Congestion Charge (BBC) If You Want to Tackle Climate Change, Tackle the Cities (CNN) World’s Cheapest Car, $2,500, Set to Launch in India (Planetizen) Oil Has its $100 Moment (Economist) What Does $100 Oil Mean? (Oil Drum) Kunstler’s 2008 Forecast: “A Society Rigged for Implosion” Bloomberg: I’m Not a Candidate but … Continued
January 3, 2008