Celebrating Livable Streets on the Day of the Dead
It occurs to Sean Roche of Newton Streets & Sidewalks that Halloween is, in a funny way, "America's walking holiday," with kids, parents and just about everyone heading out for an early evening stroll, chance run-ins with friends and neighbors, and no need to pull the car out of its parking spot. Happy Halloween, indeed.
October 31, 2007
RSVP Today to Re-Imagine Manhattan’s Upper West Side
Help shape the neighborhood streets of the Upper West Side. Work with your neighbors to create beautiful, green streets with safer bike lanes, great walking spaces, less traffic and cleaner air. The Upper West Side Streets Renaissance Campaign is holding a series of events aimed at empowering residents to re-imagine neighborhood streets and make their visions a reality.
October 31, 2007
Jan Gehl: Half of Manhattan Trips Could be Done by Bike
If you haven't heard it already, WNYC's Arun Venugopal has an outstanding piece on New York City's rapidly changing transportation policies regarding bicycling. We hear from T.A.'s Noah Budnick, Copenhagen's Jan Gehl, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, NYPD Chief Ray Kelly, Judy Ross of Times Up, and a moron in a huge SUV. Click here or press the play button below:
October 31, 2007
Bloomberg Visits the Bronx. Dinowitz Anti-Pricing Rally Fizzles.
Mayor Bloomberg and city agency commissioners answered questions in Riverdale last night.
October 31, 2007
Today’s Headlines
M23, M1 Buses Singled Out as Pokie & Schleppie (Post, Sun, News) Bronx Officials Speak Up in Favor of Congestion Pricing (News) Build Roads, Tunnels, Bridges Before “Socking It to Middle Class” (News) State and City Brace for Economic Downturn (NYT, Sun, News) Pt. Authority Discusses Increasing Hudson River Tolls (News) NY State DOT Chief … Continued
October 31, 2007
The M23 Bus Earns the 2007 Pokey Award
The slowest bus in New York City is... Manhattan's M23, crosstown at 23rd Street.
October 30, 2007
Today’s Headlines
NYC Riders Pay Biggest Share of Transit Costs in the US (News) Bicyclists Suing City Over Critical Mass Arrests (OnNYturf) “Public-be-Damned” Attitude Emanating From Albany (ReformNY) Pricing to Address Bay Area Traffic and Climate Change (Planetizen) Venezuela’s 7 Cent Gallon Fosters a “Revolution of Hummers” (NYT) Dollar and Oil Hit New Records (FT) Cars Getting … Continued
October 30, 2007
The Bogotá Transformation: Vision and Political Will
Last week's saga of MTA workers seizing bicycles locked to a subway stair railing in Brooklyn illustrated, yet again, just how far New York City has to go towards making bicycles an integral part of the city's transportation system. As Larry Littlefield aptly commented, "The MTA doesn't see bikes as an extension of the transit system. It's a new concept here."
October 29, 2007