Birth of a Class III Bike Route
Department of Transportation contractors put down the long-awaited Class III "Shared Lane" bicycle stencils on Brooklyn's Fifth Avenue this weekend. As I understand them, the markings are meant to do two things:
November 13, 2006
Traffic: A Social Problem Not a Design Problem
Before the commenters begin giving DOT its well-deserved pounding in response to my previous post, I offer this provocative excerpt from David Engwicht's book, "Mental Speed Bumps: The Smarter Way to Tame Traffic."
November 9, 2006
“Officials Deny” That Flatbush and Glenwood is Dangerous
The green circle with the red dot in the middle marks the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Glenwood Road where, between 1995 and 2001 there were 23 pedestrian injuries and one fatality. More recent data shows the intersection to be one of the most dangerous in New York City. Source: Crashstat.org
November 9, 2006
Grand Army Plaza Bollards: Saving Lives and Wrecking Cars
The scene on Monday morning at the pedestrian refuge island in the middle of Flatbush Avenue between Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Public Library.
November 8, 2006
Borderline Behavior
Be careful not to be run over by Madonna as she careens about town to promote her new children's book. From yesterday's Post:
November 8, 2006
Today’s Headlines
Obesity, Asthma, and Public Health: What Can Planners Do? (Gazette) Visions of Manhattan: For the City, 100-Year Makeovers (NYT) Madonna Burns Up NYC Streets (Post) City Buses Get Surveillance Cams (News) Drilling Deep in the Gulf of Mexico (NYT) Ticonderoga, N.Y.: Tires Tested for Use as Fuel (NYT) The End of the Road (Boston)
November 8, 2006
Today’s Headlines
A New Place to Park the Family — Not the Car (City Limits) Stuy Town, Queens West And the Debate Over Jacobs & Moses (Gazette) Lowered East Side Plan Calls for Bldng Height Cap (Post) Grow or die? Yes, but do development right, says Shiffman (AYR) 12th Round of Climate Talks Start in Nairobi (Compass) Brooklyn: Man … Continued
November 7, 2006