Aaron Naparstek

Teresa Toro, one of New York City's most productive livable streets activists in recent years, has been deposed as chair of Brooklyn Community Board 1's Transportation Committee. CB1 covers the Williamsburg and Greenpoint neighborhoods of Brooklyn and has recently been embroiled in bitter fighting over the new bike lanes on Kent Avenue. CB1's executive committee voted unanimously to remove her.

U.S. Automakers Shutting Down Remaining S.U.V. Plants (NYT) While States Halt Road Projects and Hope for Stimulus Money (NYT, Vegas Now) Convert That Automaking Capacity to Wind and Transit (Huff Post, Seattle PI) Or a Full-on National Make-Over, Argues Thomas Friedman (NYT) Cargo Trikes Edging Out Delivery Trucks in Cambridge, MA (CSM) City Breaks Ground … Continued

On Monday, Obama announced his "green dream team." Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wasn't there.

The Washington Post says it's official. 

Marshall Ramsey of the Clarion-Ledger explores the relationship between the automobile industry and the rest of us. Click through for the punchline.

Channel 13 is promoting tonight's episode of "New York Voices" with an online poll asking, "Should there be tolls on the East River Bridges?" I don't know. Should motorists get a free ride into Manhattan while subway riders face massive fare increases? What do you think?

How come so many posts on San Francisco lately? Let's make it official: The Open Planning Project will be launching Streetsblog San Francisco in January 2009.

Let's give a warm Streetsblog welcome to Mr. Theo, the newest member of the Livable Streets Network. You may recognize Theo as the star of the Louisville, Kentucky transit system's YouTube hit, "Bikes-on-Board." Sure, some LSN members will criticize him for uploading a photo of himself standing next to a vehicle that gets about 7 miles per gallon and runs on leaded fuel. But give the man some credit for supporting urban infrastructure investment; his personal web site is BigDiggity.com. If you're looking for a transit-oriented M.C. in the River City area, Mr. Theo is available for hire.

In 2006, Alan Gerson helmeted-up and rallied for a protected bike lane on Houston St.

They’re talking about Barack Obama, why car-pooling doesn’t seem to work in New York City, and saving the MTA in three separate segments. Too bad Weiner’s not sticking around for the MTA piece to talk about his plan to raise the federal gas tax to pay for transit improvements.