Aaron Naparstek

Friday, September 8, 7 pm 

Here is a nice piece of correspondence from Streetsblog reader and Brooklyn Critical Mass rider Rich Krollman. If you have a photo or story that you'd like to see published on the blog, we really appreciate reader submissions. Send yours along by clicking "Eyes on the Street" in the upper left corner. We'll be improving our content submission functionality in the coming months, so keep an eye on that as well.

Thursday, September 7, 2006, 7:00 PM

Richard Heinberg, whose latest book "The Oil Depletion Protocol" aims to help citizens and municipalities deal with the increasing likelihood of global energy supply disruptions, publishes an excellent monthly newsletter called "Muse Letter." The latest issue focuses mainly on the recent Israeli-Hezbollah conflict -- not exactly within Streetsblog's purview -- but it also contains a potentially critical piece of news about global oil supply.

Bush Finds New Federal DOT Chief in Arizona Desert Sprawl (AP) Libertarian Think Tank Report Urges More Highways to Ease Traffic (Reason) New York & London: Tale of Two Cities (NY Sun) Groups Boycott Atlantic Yards Hearing Scheduled for Election Night (AMNY) Critical Mass Rides High After Police Back Down on Rule Changes (Villager) Truck … Continued

The question was debated, albeit briefly and in slow motion, by two New York City Department of Transportation employees in the pages of the New York Times last week. Last week, in a Sunday City section op/ed piece, Andrew Vesselinovitch argued that DOT is not doing enough for New York City cyclists. Vesselinovitch is the former Director of DOT's Bicycle Program who made headlines in July when he claimed in a publicly-released resignation letter that the agency's leadership was purposefully undermining the progress of New York City's bicycle network. This week, a response to Vesselinovitch comes from Ryan Russo, the DOT's newly appointed Director of Street Management and Safety. Their back-and-forth is re-printed below, in full:

Overheard on Sunday afternoon in Carrol Gardens, Brooklyn where a boy of about  five years of age waited impatiently to cross the street with his mother:

Mass Transit Grows as Commuters’ Trip of Choice (NYT) Analysis: Extending the Reach of Regional Rail (Oil Drum) Make Room For Bikes On Rail Cars (Hartford Courant) US drivers hop on scooters to dodge rising gas prices (AFP) Cops Threaten CBS Reporter for Illegal Police Parking Story (Daily News) Boston Aims to Turn North End … Continued