Hillary Feels Staten Island’s Pain on Traffic
While transportation issues are clearly not very high up on Mayor Bloomberg's agenda, at least one New York elected official is acknowledging that the city has major traffic problems in need of big solutions. At last week's Staten Island Chamber of Commerce breakfast, Clinton focused almost exclusively on transportation issues, according to the Advance:
August 14, 2006
Having it Both Ways in the “Atlantic Yards” DEIS
Combing through the massive Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the "Atlantic Yards" project in Brooklyn, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign has found at least four instances of the strange, Hamlet-like soliloquy, exemplified below.
August 14, 2006
New York Times Under-Reports Cyclist Fatalities
The New York Times printed an error in the news brief reporting the death of Darren Lewis, the 20-year-old bike messenger killed by a truck in Midtown on Thursday. The Times reported that twelve cyclists were killed in New York City last year. According to the NYPD, 24 cyclists were killed on the city's streets in 2005, twice as many as the Times claims.
August 14, 2006
Today’s Headlines, 8/14/06
Sen. Clinton to Staten Island: You’ve Got Traffic Problems! (SI Advance) Hillary Rips Brooklyn Bridge Park Condos (Brooklyn Papers) Scofflaw Councilmember Allowed to Renew Car Registration (NY Post) Brooklyn Asks, Why No Bikes in Green-Wood Cemetery? (NYT) Yale Architects Propose Massive Parking Garage for Red Hook (Brooklyn Papers) Peek at Subway’s New $100 Million Nerve … Continued
August 14, 2006
Savvy Cyclist Class at Bike New York
Saturday, August 12, 9 am to 5 pm. Recycle-A-Bicycle Queens Shop
Fifth Street at 46th Avenue, Long Island CitySavvy Cyclist Class
August 12, 2006
Screening of Contested Streets: Breaking NYC Gridlock
August 26, 8:00 pm.Solar1, East 23rd Street at the East RiverScreening of Contested Streets: Breaking NYC Gridlock.
August 11, 2006
Comments Section Highlights
JK's comment in Another Very Bad Week to Ride a Bike in NYC:
August 11, 2006
European Vacation
DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall's two week European vacation has gotten off to a lousy start. NPR is reporting that Weinshall, her husband, Senator Chuck Schumer, and their two daughters were stuck in Heathrow Airport for hours after yesterday's terrorism arrests. The Commissioner and her family were planning on visiting Amsterdam and Paris but have decided to stay put in London and then go to Paris, a DOT spokesperson says.
August 10, 2006
Public Forum on NYPD Bike/Ped Rule Changes
Thursday, August 17, 7 pmSt. Mark's Church (2nd Avenue and 10th Street)People's Public Forum on NYPD Rule Changes
August 10, 2006