Two Weeks Until The Streets Ball — Get Your Tickets Today
If you haven't bought your tickets to the annual benefit for Streetsblog and Streetfilms on October 23, there's no time like the present. Come join us at The Streets Ball and support media that makes a difference. Tickets start at just $50 ($25 for students).
October 9, 2014
An Open Invite for Diane Savino to See NYC Streets From a Bike Saddle
After State Senator Diane Savino's remarks about yelling at bicyclists to "find a fucking bike lane" ricocheted around online NYC media yesterday, we're hearing that some constituents and other New Yorkers have contacted her to see if she's up for getting a bicycle rider's perspective on city streets.
September 26, 2014
Diane Savino: “Hey, Find a F—ing Bike Lane and Get in It”
When someone is seriously hurt in traffic, which happens several times a day in New York, it should prompt an effort to figure out exactly what happened and prevent it from happening again. For some reason, though, when a motorist does the injuring, it usually gets a collective shrug from police and the NYC press corps. Then, in the rare instance when a cyclist inflicts grave injuries, the response tends to bypass truth-seeking and detour rapidly into blanket generalizations about everyone who bikes.
September 25, 2014
Cyclist Strikes Woman in Central Park — Victim on Life Support
A cyclist in Central Park struck a woman yesterday afternoon, inflicting life-threatening injuries. The victim, 59-year-old Jill Tarlov of Fairfield, is on life support, according to the Daily News. The Post reports that she has been declared brain-dead.
September 19, 2014
Join Us for The Streets Ball 2014 on October 23
Save the date -- our annual benefit, The Streets Ball, is happening October 23 and tickets are on sale now, starting at just $50 ($25 for students). The Streets Ball is a great time to connect with other New Yorkers who care about livable streets, mark this year's advocacy successes, and support the work we do here at Streetsblog and Streetfilms so we can keep on making powerful media in 2015.
September 18, 2014
What’s the Matter With NYC Community Boards
It's 2014. For at least 50 years, it's been apparent that wider streets don't make congestion go away. For about a decade, the work of UCLA professor Donald Shoup has popularized the notion that parking prices are key to the efficient operation of commercial streets, and London has shown the English-speaking world how to cut down on traffic by charging for road space. And for the last seven years, new protected bike lane designs have proven effective at preventing deaths and injuries on New York City streets.
September 17, 2014