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Survey Finds New Yorkers Anxious About Congestion and Safety
Following a three day period that saw three pedestrian fatalities in Brooklyn -- preceded by two cyclist deaths in Manhattan one week earlier -- the Citizens Committee for New York City has released its annual "Speak Out New York" survey, citing pedestrian safety as one of two top concerns of city residents.
April 28, 2008
Eyes on the Street: Portland Bike Boxes
Not only are Portland, Oregon's new bike boxes to be accompanied by a motorist safety campaign, they're also making them hard for drivers to miss at street level. Note the "Get Behind It" sign to the right.
March 25, 2008
Moses to LaGuardia: Bikes Have No Place on the Street
Dave Lutz of the Neighborhood Open Space Coalition has been digging through the Municipal Archives and look what he found: a 1938 memo from Robert Moses to Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia about the need to create a network of dedicated bike paths in city parks. Moses's reasoning looks odd to modern eyes, in part because he argues for bike paths as a purely recreational amenity. His rationale for bike infrastructure fails to see cycling as transportation (sound familiar?), choosing instead to segregate bike facilities from the street network.
March 19, 2008
On Potato Omelets and Winter Cycling
A Spanish tortilla, unlike the Mexican version, is essentially
a potato omelet. You fry some diced-up onions and potatoes in oil, and then
pour in some beaten egg. Flip it over, and voila, you have a tasty, round
golden thing to cut into slices and eat.
March 18, 2008
London’s Very Cool “Look Out for Cyclists” Ad
Watch out NYC DOT with your LOOK campaign. Here comes Transport for London with a new bike safety advert called, Do the Test.
March 13, 2008
Hit by a Car While Biking? Don’t Waste the NYPD’s Time
A Streetsblog reader named Jessica sends along yet another story of the NYPD's failure to treat bike commuters as full-fledged citizens of the City of New York:
March 12, 2008
The New DOT is Still Using the Old Measuring Stick
Setting the tone: In its performance report, DOT starts off by measuring how quickly it fixes traffic lights.
February 21, 2008