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Call for Ped Safety Measures on Third and Fourth Avenues
A third-grader was hit on her way to school here two weeks ago.
June 11, 2007
Ciclovia: Is NYC Ready?
With a successful Bike Month now behind us and a spectacular Tour de Brooklyn completed, we perhaps have an opportunity to dream bigger for how we can celebrate our bicyclists, our streets and communities in this city.
June 6, 2007
CB4 Votes Tonight on a Revised Hell’s Kitchen
In order to foster ideas on how to reclaim 9th Avenue from Lincoln Tunnel traffic, the Clinton/Hell's Kitchen Pedestrian Safety Coalition (CHEKPEDS) sponsored a six month community input process designed by Project for Public Spaces. The process began with a design workshop in January, and has evolved into an impressive final report (PDF). Some highlights from the report:
June 6, 2007
Eyes on the Street: Seen Better Days
East 146th Street and St. Ann's Avenue, May 28, 2007.
June 5, 2007
Weird Science: Do Helmets Attract Cars to Cyclists?
Following Alex Marshall's essay on bicycle helmets this morning, Scientific American recently reported on a paradox emerging in relation to helmets and traffic accidents. It seems that drivers are a lot more scared of hitting you if you leave your protective gear at home:
May 31, 2007
LA.Streetsblog: The Joy of Poor Circulation
Every week, KCRW radio's Marc Porter Zasada sets out to fathom Los Angeles on his show The Urban Man. This week he talks about neighborhoods, how fragile they are and how easily they can be lost to bad traffic engineering:
May 30, 2007
Motor Vehicles Leading Cause of NYC Child Injury Deaths
According to a new study out from the city's Department of Health, children in New York are seven times less likely than children nationwide to die as car passengers. That's the good news, likely the result of the fact that our kids spend a lot less time in cars than most American children.
May 30, 2007
The ‘Burbs: Extremely Safe or Especially Dangerous?
Long Island is safe. So safe that police recruits are flocking to the island's two counties, according to an article in last Tuesday's New York Times:
May 30, 2007