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The Traffic is the Mitigation
mitigate, verb[Latin stem of mitigare, from mitis, mild, gentle]1. Make milder in manner or attitude, make less hostile, mollify.2. Give relief from pain. Lessen the suffering caused by an evil or difficulty.3. Make less oppressive. Make more humane, more bearable.
November 20, 2006
Eyes on the Street: Prospect Park, Brooklyn
A Streetsblog tipster notices that Prospect Park motorists seem to be unindoctrinated in the ways of the Litterbug:
October 9, 2006
Central and Prospect Park Updates
Here are a couple of updates from the parks from Streetsblog tipsters. The first is a heads up for all you riders using Central Park:
July 26, 2006
Eyes on the Street: Central Park, Friday, June 23, 3:30 pm.
The following note just came across the Streetsblog transom, from Michael, a 29-year-old business-owner in Manhattan. Michael is a tri-athlete and trains daily in Central Park on his Softride bicycle. This is what happened to him on Friday:
June 26, 2006
Jane Jacobs, 1916-2006
One of the most influential urban thinkers, writers, and activists of the 20th century dies at age 89 in Toronto, Canada.
April 25, 2006