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A Rising Bicycle Tide in Mexico City
Back in April, Marcelo Ebrad, the mayor of Mexico City, announced he wanted those who worked in his administration to ride bicycles to work one day a month (at right, Ebrard, center, kicks off the program). Many were shocked at the idea, or simply laughed it off. But this excellent article in the San Diego Union details how the mayor's decree to his employees has meshed with several other initiatives to raise the profile of bicycling as a legitimate form of transportation in the traffic-clogged city:
July 5, 2007
No Exit, Upper West Side Style
Over on the New York Times's City Room blog, Sewell Chan reports on opposition to the July 8 closing of the West 72nd St. exit ramp from the West Side Highway, a move that has been fought in court for years by neighborhood activists. The off-ramp is being demolished at the request of the Extell Development Company, which is constructing the massive Riverside South residential complex, to enable the extension of Riverside Boulevard, the complex's main street. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has tried to make the case that poses a security risk, issuing a statement that said, in part:
July 5, 2007
Good Stuff in This Week’s Mobilizing the Region
Finally, we get to see just how much former executive director Jon Orcutt was tamping down the high-powered talent at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. The latest issue of Mobilizing the Region is jam-packed with good articles. Here are some highlights (and, yes, I'm kidding about Orcutt but serious about this week's MTR being really good):
July 3, 2007
Take Back the Streets, for the Kids
An article in Sunday's New York Times discussed the decline of stickball and other games on city streets:
July 2, 2007
No Love for One-Way Proposal in Jackson Heights
Congestion in Jackson Heights: The DOT needs some new ideas
June 29, 2007
Segway Users: The Other Minority
This is the second essay from Alex Marshall. As a journalist and author Alex has written extensively on transportation issues, he is a senior fellow at the Regional Plan Association where he edits the bi-weekly Spotlight on the Region newsletter.
June 27, 2007
New York Made Music
To accompany Clarence Eckerson's StreetFilm, here are some images from the first annual Make Music New York event...
June 22, 2007
Meatpacking District Will Get a Makeover
A rendering of the proposed Gansevoort Plaza, looking southbound.
June 22, 2007