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Michigan TV Station: Bikes Are Strange. Buy a Chrysler!
Check out this "news of the weird" item from WJRT-TV in Flint, Michigan, on last week's DC bike-share debut:
August 25, 2008
This Just In: The Media Business Is Auto-Dependent Too
Think web sites are saturated with car ads? The internet's got nothing on local TV.
August 8, 2008
Times Shows Little Love for Livable Streets
Are you "a certain kind of urban idealist"? Chances are that if you read Streetsblog, the answer is yes. At least according to the New York Times.
July 11, 2008
You Can Drive Over a Child, But Don’t Drive Away After
The Daily News today has the story of a 10-year-old Suffolk County cyclist who was mangled by a hit-and-run driver on Monday, the first day of the boy's summer vacation. Hit while riding with a friend, the unidentified kid had both his legs broken. But according to police, the driver's only offense was what he did after the crash.
July 2, 2008
Today’s Carnage Brought to You By…
Yesterday, a 9-year-old Brooklyn boy was run down in the street while on his way home from school. The 16-year-old driver, Shyquan Burns, was behind the wheel of a souped-up Dodge Charger. Witnesses say Burns, who fled the scene but later turned himself into police, was speeding. The victim, Akeem Suluki, was in critical condition as of this morning and had not regained consciousness since being hit.
May 14, 2008
Media Watch: Stay Tuned for Next Week’s New Yorker
Something to look forward to: Next week's New Yorker is running a lengthy feature story on New York City bicycling and Critical Mass by Ben McGrath.
November 3, 2006
The New York Times Comes Correct… Almost
On Monday Streetsblog wrote that the New York Times had under-reported the number of New York City bicycle fatalities in 2005. A correction appeared in the Times today:
August 18, 2006
Inebriated Columnist Issues Fatwa Against Kamikaze Jerks
Last week, columnist Steve Dunleavy used his 400-word rant-space in the New York Post to urge the city's cab riders and motorists to throw open their car doors in front of "pedal punks" riding their "maiming machines," and, "take back the streets" from bike-commuting "kamikaze jerks."
July 27, 2006