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Brooklyn Bridge’s SUV Ban Hidden in Plain Sight
It isn't just in California where SUV's are secretly banned from certain roadways. Right here in New York City, many SUVs are banned from the Brooklyn Bridge, but nobody seems to know it.
August 25, 2006
DOT Revs Up its “Alternative Modes” Department
A rendering of the Sands Street bike path on the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge
July 28, 2006
Eyes on the Street: Weekend Edition
I recently took this boat, a water taxi, from Red Hook to South Street Seaport. Landing at the Seaport after having just been in Red Hook about five minutes earlier gives one an odd supernatural sense of having been teleported.
July 21, 2006
Before There Was a 1010 WINS Bridge & Tunnel Report
The Brooklynite, a nicely put together independent literary magazine, has announced that it is ceasing publication. Before disappearing, editor Daniel Treiman has managed to publish one final issue online. It includes an excellent article on the very first traffic jam on the Brooklyn Bridge.
July 10, 2006
The $139 Million Pedestrian and Bike Path
Mobilizing the Region reports that the New York City Parks Department will:
July 7, 2006
Streetfilms: The Defeat of the Mt. Hood Freeway
In the midst of his reign has New York City's master-builder, Robert Moses proposed building a network of massive expressways through the middle of Portland, Oregon's inner-city core. One part of Moses' plan was to replace a stretch of vibrant, healthy neighborhoods with a 40-foot-deep trench that would have been called the Mount Hood Freeway.
July 5, 2006
Eyes on the Street: Brooklyn Bridge, Thurs. June 29, 8:45 am
Manhattan-bound on the Brooklyn Bridge this morning,
on the way to Transportation Alternatives' City Hall rally. The traffic
jam on the right, the smog-cloaked city in the background, the sparsely
populated bike path -- this is what a broken transportation system
looks like.
June 29, 2006
Jane Jacobs: A Public Celebration
Jane Jacobs: A Public CelebrationWednesday, June 28 at 5:00 pm, rain or shine. Washington Square ParkMeet in front of the Arch, site of Jacobs' first victory over Robert Moses.
June 28, 2006
Jane Jacobs Tribute Tonight
There will be a public celebration for Jane Jacobs this evening, 5:00 pm, under the arch in Washington Square Park.
June 28, 2006