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Streetfilms Inspires New Jersey “Traffic Safety Quilt”
Check out this livable streets story from Ocean City, New Jersey, where a local arts group, high school art students, and the police department teamed up for a street mural installation. The kicker: the project was inspired by Streetfilms (look for the shout-out at the 4:30 mark).
May 5, 2009
Whither the MTA: Beyond the Failed Stopgap
This week’s MTA vote won’t just cost New Yorkers 25 percent more per ride, it will also be
costly in lost time.
March 27, 2009
Big Day for Transportation Ballot Initiatives
In case you're not already tracking enough outcomes this evening, the Overhead Wire will be live-blogging the election with an eye toward a bevy of transit-related ballot initiatives. Here's a sampling (links ours):
November 4, 2008
Memo to MTV: “Pimp My Bike” = Ratings Gold
Via TreeHugger, this YouTube clip features Oakland's Trunk Boiz boasting about their scraper bikes, which sport custom-painted frames and rims to match (more photos here). The video has become an online sensation, drawing more than two million views. Tyrone Stevenson, one of the creators of the scraper bike style, is ready to capitalize, reports NPR:
September 29, 2008
Britain: Where Politicians Love to Pedal
The Times' Lede blog reported yesterday that Tory chief David Cameron had his bike nicked while he ducked in to a store to buy some groceries:
July 25, 2008
Wanted: A Progressive DOT Director for Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.'s Transportation Director Emeka Moneme is resigning, opening up a window of opportunity for that city's active livable streets movement. Greater Greater Washington's David Alpert is pointing Mayor Adrian Fenty to New York City's recent experience in choosing a new DOT Commissioner:
July 24, 2008
Crips and Bloods Feeling the Pinch of Rising Gas Prices?
As if the Los Angeles bike scene weren't intense enough, the L.A. Times reported a gang-related bike-by shooting yesterday.
July 16, 2008
Cleveland’s Health Line Setting a National Example for Bus Rapid Transit
The Tribune reports that the Chicago Transit Authority is studying Cleveland's new Bus Rapid Transit service, called the Health Line, as it prepares to launch its own BRT lines next year.
July 14, 2008
Big Companies Bringing Bike-Share to Small Cities
As metropolises like New York and Philadelphia consider the benefits of bike sharing, and with Washington DC already off and riding, smaller cities are getting in on the action as well, often through the initiative of major local employers.
July 10, 2008