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Nov 6
Safer, More Livable Streets for the East Side — The Campaign Heats Up : Advocates and volunteers working for protected bike paths on the East Side, flush from last month's highly encouraging Community Board 8 vote, delivered more than a thousand handwritten letters yester...
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Nov 6
How About a Climate Plan That Reduces Car Dependence? : Last week PA Walks and Bikes alerted Pennsylvania residents to an opportunity to give input on the state's new Climate Change Action Plan....
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Nov 6
The Weekly Carnage : The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle mayhem across the metro region....
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Nov 6
Tish James: We Need to Improve NYC’s Most Unreliable Bus, But… : Yesterday the Straphangers Campaign awarded Brooklyn's B44 the Schleppie Award in recognition of its status as the most unreliable bus route in the city....
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Nov 6
LA Kids Tell City Hall How to Improve Biking — Via YouTube : Today on the Streetsblog Network, a story about some kids in Los Angeles who did their research and came up with several good ideas about improving conditions for bicycle commuters....
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Nov 6
Today’s Headlines : Bloomberg: NYC Won't Give More to MTA Budget; Free Crosstown Buses?...
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Nov 5
Garmin: Chat, Navigate and Steer — But Don’t Drive Distracted : The first time I saw this ad I thought my eyes and ears were deceiving me....
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Nov 5
NYers Not Sold on Notion That Livable Streets Are Wrecking Economy : Here's a chart breaking down New York Times exit poll results from the mayoral election....
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Nov 5
Wanted: Your Photos of Crummy Transit Conditions : Waiting to board the B44 in Brooklyn. Photo: Benjamin FriedOur latest call for photos was inspired by the picture at right, taken by Streetsblog New York's own Ben Fried....
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Nov 5
Student Killed on Ninth Ave. Is Fourth City Pedestrian Fatality in Five Days : Seth Kahn, pictured here with late TV pitchman Billy Mays. Photo via FacebookNinth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen was the site of another pedestrian death Wednesday....
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Nov 5
Parks Dept. Truck Seriously Injures Wheelchair User in 8th Ave Bike Lane : A Parks Department sanitation truck struck a 78-year-old woman using a motor-assisted wheelchair in the Eighth Avenue bike lane this morning shortly before 10 a.m., just north of Bleecker Street....
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Nov 5
The Perils of Cul-de-Sac Development : Loads of good stuff today on the Streetsblog Network....
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Nov 5
Boxer Okays Senate Climate Bill, Without Amendments or GOP : The Senate environment committee approved its climate change bill today on a 10-1 vote, shrugging off a boycott by all of the panel's Republicans but missing out on the chance to consider amendments t...
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Nov 5
Today’s Headlines : NYCT Prez Howard Roberts Forced to Step Down in MTA Shakeup (NYT, News) Meet His Replacement: Former NYC Subway Chief Tom Prendergast (News) How Will Bloomberg Pay for His Transit Promises...
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Nov 4
Congress Set to Double the Size of Sprawl-Centric Home Buyer’s Tax Credit : Photo: US Department of AgricultureThe $8,000 tax credit for new home buyers -- which was wracked by fraudulent claims after its creation as part of the nation's economic recovery effort -- is on the...
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Nov 4
Even When the Killer Driver Is Drunk, Obstacles to Justice Abound : After two incidents in two months of off-duty NYPD officers running down and killing pedestrians, then refusing to submit to Breathalyzer tests, police Commissioner Ray Kelly this week convened a pane...
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Nov 4
The Third Term : For the next four years, Mike Bloomberg will be joined in citywide office by Democrats Bill de Blasio and John Liu.Mike Bloomberg defeated Bill Thompson yesterday to claim a third term as New York Cit...
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Nov 4
There’s Safety in (Bike-Specific) Infrastructure : Today on the Streetsblog Network, Bike Portland looks at a new review of the scientific literature on the relation between bicycle infrastructure and injuries to cyclists, conducted by researchers at...
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Nov 4
Today’s Headlines : Bloomberg Ekes Out Mayoral Election After Vastly Outspending Thompson (NYT, News, Post, NY1) Vann, Reyna Retain Council Seats; GOP Candidates Take Districts Vacated By Liu, Avella (NY1) Do...
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Nov 3
Election Day Open Thread #2: Returns and Ruminations : Who will rule NYC streets come 2010?...
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Nov 3
Bike-Share: Not Just for French Commies : In Montreal, theft is "not a major problem" for the bike-share network. Photo: TreeHugger.The Times ran a piece on Vélib's growing pains this weekend....
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Nov 3
Buffett’s Bet on Rail: What Does It Mean for Transport and Energy? : The financial world was riveted this morning by billionaire investor Warren Buffett's move to take full ownership of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad, a $34 billion deal that ranks as...
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Nov 3
Streetfilms: Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bikes NYC : Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer is one of Capitol Hill's strongest voices for walking, biking and transit....
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Nov 3
LA Road Rage Doc Convicted for Horrific 2008 Cyclist Assault : Dr. Christopher Thompson is taken away in cuffs Monday....
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Nov 3
Demanding Safe Passage for Americans with Disabilities : Navigating the streets and sidewalks of the United States can be a challenge even for an able-bodied pedestrian or cyclist....
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Nov 3
Election Day Open Thread: How Busy Was Your Polling Place? : A campaign prop courtesy of Republican City Council candidate Joe Nardiello, spied on windshields in Brooklyn's 39th district. Photo: Sarah Goodyear....
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Nov 3
Today’s Headlines : Today's Election: It's All About Turnout (AMNY, NY1) Transit, Bike Lanes on Voters' Minds in Port Richmond, SI (NYT) Time for Feds to Step Up and Protect Transit Riders From Wall Street De...
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Nov 2
Cliff Lee, the “Southpaw Straphanger,” Rides Again : Here's a makeshift screen grab from Game 2 of the World Series, describing how Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee made his way to Yankee Stadium for Game 1 last Wednesday....
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Nov 2
Obama Calls For ‘More Creative’ Ways to Pay For Infrastructure : At a meeting today with his outside economic recovery advisers, President Obama emphasized the importance of shoring up the nation's crumbling infrastructure but warned that the mounting federal defic...
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Nov 2
Brooklyn Bus Stop Draws Bigger Crowd Than Thompson Anti-BRT “Rally” : Bill Thompson hops off his campaign truck at the corner of Fulton and Nostrand in Bed Stuy....
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Nov 2
Eyes on the Street: Disrespect, and Defiance, at the Bus Stop : This was the scene in Washington Heights Friday evening, after this guy, along with two others, parked their gigantic rental truck directly in front of a trio of elderly people waiting for the M4 at W...
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Nov 2
This Week in Livable Streets Events : Election Day kicks off a week of talks and workshops, wrapped up with an East Side bike ride and a walking tour in Brooklyn. Tuesday: Remember to vote!...
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Nov 2
Bike Lanes Everywhere You Look : There's a lot of buzz about bike lanes around the network today....
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Nov 2
Today’s Headlines : Everyone's Chipping in to Fund MTA, But Not NYC Car Commuters (NYT, News, Post, WNYC) NYPD Detective Charged for DWI Killing of Bronx Grandmother (News) City Bus Hits and Kills Bronx Man (...
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Oct 30
Bikes at Work Where You Live, Part 1 : Wow. Our call for pictures of work bikes elicited such an overwhelming response -- more than 300 photos -- that we almost didn't know where to begin....
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Oct 30
The Race Is on to Map Out 300 Bike Racks for North Brooklyn : In September, dozens of people turned out for the Livable Streets Initiative's first bike rack hunt in North Brooklyn, where we identified about 70 spots that are begging for some nice bike parking....
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Oct 30
Our Parks Are Secure. What About Our Streets? : When are the police finally going to reclaim the streets from speeding and dangerous driving? When will pedestrians and cyclists be able to feel safe and secure on New York City streets?...
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Oct 30
Off-Duty Cop “Taken Into Custody for DWI” After Bronx Pedestrian Death : Image: WABCMinutes after posting the latest installment of The Weekly Carnage, we came across the story of another NYPD-involved pedestrian fatality, this time an elderly woman, killed by an off-duty...
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Oct 30
The Weekly Carnage : The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle mayhem across the metro region....
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Oct 30
The High Cost of Free Riders : Whenever the prospect of funding our transit system with bridge tolls or congestion pricing arises, you can count on a hue and cry from aggrieved motorists about subsidizing other people's commutes....
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Oct 30
Bringing Farms to the Heartland — of Suburbia : Today on the Streetsblog Network, St. Louis Urban Workshop looks at the concept of "agriburbia" -- a way to bring some meaningful food production to suburban sprawl: In St....
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Oct 30
Today’s Headlines : The Bike Lane Boom: How Does It Play in Western Queens?...
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Oct 29
Eyes on the Street: The Gateway Center Pedestrian Maul : When it opened its doors this spring, the Gateway Center mall was plugged as a boon to the South Bronx....
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Oct 29
Broken Streets Theory: How to Alter the Psychology of Reckless Driving : Jessie Singer has a great feature in the latest issue of TA's Reclaim magazine (now available online), examining the NYPD's failure to curb dangerous driving....
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Oct 29
Council Raises Unattended Idling Fines. Will NYPD Enforce? : The City Council on Wednesday approved a bill that could prevent future disasters like last January's Chinatown tragedy, which claimed the lives of preschoolers Hayley Ng and Diego Martinez....
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Oct 29
Times Square BID Leader on the Art of Street Reclamation : This used to be the scene of gridlocked traffic....
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Oct 29
In Other Road Users We Trust (Because We Have To) : Let's face it, walking out the door and getting on the road as a user of any transportation mode -- from feet to bike to car -- is an act of faith....
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Oct 29
Today’s Headlines : Lt....
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Oct 28
Transportation Policy Becomes the Proverbial Tree Falling in the Forest : Halfway through this afternoon's rally in support of a new federal transportation bill, there came an accidental but telling moment....
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Oct 28
Top to Bottom, NY Legal System Fails the Vulnerable on Our Streets : The unidentified driver of this car, who injured six when he slammed into a Queens bus stop this month, is one of thousands of city motorists who harm and endanger others without consequence.Safe stre...
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