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Nov 13
Status Report: DOT Considering Bike Facilities in East Side BRT Plan : A quick update on the status of bike infrastructure in the city's plans for the East Side....
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Nov 13
DOT Says Inwood Bike Shelter Didn’t Get Enough Use : Impromptu bike parking on Dyckman Street after the de-installation of a bike shelter, which for a year stood on the fresh patch of concrete in the background....
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Nov 13
The Weekly Carnage : The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle mayhem across the metro region....
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Nov 13
Bus Rapid Transit Designs for East Side Avenues Still in Flux : Earlier this week DOT and the MTA showed plans for Bus Rapid Transit on the east side of Manhattan to the Seaport/Civic Center committee of Community Board 1....
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Nov 13
Message to Florida DOT: Time for Real Change Is Now : Today on the Streetsblog Network, we've got a powerful demand for safer streets in Florida....
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Nov 13
Today’s Headlines : No Mention of Separated Bus Lanes as MTA and DOT Pitch BRT to Manhattan CB1 (Downtown Exp) Bring on the Protected Bike Lanes for the East Side (Our Town) DOT Presents Package of Changes fo...
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Nov 12
Eyes on the Street: Access Denied : Photo: GothamistHere's another case of dangerously uncivil servitude, via Gothamist's John Del Signore, who came upon an Access-A-Ride driver parked in the elevated Sands Street bike lane....
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Nov 12
Streetfilms: Bill Lind, a Conservative Voice for Transit : At last month's Rail-Volution conference in Boston, Streetfilms was able to grab a few moments with William Lind, a politically conservative transit advocate and former congressman....
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Nov 12
Civil Servants Behaving Badly, With Deadly Results. What Can Be Done? : The killing of Seth Kahn by MTA bus driver Jeremy Philhower was the fourth instance in a recent spate of pedestrian deaths at the hands of public employees, either on or off the job....
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Nov 12
State DOT’s Misplaced Priorities: Widening Highways While Bridges Crumble : Earlier this week we asked why the state Department of Transportation still thinks it's a good idea to widen highways in the middle of dense urban neighborhoods....
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Nov 12
Report: Even After MN Bridge Collapse, Transpo Earmarks Shun Repair : In the wake of the 2007 collapse of Minnesota's I-35 bridge, Washington policymakers vowed a renewed focus on repairing the nation's aging infrastructure....
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Nov 12
Taxi Surcharges and Congestion Pricing — They Go Great Together : The surcharge on NYC medallion taxi fares that took effect this month is a bit like a bases-loaded groundout that scores a run but kills a big inning: It does some good, but a ringing base hit could h...
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Nov 12
Tilting at Windmills in Minnesota : The difficulty of changing our ingrained daily habits -- even for our own good, not the health of the planet -- is the subject of today's post from Streetsblog Network member Twin City Sidewalks....
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Nov 12
Today’s Headlines : City Council's Shot Across Bloomberg's Bow: Parking Enforcement Not Acceptable (Post) Shelly Silver Won't Even Pass Tougher Penalties for Driving Drunk With Kids (Observer, Post, News) Bus...
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Nov 11
A Safer Carmine Street? Break Out the Pitchforks! : Plans for a protected bike path on a short stretch of Carmine Street are in jeopardy following a public hearing held by Manhattan Community Board 2's transportation committee last night....
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Nov 11
Cement Truck Plows Into Canal Street Sidewalk, Injuring Eight : Photo: Tribeca Trib. Eight people were injured this afternoon after a cement truck careened into the sidewalk on the one-block diagonal linking Canal Street to the Bowery....
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Nov 11
NYC’s Next Four Years: From Good Enough to Great : The second installment in Streetsblog's series on the potential direction for transportation policy during Michael Bloomberg's third term comes from Paul Steely White, executive directo...
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Nov 11
Eyes on the Street: You Don’t Belong in the Bike Lane, Sir : A reader sends this photo of a huge rig using Kent Avenue's new protected bike path as its own, highly illegal shortcut....
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Nov 11
Around the Country, Calls for Pedestrian Safety Grow Louder : The Dangerous by Design report on pedestrian fatalities from Transportation for America and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership has been getting a lot of attention from the Streetsblog Netwo...
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Nov 11
Today’s Headlines : Real Estate Report: The Future Belongs to Urbanism, Not Sprawl (Switchboard) Weiner: I Coulda Beat Bloomberg (NYT) Tish James on Improving NYC's Most Unreliable Bus: "Balance the Interests...
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Nov 10
State DOT Channels Spirit of Robert Moses in Major Deegan Expansion Plan : These are enlightened times for New York City's local streets. The city is building sidewalk extensions, protected bike lanes, and better busways....
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Nov 10
Tonight: Carmine Street Parking-Protected Bike Lane Back Before CB 2 : With the support of DOT, Community Board 2 and the local block association, a parking-protected bike lane could be in the works for Carmine Street in the West Village....
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Nov 10
Eyes on the Street: The Case of the Vanishing Bike Shelter : Now you see bike infrastructure, now you don't. Photos: Brad AaronLast October, DOT installed Inwood's first bike shelter on Dyckman/200th Street at Broadway....
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Nov 10
“All Infrastructure — and No People” : Yesterday, as I was scrolling through the Streetsblog Network feed, I came upon this headline from network member Sprawled Out: "We Americans are all infrastructure -- and no people." I clicked th...
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Nov 10
Streetfilms: NYC Biking Up Big for Two Years Running : This year the New York City Department of Transportation measured a 26 percent jump in commuter cycling....
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Nov 10
Today’s Headlines : Cycling Up Big in New York......
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Nov 9
Count on It: NYC Bike Commuting Climbs 26 Percent : The screenline count has risen dramatically since 2007....
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Nov 9
Pennies for Pedestrians: NY State Spends Small on Street Safety : New York State devotes just 1 percent of its federal transportation funds to pedestrian infrastructure....
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Nov 9
The Winning Transpo Formula for a Third Term: Sustainability + Populism : Mr. Bloomberg, tear down this highway. A vision of West Farms Road with housing and shops instead of the Sheridan Expressway....
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Nov 9
Creating a Real Renaissance in Downtown Memphis : This morning on the Streetsblog Network, Smart City Memphis lays out what they call "Downtown's case against City Hall for abandonment." The post details how politicians systematically pulled financia...
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Nov 9
This Week in Livable Streets Events : Ever wonder how the oil extraction industry affects indigenous peoples and environments in places like Nigeria, Russia, Venezuela and the U.S.?...
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Nov 9
Today’s Headlines : Outgoing NYCT Chief: Transit System Has Only a Fraction of the Funding It Needs (AMNY) What's Better for South Bronx -- Waterfront Access or Longer Deegan Exit Ramp?...
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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
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
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
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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