Day: October 3, 2006
Streetsblog Basics
Copenhagen: Texture
Eyes on the street in Copenhagen, Denmark -- literally. Evidence that a city is more than just a skyline:
October 3, 2006
RSVP Deadline for NYU/PCAC Transit Oriented Development Forum
Alert: Today is the last day to RSVP for the Nov. 1 forum on Transit Oriented Development in the New York Metropolitan Region.
October 3, 2006
Real-Time Carnage
Move over Streetsblog Weekly Carnage. The kids over at Gothamist are now covering New York City motor vehicle mayhem with a nearly-real-time Google Maps mash-up. Overturned auto on the Brooklyn Bridge ramp to the FDR, 2:19 am! Pedestrian struck on 13th and University, 8:38 am! Severed finger on 235th Street in Queens, 11:48 am!?!?
October 3, 2006
Transit Oriented Development in the New York Metropolitan Region
Forum panelists will discuss Transit Oriented Development (TOD) – what it is, specific initiatives in progress or completed, and the benefits and obstacles to its implementation.
October 3, 2006
Traffic’s Human Toll
For the last two years or so Transportation Alternatives' Karla Quintero has been working on a New York City-based update of the famous "Appleyard Study" examining the social costs of traffic. Karla presented the study's preliminary findings last year at a forum I helped organize in Brooklyn and it was really interesting. This event is sure to be a good one. From Transalt:
October 3, 2006
Danish Bike Cargo
How do you measure a city's bike-friendliness? Do you count the number of lane miles, daily commuters or annual injuries? Here is one set of metrics that I found in Copenhagen:
October 3, 2006
Today’s Headlines
Increased Subway Service for Playoffs (NYT) News Roundup: 1 Dead, 2 Injured in 3 City Ped Hits (Gothamist) New York City Population Up but Water Use Down (NYT) Amtrak, MTA to Install Chemical Detection System at Penn (AP via Daily News) Police Investigate Staten Island Van Crash (NY1) Staten Island Crash Couple Had Found Dream (Daily News)
October 3, 2006