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Inwood Group Looks to Denver
Some Inwood & Washington Heights Livable Streets members were torn between attending their own meeting and coming out to support nearby Community Board 8 this Wednesday. Brad Conover filed his own account of the CB 8 success, and Maggie Clarke reported back on the IWHLS meeting, bearing hopeful rumors of pedestrian mall possibilities for Dyckman Street. Maggie writes:
October 23, 2009
Wikis Take Manhattan Tomorrow!
Join us Saturday for Wikis Take Manhattan: a photo scavenger hunt for free-content images for StreetsWiki and Wikipedia. Prizes include Eye-Fi memory cards, which automatically upload photos from your camera to your computer and to sites like Flickr.
October 9, 2009
The Story of Sholom’s Stolen Bike
Midwood residents beware: a bike thief is on the loose! Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Committee member Sholom has a heartening and illuminating tale of the recent theft and recovery of his bicycle near the Kings Highway subway station. With the aid of the police, his laptop, a local restaurant owner, and a volunteer community safety patrol called Shomrim, he was able to recover his bike and spread news of the culprit. From Sholom, here are some theft prevention tips:
October 2, 2009
Calling All Photographers
Lacking high-quality, free photos for use in your livable streets advocacy work? This fall you've got two exciting chances to change that (and win big prizes while you're at it).
September 25, 2009
Profile Page Enhancements; Bike Rack Hunt Tomorrow!
Taken a look at your Livable Streets profile recently? We've added some
handy features.
September 18, 2009
Want More Bike Racks? Join the Hunt!
Want more bike parking in Williamsburg and Greenpoint?
September 11, 2009
The Manifold Value of Walkable Places
As Elana Schor wrote here a few weeks ago, transportation reform is health reform. The connection between active transportation and public health took center stage at PA Walks and Bikes this week, where Michele Barrett shared some startling statistics on the huge toll obesity takes in Pennsylvania:
August 28, 2009
Block Parties Bring Long-Term Neighborhood Benefits
Hang Chau is a future medical student who researched block parties and public health as an undergrad in Philadelphia, and is now organizing more in San Diego. In a new StreetsWiki entry on block parties,
she examines the way these public community events encourage people to
invest in their neighborhoods by highlighting the positive (outdoor
fun, personal connections) rather than the negative (litter, crime):
August 21, 2009
Web Apps for Transpo Planning: Share Your Insights
Andrew Nash, former Executive Director of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, has just posted a paper about Web 2.0 for Transport Planning on StreetsWiki. He's asking the Livable Streets Community, as experts on the ground, to contribute to it before he presents the final draft at the Transportation Research Board's 2010 annual meeting.
August 14, 2009
Share Your Outreach Strategies
When starting a new Livable Streets campaign people will often ask us, "How do I connect with others in my neighborhood and build a working group?" Cantor Benjamin Kintisch is facing this familiar concern in Harlem and Hamilton Heights, and this time we're putting the question to you. If you've had success building a campaign in your area, we want to know how it all started. How did you get the word out off-line and which methods worked best? Respond to this post with your tips for Cantor.
August 7, 2009