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Bike Lanes Still Controversial to Michael Grynbaum, Opinion Poll Be Damned
If a bike lane gets striped and no one is there to report on it, would it still be "controversial"?
March 30, 2011
Brits Get the Clearest View of Park Slope Bike Lane Fight
If you just landed in the city or you've been off the grid for the past eight months, you might be wondering what the heck is going on on Prospect Park West. To catch yourself up, dive into this exquisite piece from the Guardian's Matt Seaton.
March 9, 2011
Eyes on the Street: Media Envy in DC
In Washington for the National Bike Summit, Clarence Eckerson snapped a shot of this ad for the capital's NBC affiliate and its reporter Joe Krebs (described in his bio as "an avid swimmer and cyclist").
March 9, 2011
Tell Electeds and the Media: I’m a New Yorker, and I Want Safer Streets
Does Anthony Weiner really intend to someday rip out all the bike lanes in New York City? Or was his remark to Mayor Bloomberg "on a balmy night last June" merely a topical quip blown out of proportion in last week's Times profile of Janette Sadik-Khan?
March 7, 2011
The New York Times JSK Profile: Politicos vs. Progressive Transportation
Has the Times ever published a profile so singularly devoted to one city commissioner's relationships with other public figures as this Michael Grynbaum story?
March 4, 2011
There Is No War On Cars
"The city's war on automobiles has just gone aerial," screamed the New York Post in a recent story about speed cameras. A Daily News op-ed in support of safety improvements proclaimed "the battle against cars has saved lives." The Times matter-of-factly declared last month that "New York City has gone out of its way in recent years to cater to the nonmotorized." No matter where you get your news, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the last three and a half years have been a time of revolutionary frenzy on the city's streets.
March 1, 2011
Name-Calling Trumps Facts in the Post’s Attacks on 34th Street Transitway
The New York Post is escalating its coordinated, fantasy-based assault on efforts to make New York a better city for transit, cycling, and walking. Check out the impressive synergies from its opinion pages:
February 28, 2011
Steve Cuozzo Hides the Truth: Midtown Biz Leaders Support Street Redesigns
Steve Cuozzo columns about street reclamation are usually so divorced from reality that we've been letting him go unchallenged for a while. The insanity is usually self-evident.
February 23, 2011
WPIX Long Island Reporter Rob Hoell Eats Marcia Kramer’s Lunch
Here's the piece about the Prospect Park West bike lane that ran on the Channel 11 News last night.
February 17, 2011
Have You Seen the Latest Marcia Kramer Segment on Prospect Park West?
Hey, have you seen Marcia Kramer’s latest segment about Prospect Park West? It’s at least her third piece on a single Brooklyn bike lane in the last year. You can tell she’s had some practice -- take a look (sorry about the minivan ad you'll have to sit through first):
February 14, 2011