Quality of Life
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No Thongs on the Pompidou Expressway! Tomorrow the F.D.R.?
Streestblog foreign correspondent Geoff Zink sends in this snapshot from Paris, France, where every summer since 2002 an expressway running along the River Seine has been transformed into a beach and linear park. More from Geoff on Flickr.
August 1, 2006
Eyes on the Street: Above the Cross Bronx ‘Expressway’
Saturday, July 29, 2006, at the Jesup Avenue bridge over the Cross Bronx "Expressway." I called 311 to get the city to tow that abandoned car away, but the operator needed an address or an intersection to locate this vehicle. An address would be a stretch, and the computer didn't accept "Jesup Avenue and the Cross Bronx 'Expressway'" as a known intersection.
August 1, 2006
London Mayor Wants $45 Fee From Pollution-Making SUV’s
Here is a little something to think about as the fine particulate matter settles deep into your lungs on this lovely Ozone Alert Day. While New York City politely suggests via electronic highway billboard and half-assed p.r. campaigns, that motorists switch to mass transit on days like today, the BBC reports that the Mayor of London wants to reprogram the city's three-year-old congestion charging system to hit the owners of the most heavily polluting personal vehicles with a whopping £25 fee to drive into the city center (that's $45!).
July 18, 2006
Park Slope Parent Ped Rage
Enjoy this bit of dialogue overheard on the renowned Park Slope Parents e-mail list. A mom pushing a stroller witnesses a bicyclist get hit by a car. Someone else confirms and adds to the story. Others jump in with their own stories of Brooklyn's unmitigated motor vehicle mayhem.
July 18, 2006
Do-It-Yourself Air Quality Monitoring
You are welcome to come and see how this is done.
July 17, 2006
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Ozone Alert in New York City: We warn children, the
elderly and people with heart and lung conditions to keep off of city
streets until air quality has improved. We suggest that motorists might use mass transit.
July 17, 2006
Traffic Engineering by Body Count
Van Brunt and Wolcott Streets. Before paint, July 7. After paint, July 14.
July 17, 2006
Why Only One Museum Mile?
Some images and reflections from last night's Museum Mile Festival:
June 14, 2006