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“There’s Nothing Legal About the Cars in Prospect Park”
August is here, and while New Yorkers are enduring another summer of rush-hour traffic whipping through the city's flagship parks, some excellent advocacy is bolstering the case for going car-free. Look at the work being done by the Prospect Park Youth Advocates, high school students who are spending their summer vacations gathering data and putting together petitions. Here's youth advocate Michael Cheng describing a recent foray to the Prospect Park loop drive:
August 1, 2008
Alabama Students Walk to School to Protest Gas Prices
On their way to class, Brooks High students brave the shoulder along route 72.
May 23, 2008
Students Launch NYU Bike-Share
The fence at Washington Square Park: a sign of latent demand for bike-share?
May 21, 2008
Jersey High School Students Protest Anti-Bike Policy
Bridgewater-Raritan High doesn't want to encourage cycling (or, apparently, walking) to school
May 2, 2008
Driver-Nannies Keep Kids and Parents Safe From Transit
Here's one for the anti-pricing populists.
February 26, 2008
10,000 New Bike Parking Spaces for London Schools
Speaking of bike parking, 10,000 new bike parking spaces have been installed in 400 London schools since the 2004 launch of the Mayor's School Cycle
Parking Programme, Transport for London announced yesterday. This year alone TfL will spend £1.2 million on school bike parking (that's $2.5 million and rising). Many of the new bike parking facilities are indoors or otherwise protected from weather and often include lockers. Jenny Jones, Mayor Ken Livingstone's Green Transport Advisor, said:
November 9, 2007
Safety City: Where Cars Rule!
As part of our back to school coverage, and in light of news from the past week, we thought it would be a good time to report on programs aimed at keeping kids safe on city streets.
September 4, 2007
Queens Leaders Fight Safety Fixes for Fatal School Crossing
DOT plans to simplify a dangerous Queens intersection where a school teacher was killed last December.
August 28, 2007
Call for Ped Safety Measures on Third and Fourth Avenues
A third-grader was hit on her way to school here two weeks ago.
June 11, 2007