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City to Unveil ‘Look’ Bike Safety Campaign
The New York City Department of Transportation will announce its anticipated new bike safety initiative at noon today in the South Plaza of Union Square.
September 18, 2007
A Gehl Dispatch From Down Under
We reported yesterday that noted Danish urbanist Jan Gehl will soon be surveying New York streets with an eye toward improving them for human use. Gehl has been working in Sydney, Australia as of late, and an essay he wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald offers insight into what he may be looking for here in the city.
September 13, 2007
Gridlock Sam Offers Four Ideas to Cut Traffic Congestion
In today's Daily News, former New York City Deputy Traffic Commissioner "Gridlock" Sam Schwartz says congestion pricing should "proceed now" and offers four additional ideas for creating a little breathing room on Manhattan's streets:
September 12, 2007
Casino-Jamming in the Catskills
Way back in February Gov. Eliot Spitzer declared his support for a plan to build a $600 million casino in the Catskills. Now opponents of the St. Regis Mohawk tribe project, which would be located at the Monticello Racetrack in Sullivan County, have launched a public-relations campaign highlighting the traffic congestion and sprawl they say would result.
August 29, 2007
Ich bin ein Bicyclist
In a report for CBSnews.com on Berlin, Germany's booming bike culture, Christine Lagorio expresses shock at the sheer number of bikes she saw in Berlin and the way in which motorists and cyclists share the road "gracefully." This, she says, is something she has never experienced in her home town of New York City.
August 24, 2007
Survey Finds That Buffered Bike Lanes Are Better
A buffered section of Manhattan's 8th Avenue bike lane.
August 24, 2007
Transit-Oriented America, Part 5: Wrap-Up
Thanks all for reading and commenting on our non-motorized honeymoon travel series (see parts 1, 2, 3 and 4). Below is a table Susan put together to briefly summarize some of our observations on the cities we visited.
August 24, 2007
Streetsblog Commenter Published in Boston Globe
Streetsblog commenter and Newton Streets and Sidewalks blogmaster Sean Roche has a commentary on cheap municipal parking in today's Boston Globe:
August 22, 2007