| Don't Keep Transit Riders in the Dark, Governor [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 01 May 2009 03:19 PM PDT MTA CEO Lee Sander, MTA Board Chair Dale Hemmerdinger, and Governor Paterson at a March press conference.Heading into the weekend, Governor Paterson is still keeping a tight lid on exactly how he... (click through to website for more) |
| Eyes on the Street: Holland on the Hudson [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 01 May 2009 01:39 PM PDT Streetsblog San Francisco's Bryan Goebel attended the NY400 event yesterday, where Dutch Cabinet Minister Frans Timmermans presented Deputy Mayor Robert C. Lieber and NYC & Company CEO George... (click through to website for more) |
| Profile Photo Contest! [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 01 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT Join the Livable Streets Community by May 13 for a chance to win this awesome bike gift basket! That's right -- it's a bike basket doubling as a gift basket, packed with goodies including a mini bike... (click through to website for more) |
| Despite Bowery Death Toll, NYPD Decides Cyclists are the Real Menace [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 01 May 2009 11:26 AM PDT A reader reports of another NYPD cyclist crackdown, this time on the Lower East Side. This tip is a little overdue, but 2-3 weeks ago I was pulled over on my bike by a traffic cop hiding behind a van... (click through to website for more) |
| Albany and City Hall Slouch Toward MTA Endgame [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 01 May 2009 10:01 AM PDT Let's recap the last week of the MTA funding saga. On Monday, Malcolm Smith and the Senate Democrats introduced a "conversation starter" bill that had already been lambasted as insufficient... (click through to website for more) |
| In-Depth: Could Portland be America’s bike manufacturing hub? [BikePortland] Posted: 01 May 2009 09:51 AM PDT [This article by freelance reporter Libby Tucker is the result of a collaboration between BikePortland.org and New Internationalist magazine. The NI -- which is based in Oxford, England and has an... (click through to website for more) |
| The Headlines: 5.1.09 [Bike Pittsburgh] Posted: 01 May 2009 09:40 AM PDT Happy May Day! The Headlines Grants to fund study of development on S. Hills rail line PG New bids for subway extension 'appear to be favorable' PG The Carnage Multi-vehicle crash kills... (click through to website for more) |
| Bike Friendly Fridays: Pasadena [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 01 May 2009 08:15 AM PDT Cyclists head to the Bike Expo during Bike Week Pasadena last year. As we approach Bike to Work Day and the corresponding Bike Week Pasadena, let's take a look at how our neighbor to the east views... (click through to website for more) |
| The Search for the Zozo [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 01 May 2009 08:15 AM PDT The most recent offering from Streetfilms shows many of the people I knew and know from New York's Livable Streets Movement traveling the city in search of legendary Zozo, a creature that somewhat... (click through to website for more) |
| DOT: Nine New Public Plazas in the Works [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 01 May 2009 08:14 AM PDT Before and after: Fulton St. and Marcy Ave. Image via DOT.DOT has announced its selections for round one of the NYC Plaza Program, which invites non-profits throughout the boroughs to propose the... (click through to website for more) |
| Daily News Shocker: Wider 118 Leads to More Speeders [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 01 May 2009 07:48 AM PDT Eastbound traffic on the widened 118 Freeway in Simi Valley. Image via Daily News Earlier this week, Sue Doyle with the Daily News reported that with the expansion of the 188 Freeway, aka the... (click through to website for more) |
| Complete Streets Could Hit a Speed Bump in Milwaukee [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 01 May 2009 07:47 AM PDT More and more, municipalities are seeing the advantages that "complete streets" development can bring to a community. The problem can be, as we see in a post by Streetsblog Network member Urban... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog LA] Posted: 01 May 2009 07:45 AM PDT The Daily News Waves Goodbye to Car Culture Venice Activists Rally to Remove Street Furniture (Argonaut) Population Growth Slowing in LA and CA (Daily News) Chrysler Files for Chapter 11... (click through to website for more) |
| Complete Streets Could Hit a Speed Bump in Milwaukee [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 01 May 2009 07:35 AM PDT More and more, municipalities are seeing the advantages that "complete streets" development can bring to a community. The problem can be, as we see in a post by Streetsblog Network member... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 01 May 2009 06:18 AM PDT Paterson's 'New' MTA Funding Idea: Cave to Senate Dems (NYT, Post, Politicker, 2nd Ave Sagas) Bloomberg's People Involved in Latest Transit Rescue Talks (News) Chrysler Files for Chapter 11 (NYT)... (click through to website for more) |
| Very Cheap Summer Travel [Cycling Edinborough] Posted: 01 May 2009 01:10 AM PDT National Express East Coast has just e-mailed its customers (or is that potential passengers?) with details of its latest cheap ticket offer. NXEC (it's still so much easier to say GNER) is... (click through to website for more) |
| Streetfilms: The Search for the Zozo [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 30 Apr 2009 12:37 PM PDT As New York history buffs can tell you, until the early part of the 20th century, the city was prime habitat for Zozos -- large, furry, innocent purple creatures that freely roamed the streets,... (click through to website for more) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Eyes on the Street: Cyclist Hit, Injured in Midtown [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:46 AM PDT Streetsblog San Francisco's Bryan Goebel, blogging from New York this week, came upon the scene of a driver-cyclist collision in Midtown Manhattan at around 1:30 this afternoon. "The bicyclist --... (click through to website for more) |
| Doomsday Across America [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 30 Apr 2009 09:07 AM PDT Following up on Sarah's post about transit funding woes in Illinois, this CNN segment from earlier in the month brings home the effect of service cuts and fare hikes in St. Louis. Similar scenarios... (click through to website for more) |
| Illinois Transit May Take a Hit; for Roads, It's Business as Usual [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:24 AM PDT In Illinois, as elsewhere around the country, more people are riding transit -- and, as elsewhere, transit funding is being threatened because of state money problems. Meanwhile, reports The... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:04 AM PDT Beyond Doomsday: MTA Budget Hole May Spell End of 24-Hour Subways (NYT, Post, News, NY1) Chrysler Expected to Declare Bankruptcy Today (NYT) Albany Inaction Leading MTA to Borrow Against Next Year's... (click through to website for more) |
| We Need an Ambitious Transpo Bill. So How Are We Going to Pay for It? [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 29 Apr 2009 01:20 PM PDT DOT Secretary Ray LaHood testifying in the Senate yesterday. Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing about the future of national surface... (click through to website for more) |
| Streetfilms: Bike Rush Hour on Portland's Hawthorne Bridge [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 29 Apr 2009 12:38 PM PDT The first time you visit Portland, Oregon, the gaggles of cyclists streaming over the Hawthorne Bridge during rush hour is a sight you will never forget. It's something other cities need to see and... (click through to website for more) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Eric Schneiderman Cedes Leadership on MTA Rescue [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 29 Apr 2009 10:18 AM PDT If there's one state legislator who gets it when it comes to the value of transit and car-free mobility, it's Senator Eric Schneiderman. Representing parts of the Upper West Side, Northern Manhattan... (click through to website for more) |
| Transit Riders to Albany: Get to Work on a Real MTA Solution [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 29 Apr 2009 09:50 AM PDT Photo: Ben Fried. Yesterday's rally in Union Square drew hundreds of transit riders calling on the State Senate and Albany leaders to enact a long-term solution for the MTA's enormous funding... (click through to website for more) |
| Washington Heights Greenway Segment Re-Opens [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 29 Apr 2009 08:07 AM PDT Hudson River Greenway detour signage is on its way out. Photo: BikeSeens/FlickrIt took four months longer than expected, but here's good news from the Port Authority, care of The Manhattan Times,... (click through to website for more) |
| Fighting for Transit-Oriented Development in Wisconsin [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:04 AM PDT Today on the Streetsblog Network, we check in again with John Michlig, who writes the blog Sprawled Out from Franklin, Wisconsin. Michlig has a blow-by-blow account of his often frustrating attempt... (click through to website for more) |
| Today's Headlines [Streetsblog NYC] Posted: 29 Apr 2009 06:12 AM PDT Bloomberg Tells Albany Leaders: Transit System Needs "Long-Term Solution" (Daily Politics) Malcolm Smith Wants Bloomberg to Endorse Senate Dems' Half-Baked Plan (Politicker) Senate Unlikely... (click through to website for more) |
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