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After Hard-Fought Campaign, Bicycle Access Bill Set to Become Law

By Ben Fried | Jul 27, 2009 | 9 Comments

The front cover of TA’s 1993 Bicycle Blueprint. Image: Dave Perry. The Bicycle Access Bill, Intro 871, is on track to clear the City Council this Wednesday, in what will be a major milestone for the livable streets movement in New York City. We just received an announcement from Council Member David Yassky’s office that […]

Park-in-a-Box: Enter the Park(ing) Day NYC 2009 Design Competition

By Ben Fried | Jul 24, 2009 | 4 Comments

We’ve got a date for the third annual Park(ing) Day NYC festivities: September 18. For those unfamiliar with Park(ing) Day, it’s kind of like the Christmas of livable streets. Or maybe Sukkot is a better analogy. Parking spaces all over the city will be converted to mini-parks and pedestrian zones. For a day, the potential […]

Bike Bans: A Serious Threat to Safe Routes to School

By Lily Bernheimer | Jul 24, 2009 | 10 Comments

Banned in NJ: Many Jersey towns don’t allow kids to bike to school. Photo: Voorhees Transportation Center Image Library, Leigh Ann Von Hagen. This May, a bill surfaced in the U.S. Senate that would triple federal funding for Safe Routes to School programs. Livable Streets Community activists have been on the case this week, mobilizing […]

Streetfilms: Make Your Own Bike Etiquette PSA

By Elizabeth Press | Jul 24, 2009 | 4 Comments

Biking Rules, the new campaign organized by Transportation Alternatives, is sponsoring a video and photo PSA competition. Submissions are now being accepted for two categories in the competition: "Why Biking Rules!" and "The Biking Rules Street Code." The Biking Rules campaign outlines several ways to lead by example when riding your bicycle. So, with a […]

Cycle Chicly!

By Lily Bernheimer | Jul 17, 2009 | 9 Comments

The interplay of cycling, fashion, and gender has been a hot topic in the livable streets blogosphere this month, and in the Livable Streets Community too. We recently saw the launch of a bike culture-themed group blog called Amsterdamize, and on StreetsWiki we have a new article on Cycle Chic. Santa Barbara Cycle Chic. Photo: […]

Mr. Gee, Tear Down This Highway

By Ben Fried | Jul 17, 2009 | 14 Comments

Here’s a scenic shot of the Sheridan Expressway in the South Bronx during the evening "rush," courtesy of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and the advocates behind the Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance. Even in the peak direction, reports Tri-State’s Steven Higashide, the Moses-era relic is barely used at all: The gaps in the traffic weren’t […]

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