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Streetfilms: Tour de Brooklyn 2009

By Brad Aaron | | 8 Comments
Thousands of riders turned out for Sunday’s 5th Annual Tour de Brooklyn, sponsored by Transportation Alternatives. Elizabeth Press caught the action for Streetfilms, filming cyclists along the 23-mile route, which started and ended in Coney Island. According to TA, more than 2,000 participated in this year’s ride, with all online registration slots reserved in less […]

Save the Tour de Brooklyn! Free Beer!

By Aaron Naparstek | | 1 Comment
We just received this urgent S.O.S. from Transportation Alternatives to people living or working near Smith and 9th Streets in Brooklyn: From: Paul White, Executive Director, Transportation AlternativesSent: Friday, June 05, 2009 2:48 PMSubject: Urgent mission to save the Tour de Brooklyn Dearest Bicycle-Savvy Denizens of the Slope and Surrounding ‘Hoods– Our Budget rent-a-truck broke […]

Bike Racks Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

By Lily Bernheimer | | 2 Comments
DOT’s release of mapped bike rack locations last week was met with excitement, but at least one Streetsblog reader also wondered how useful such info would be on-the-fly. While it may not be something you’ll whip out en route, this information can be incredibly helpful for communities in planning and campaigning for more bike parking. […]

Safety in Numbers: It’s Happening in NYC

By Ben Fried | | 19 Comments
The city’s expanding bike network is paying dividends — boosting the level of cycling and making streets safer in the process. Snagged from the latest issue of TA’s StreetBeat, this graph is a great illustration of the "safety in numbers" effect identified by researcher Peter Jacobsen in a landmark 2003 paper published in Injury Prevention. […]

Calls for Action From Milwaukee to Manhattan

By Lily Bernheimer | | 4 Comments
Whether it’s the end of bike month or the open data enthusiasm spurred by Obama’s new "Democratizing Data" initiative, the Livable Streets Community is full of calls to action this week. Milwaukee’s new interactive mapping project Dan Knauss of the Cream Citizen group — "Milwaukee’s open source think tank for progressive urbanist policy, sustainable development, […]

Who Will Be NYPD’s Next Transportation Chief?

By Brad Aaron | | 6 Comments
With NYPD Chief of Transportation Michael Scagnelli working his last day on the job today, his exit is marked by reflections on his stint at the post, speculation on who might replace him, and hope that his successor will build on his traffic safety initiatives. In a press release issued this morning, Transportation Alternatives credited […]
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