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“Collingswood Streets” Connects Academics to Advocacy

By Lily Bernheimer | May 22, 2009 | 3 Comments

The corner of Collings and Haddon Avenues, two streets that will be the focus of the Collingswood bike lane study. Photo: Ryan Collerd/New York Times. Stella Bonaparte is a bicycle and pedestrian advocate majoring in urban studies at Rutgers’ Camden campus. Earlier this month, she started a new Livable Streets group for the neighboring town […]

The Cyclist Wins Again

By Brad Aaron | May 21, 2009 | 11 Comments

Cyclist Rachael Myers, a librarian from the Bronx, won Transportation Alternatives’ 8th Annual Great NYC Commuter Race this morning, taking 20 minutes and 15 seconds to cover the 4.2 mile route between Aubergine Café in Sunnyside, Queens and Columbus Circle in Manhattan. Transit rider Dan Hendrick (35:16) finished second, with taxi rider Willie Thompson (47:11) […]

TA’s “Biking Rules” Campaign Takes the High Route

By Brad Aaron | May 20, 2009 | 19 Comments

Transportation Alternatives yesterday launched an ambitious new campaign to change how cyclists are perceived — and how they perceive themselves — in New York City. At its core, "Biking Rules" is, as TA puts it, "aimed at promoting civic riding and easing bike-pedestrian friction." But the campaign, embodied in a new cyclist handbook and tricked-out […]

Working Families Party Wants More Street Space for BRT

By Ben Fried | May 18, 2009 | 3 Comments

Photo: Brad Aaron. Spotted in the Working Families Party candidate questionnaire (hat tip to Liz Benjamin) — the influential third party is asking 2009 City Council hopefuls to support dedicated lanes and automated enforcement for Bus Rapid Transit: Expanded Public Transportation through Bus Rapid Transit Due to a mass transportation system that leaves many City […]

Streetfilms: NYC Bike to Work Day, 2009

By Elizabeth Press | May 15, 2009 | No Comments

Last year, bicycling in New York City shot up 35 percent. Take a look at the streets, and it’s easy to see why: Bike lanes, bike racks and other amenities are popping up everywhere. There are now 185,000 daily riders in the city. Today, NYCDOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan was one of them, leading a commuter […]

Profile Photo Contest Winners

By Lily Bernheimer | May 15, 2009 | No Comments

Congratulations to Livable Streets Community member silverlynx for his stunning submission to our Profile Photo Contest! Silverlynx is the captain of a tugboat on the San Francisco Bay and rides a DaHon bicycle to commute between jobs. The first prize of a bike gift basket donated by B’s Bikes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn goes to him. […]

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