Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car Culture

State of California Sues Carmakers on Climate Change

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 20, 2006 | 4 Comments

If you think Eliot Spitzer picked some tough fights as Attorney General, check out this guy Lockyer in California: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California filed a global warming lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and three other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars. […]

Pirro: Why Not Make Reckless Driving into Your Issue?

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 18, 2006 | 4 Comments

Republican lobbyist and convicted tax-evader Albert J. Pirro is the husband of Jeanine F. Pirro, the law-n-order Westchester prosecutor and Republican candidate for state Attorney General. Albert was busted the other day in White Plains for doing 51 in a 25 mph school zone – just two months after being clocked at 98 in a […]

Digging in: How Many Crashes Are Due to “Bicycle Factors?”

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 14, 2006 | 5 Comments

Charles Komanoff at Right of Way has churned out an initial analysis of the City’s bicycle injury and fatality study. Here is his take: New York City just released its first-ever study of bicycle injuries and fatalities. There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that four City agencies (health, transportation, parks and […]

Big Car, Small… Ego.

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 15, 2006 | No Comments

Slate’s Seth Stevenson asks a GM spokesperson to help him understand the new Hummer ad campaign: The spot aims to make the H3 a more "approachable vehicle that will appeal to introverts, extroverts, vegans, and carnivores." She’s right that we wouldn’t expect a tofu eater to buy a Hummer. But at the same time, the […]

Guess-the-Suburb Winner Is: Matt

By Aaron Donovan | Aug 11, 2006 | 5 Comments

Remember Wednesday’s guess-the-anonymous-suburb contest? I’m very impressed: You all knew the right region — the northeast United States. (Was it the Ames sign? The trees? The first comment suggesting that this was a place "north of the city"?) Runner-up prizes consisting of official "Street Cred" go to Bill and Karla (your first attempt was closer!) for guessing […]

A Hummer With Your Happy Meal

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 11, 2006 | 3 Comments

Autoblog reports: Starting today, one of eight toy Hummers will be packed in McDonald’s "boy’s" Happy Meals. Unlike the real Hummer which get 11 miles per gallon on a good day, these vehicles are "fun-fueled," according to the General Motors press release.

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