Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car Culture

Motoring News Roundup, July 12, 2006

By Aaron Donovan | Jul 12, 2006 | No Comments

The 70th anniversary of the opening of the Triborough Bridge was celebrated this morning with a vintage car parade. As NY1 notes: There was controversy surrounding the opening of the Triborough 70 years ago. Some feared that it would lead to more cars and traffic congestion in the city as well as the suburbs. Well, […]

Gone Fishin’

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 1, 2006 | No Comments

AAA estimates estimates 34 million Americans will travel by car this Independence Day weekend, a new record.

Car Ownership Cost Calculator

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 29, 2006 | 2 Comments

The Volvo has stolen $214,177.23 from our son’s college education. Calculate how many grande latte’s you could be buying with the money you spent on that last muffler job: "The Real Costs of Car Ownership."

EcoPolis: Envisioning the City of the Future

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 26, 2006 | No Comments

Below are excerpts from "EcoPolis," a fascinating article in New Scientist Magazine exploring what it will take to design and build eco-friendly cities in the 21st century as urban population growth explodes. Not surprisingly, much of the story focuses on the role of the automobile in the city. (Unfortunately, to read the entire article you […]

Please, Derek.

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 26, 2006 | 1 Comment

Tri-State Ford dealers have rolled out a new television ad called "My Turn" starring New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and filmmaker Spike Lee. If you’ve watched baseball on television during the last two weeks than it is almost impossible for you to have missed it. Here is how it goes: A red Ford Mustang […]

Pedestrian-Only Fifth Avenue: Tonight, a Three Hour Test

By Ethan Kent | Jun 13, 2006 | No Comments

Tonight is the Museum Mile Festival. From 6:00 to 9:00 pm, twenty-three blocks of Fifth Avenue from 82nd Street to 105th Streets will be closed to traffic for the event billed as "New York’s Biggest Block Party." Admission to the museums is free and there are all kinds of events, workshops and street performances. Project for Public Spaces got […]

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