Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car Culture

Times Shows Little Love for Livable Streets

By Brad Aaron | Jul 11, 2008 | 19 Comments

Are you "a certain kind of urban idealist"? Chances are that if you read Streetsblog, the answer is yes. At least according to the New York Times. This week, the Times covered three major livable streets initiatives, now either underway or under consideration by the city: its first step toward establishing a bike-share system, a […]

DC Defends Livable Streets Improvements as WaPo Declares “War”

By Brad Aaron | Jul 9, 2008 | 10 Comments

In an effort to improve safety and mobility for pedestrians and cyclists, Washington, DC has embarked on a number of livable streets reforms (market rate street parking), and is considering others (reclaiming auto-occupied street space for people). Though a recent article in the Washington Post casts these initiatives as a "war" against car commuters, it’s […]

L.A. Doc Takes Out Road Rage on Cyclists, Injuring Two

By Ben Fried | Jul 9, 2008 | 43 Comments

Via Streetsblog LA, a story of motorist anger run amok this past holiday weekend: A motor vehicle driver, outraged that he was being asked to Share the Road, sped past some cyclists and slammed on his brakes; using his car as a weapon to critically injure the cyclists. Ron Peterson had no time to swerve […]

New Mayor Could Weaken London Congestion Charge

By Brad Aaron | Jul 9, 2008 | 4 Comments

London Mayor Boris Johnson may scale back the congestion pricing plan put in place by Ken Livingstone, whom Johnson defeated in May. The Times is reporting that the current 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. flat rate charge could be altered in a number of ways, including a reduction in the hours during which the fee […]

Cartoon Tuesday: It’s (Not) Funny Because It’s True

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2008 | 3 Comments

This AM New York cartoon, currently making the rounds on e-mail, was surely a ridiculous exaggeration when first published in 2004. But it’s not as far off the mark today. As the Times reports, Florida is the latest state to start giving away free "gas for life" as a lottery prize. And though the jackpot, […]

Cartoon Tuesday: Blind Spots

By Brad Aaron | Jun 24, 2008 | 2 Comments

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