Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car Culture

Rising Gas Prices Hurt Truck Sales

By Jason Varone | | No Comments
The New York Times reports: As with sport utilities, the popularity of pickups is in decline. Sales have dropped, rebates and other incentives are climbing, even for companies like G.M. and Toyota that have the newest models on the market…truck sales are down 5 percent so far this year from a weak market last year. […]

Ciclovia: Is NYC Ready?

By Ethan Kent | | 15 Comments
With a successful Bike Month now behind us and a spectacular Tour de Brooklyn completed, we perhaps have an opportunity to dream bigger for how we can celebrate our bicyclists, our streets and communities in this city. I was recently in Bogotá for their weekly Ciclovia event and experienced first hand what may be one […]

CB4 Votes Tonight on a Revised Hell’s Kitchen

By Jason Varone | | 4 Comments
In order to foster ideas on how to reclaim 9th Avenue from Lincoln Tunnel traffic, the Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Pedestrian Safety Coalition (CHEKPEDS) sponsored a six month community input process designed by Project for Public Spaces. The process began with a design workshop in January, and has evolved into an impressive final report (PDF). Some highlights […]
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