Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Commuting

Delaware Senator Dares to Utter the Word “Transit”

By Ben Fried | May 7, 2008 | 18 Comments

Even as the price of gas turns into a hot-button campaign issue, the presidential candidates are studiously avoiding the "T" word — transit — for the most part. But the notion of driving less and riding more is bubbling up, even in the corridors of Congress. We turn to Delaware Senator Thomas Carper, who made […]

COMMUTE’s BRT Plan: A Denser Network and Interborough Lines

By Ben Fried | Apr 25, 2008 | 11 Comments

COMMUTE’s proposals for BRT routes in the five boroughs, shown next to DOT’s current plan. View an enlarged version. As part of its "Sustainability Watch" series this week, Gotham Gazette ran a great piece on Bus Rapid Transit by Joan Byron of the Pratt Center for Community Development. Byron is one of the organizers at […]

Ad Nauseam: State Farm on the Humiliation of Biking to Work

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 3, 2008 | 60 Comments

Drop what you’re doing, click the "play" button and enjoy 30 seconds of outstanding car culture courtesy of State Farm. The Scene: An African American actor with a shaved head, conservative gray suit and slightly stiff demeanor asks, "Where can you find me? At the intersection of gas prices can not get any higher and […]

Times Building Continues to Discourage Bike Commuting

By Brad Aaron | Apr 3, 2008 | 11 Comments

In the latest episode of the New York Times Building vs. bike commuters saga, building management is tagging chained bikes with notes threatening to clip and "remove" them. After being promised space in the new, 1.5 million square foot building, cyclists were barred from bringing their bikes in for months. Management finally opened a small […]

The City Council Vote in Two Dimensions

By Ben Fried | Apr 2, 2008 | 19 Comments

This map depicting Monday’s City Council vote comes to us courtesy of Justin Kray at the Pratt Center for Community Development. You can use the City Council website to identify who represents which district. And here’s some good data to go along with the map: car commute rates for every district. Bill de Blasio’s Brooklyn […]

On Potato Omelets and Winter Cycling

By Alex Marshall | Mar 18, 2008 | 36 Comments

A Spanish tortilla, unlike the Mexican version, is essentially a potato omelet. You fry some diced-up onions and potatoes in oil, and then pour in some beaten egg. Flip it over, and voila, you have a tasty, round golden thing to cut into slices and eat. Back when I was living in Spain some 25 […]

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