Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elderly & Disabled

Streetfilms Portland Week: Older Adults Bicycle Program

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 2, 2006 | 1 Comment

Portland’s Older Adults Bike ProgramA Clarence Eckerson Street FilmRunning time: 3:37Download: 17.37 MB The Portland Office of Transportation recently launched a new program to re-introduce older adults to bicycling. Many of the participants haven’t ridden bikes in over 50 years.

Life on Crutches in NYC

By Glenn McAnanama | Oct 27, 2006 | 8 Comments

For the last month, since I broke my ankle, New York has ceased to be the same place for me. At least in terms of getting around the city, the landscape has been dramatically transformed. Week 1 was spent in relative isolation at my parents house on Staten Island where they were nice enough to […]

Pedestrian Safety Competition at the Jersey Shore

By Glenn McAnanama | Aug 23, 2006 | 1 Comment

Pedestrian Plaza in Stone Harbor, New Jersey Towns along the New Jersey shore are in constant competition to attract visitors from New York, Philadelphia and all around the region. The same is true of major cities, residential neighborhoods and shopping districts but over a longer cycle. Since the beaches are relatively similar in most areas, they […]

Eyes on the Street: Friday, August 4, 2006

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 7, 2006 | 3 Comments

Woman crossing at 43rd Street and Ninth Avenue. Video still by Clarence Eckerson