Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Livable Streets

Street Memorial Riders Urge City Hall to Tame Traffic Now

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 8, 2008 | 41 Comments

On Sunday, January 6, over 200 people gathered to remember those killed by motor vehicles while biking and walking the streets of New York City in 2007. StreetFilms was there for the Street Memorial Project’s 3rd Annual Memorial Ride & Pedestrian Walk. So were the parents of 27-year-old Sam Hindy, who was killed trying to […]

Is Barack Obama the Livable Streets Candidate?

By Jason Varone | Jan 2, 2008 | 19 Comments

Barack Obama is a long-time cyclist (Photo: Chicago Tribune) The current crop of Presidential candidates are busy debating the energy crisis, national security, climate change, health care, all of which potentially pose a serious threat to America’s future. We can begin to address all of these issues simultaneously by transforming our cities into more sustainable […]

Janette Sadik-Khan: A Reason to Love NYC in 2007

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 17, 2007 | 10 Comments

New York Magazine’s third annual "Reasons to Love New York City" issue hits newsstands this week. Reason #35? "Because the Head of the Department of Transportation is a Cycling Radical." While I’m not so sure that’s a completely accurate description of the Commish, Anthony Weiss nicely sums up the change underway at DOT: Nobody in […]

Congestion Pricing: Bloomberg Needs to Sweeten the Deal

By John Kaehny | Dec 14, 2007 | 35 Comments

Webster Avenue and Fordham Road, the Bronx Congestion pricing is in trouble. With just weeks to go before the Traffic Mitigation Commission makes its recommendations to the City Council and State Legislature, public support is waning and opponents appear to have the upper hand. The one sales pitch that scored high in public opinion polls, […]

Running the Christmas Tree Gauntlet

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 14, 2007 | 21 Comments

Dear DOT Commissioner Santa-Khan, All I want for Christmas next year is a new set of rules encouraging tree vendors to set up shop on the street in curbside parking space rather than jamming up New York City’s crowded, holiday-season sidewalks. Sincerely, Aaron Photo: Lars Klove, Sixth Avenue and 13th Street, Manhattan.

Welcome to NYCstreets

By Nick Grossman | Dec 13, 2007 | No Comments

You may have noticed the new tab at the top of Streetsblog and StreetFilms with a link to NYCstreets. If you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s worth a look. NYCstreets is a place where people interested in improving New York City’s streets and public spaces can find online tools, resources and, most importantly — […]

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