Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Livable Streets

Brooklyn Traffic Calming Mural Unveiled

By Aaron Naparstek | | 5 Comments
Groundswell Community Mural Project and Transportation Alternatives unveiled a mural yesterday evening at Third Avenue and Butler Street in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. Conceived by local youth and facilitated by artists Christopher Cardinale and Nicole Schulman, the ghostly, three-story tall painting pays tribute to three young boys; Victor Flores, Juan Estrada, James Rice, and the 28 […]

Central Park 66th Street Transverse Is Unsafe

By Glenn McAnanama | | 11 Comments
A Streetsblog reader brings us an update on the case of the cyclist killed last December in the Central Park Transverse, through information obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request. In the documents sent to Streetsblog, it shows that the motor vehicle "struck the bicyclist as both vehicles attempted to merge into the same path […]

Improved DOT Rolls Out Improved Web Site

By Jason Varone | | 13 Comments
Yesterday afternoon the Dept. of Transportation launched a new and improved web site loaded with features designed to make information more available to the public. Now you can use the DOT’s site not only to watch traffic cams and sign up for e-news updates, but also to request different types of permits, report potholes, file complaints […]

The Urban Transportation Report Card

By Jason Varone | | 7 Comments
Transportation Alternatives has teamed up with cycling advocates from Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle to issue the Urban Transportation Report Card (PDF), which rates these cities’ progress on greening their transportation systems. The report notes that transportation accounts for 20-60% of carbon emissions in major U.S. cities, so it is very encouraging that in each city […]

For Your Weekend Viewing Pleasure: Portland!

By Brad Aaron | | 11 Comments
Portland: Celebrating America’s Most Livable CityA StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr.Running time: 30:00 StreetFilms videographer Clarence Eckerson Jr. offers the director’s cut of his trip to Portland. Clarence made the visit to Oregon last fall, enjoying the hospitality of the Portland Office of Transportation. You may have seen previously posted clips from this vid on StreetFilms. Here it is in its 30-minute […]
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