Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Livable Streets

Traffic Engineering by Body Count

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 17, 2006 | 2 Comments

Van Brunt and Wolcott Streets. Before paint, July 7. After paint, July 14. The New York Observer’s Real Estate reported that the woman struck by a mini-van pulling out of the Fairway Market parking lot in Red Hook on Thursday, July 6, has died. The Daily News identified her as Janett Ramos, 45, of Sunset […]

Film Scout Parking Permits Rescinded

By Aaron Donovan | Jul 13, 2006 | 3 Comments

The other night in the Financial District, the buildings of Trinity Place were lit-up all noir-like, and light illuminated the steam temporarily wafting skyward from an orange stack. The lighting set up a visual image of a comic book, larger-than-life metropolis that will appear in Spiderman III. I enjoyed watching a take or two of traffic on the streets as […]

Other Cities’ Mayors on Bicycling

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 29, 2006 | 4 Comments

London Mayor Ken Livingstone:"Cycling is the fastest, cheapest, most healthy and environmentally friendly way to get around London, which is why we are investing almost £20 million this year to improve cycle facilities in the capital. The number of cyclists on our roads has doubled since 2000 and we’ve already exceeded our cycling targets five […]

Eyes on the Street: Brooklyn Bridge, Thurs. June 29, 8:45 am

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 29, 2006 | 1 Comment

Manhattan-bound on the Brooklyn Bridge this morning, on the way to Transportation Alternatives’ City Hall rally. The traffic jam on the right, the smog-cloaked city in the background, the sparsely populated bike path — this is what a broken transportation system looks like.

Jane Jacobs Tribute Tonight

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 28, 2006 | 1 Comment

There will be a public celebration for Jane Jacobs this evening, 5:00 pm, under the arch in Washington Square Park. Lisa Chamerblain will be there and has a nice write-up on her blog, Polis: It has become the contrarian fashion to say that Jane Jacobs’ contribution to urban planning didn’t address many of the problems […]

Streetsblog Interview: Stefan Schaefer

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 28, 2006 | 1 Comment

This afternoon we met up with Stefan Schaefer, director, producer and editor of the new documentary film, "Contested Streets." Streetsblog: Were you interested in urban transportation and land use issues before you started working on this film?Stefan Schaefer: I live in Brooklyn on a street where there’s lots of traffic and I had a child […]

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