Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Media Watch

Tune in Now: Ninth Avenue Road Rage Incident on CBS 2 News

By Ben Fried | Jun 24, 2009 | 14 Comments

Ray Bengen, the cyclist who was assaulted by the driver of a Ford Excursion blocking the Ninth Avenue bike lane, will appear tonight on the 6:00 p.m. edition of the CBS 2 local news. Ray just emailed to say the producers have confirmed they’ll broadcast a segment featuring him explaining the road rage incident. Let’s […]

Brooklyn Carnage: Pedestrian Killed, Pedicabbie and Passengers Injured

By Brad Aaron | Jun 10, 2009 | 14 Comments

Photo: CBS 2 A 65-year-old man waiting for a bus was killed Tuesday night by a 16-year-old male driving with only a learner’s permit. From 1010WINS via Gothamist: Stanislaw Zak, of Brooklyn, was struck and killed as he waited at a bus stop near the intersection of Bay Ridge Parkway and 18th Avenue at about […]

Poll Watch: Red Light Cams Lauded by Crain’s Readers

By Ben Fried | Apr 14, 2009 | 1 Comment

This graphic comes from an online poll Crain’s put up last week, once the expansion of New York’s red light camera program seemed assured. What I couldn’t fit into the screenshot is the headline, which reads, in huge type, "Should NYC continue using ‘spy cams’ at traffic lights?" Interesting that cameras triggered when a driver […]

Cycling News Photographer Catches Drivers in the Act

By Brad Aaron | Mar 24, 2009 | 15 Comments

Wisconsin’s Jeff Frings is an avid bike rider. He’s also a photographer for Milwaukee’s Fox 6, which may be why this report is among the most fair and balanced we’ve seen on cyclists’ right to the road. Like many if not most cyclists, Frings has had his share of run-ins with space-hogging drivers. Unlike most, […]

N.Y. Drivers’ Unexpected Ally: The New York Times Metro Desk

By Brad Aaron | Mar 23, 2009 | 11 Comments

So the Times’ William Neuman went out to interview subway and bus riders about implementing tolls on East and Harlem River bridges to help fund the MTA. Here’s what he found: While straphangers who opposed tolls were in the minority of those interviewed, far more common in the interviews last week were transit riders who […]

For Cyclists, It’s a PR War Out There

By Ben Fried | Mar 9, 2009 | 46 Comments

Photo: Paula Agostino/Flickr Consider this an open thread on Robert Sullivan’s piece in the Times’ City section this weekend, and his four suggestions for better cyclist PR. The question of how cyclists should use the road is often framed as a classic chicken-or-egg situation: Which comes first, streets that accommodate cyclists’ needs or cyclists who […]

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