Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Health

The New Business Cycle

By Aaron Naparstek | | 7 Comments
The Citizen commuter bicycle from Breezer. I think we can safely count this among the day’s major events. Today’s Wall Street Journal is running a lengthy piece on the growing trend of bicycle manufacturers making bikes for people to use as "actual transportation." After decades of pushing models designed for recreation, from full-suspension mountain bikes to ever-faster […]

Bloomberg Sustainability Announcement

By Aaron Naparstek | | 8 Comments
As we reported this morning, Mayor Bloomberg is in California with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to make a major policy announcement on a major, long-term, environmental sustainability initiative. The key components of the Mayor’s plan include: The creation of the Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability. The undertaking of a major greenhouse gas inventory for City […]

State of California Sues Carmakers on Climate Change

By Aaron Naparstek | | 4 Comments
If you think Eliot Spitzer picked some tough fights as Attorney General, check out this guy Lockyer in California: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California filed a global warming lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and three other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars. […]

Statistics and Helmets

By Glenn McAnanama | | 13 Comments
There’s an old saying: "There’s lies, damn lies and then there’s statistics". But it’s not the data that lie, if properly collected, it’s how you interpret the data that matters. Overall, the report issued by the city on cycling deaths and injuries is a pretty good piece of research and epidemiology. But make no mistakes […]

Ground Control for Commissioner Tom

By Aaron Naparstek | | 5 Comments
New York City Department of Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden speaking at today’s event in Central Park announcing a major new bicycle safety initiative. Behind him, from left to right, are Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall, and NYPD Chief of Transportation Michael Scagnelli. No Mayor Bloomberg but, hey, three commissioners and a police […]
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