Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about SUVs

Last Weekend of Summer Marked by Child’s Death

By Brad Aaron | Sep 4, 2007 | No Comments

The city’s public schools are back in session today, and students, parents and staff at P.S. 24 in Sunset Park should have a safer intersection to contend with at 38th St. and Fourth Ave., near a BQE off-ramp, following a simple signal timing adjustment. The Daily News reports: After months of community pressure, city Department of Transportation […]

Celebrating a Car-Free Afternoon In Prospect Park

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 28, 2007 | 12 Comments

Yesterday was the first day of a car-free evening rush hour on Prospect Park’s East Drive. Car-Free Park advocates and Transportation Alternatives members manned the barricades at the Park Circle entrance, reminiscing over more than a dozen years of activism and organizing. That’s StreetFilms’ Clarence Eckerson holding the "Thank you DOT" sign above. Below, T.A.’s […]

Count SUVs for the Brian Lehrer Show Today

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 26, 2007 | 2 Comments

WNYC’s Brian Lehrer wants to know how many SUV’s there are on your block. You’ve got until next Thursday to do it. It’s an experiment in “crowdsourcing.” Submit your results here. We want you to go outside and count the number of SUVs on your block, as well as the number of regular cars, at […]

Americans Vote for Fuel Efficiency. Why Do They Buy Guzzlers?

By Jason Varone | Jul 25, 2007 | 18 Comments

With new fuel economy standards under consideration in Congress, James Surowiecki ponders why Americans continue to buy gas guzzlers when polls show that the majority would like to see the government mandate big increases in fuel efficiency. What does all of this have to do with professional hockey players wearing helmets? This was in last […]

Kids Demand Respect in the Streets of Brooklyn

By Sarah Goodyear | Jul 20, 2007 | 5 Comments

A rendering of a mural proposed for Butler St. and Third Ave., one block from the Brooklyn intersection where a 4-year-old boy was killed by the driver of a Hummer in February. "A lot of drivers are driving recklessly and not seeing people as people," said 18-year-old Mike. He was one of a group of […]

One’s Inner SUV Driver

By Alex Marshall | Jul 3, 2007 | 25 Comments

This is the third essay from Alex Marshall, who has written extensively on transportation issues as a journalist and author. He is a senior fellow at the Regional Plan Association, where he edits the bi-weekly Spotlight on the Region newsletter. "All SUV drivers are assholes," I’ve frequently found myself thinking as I face the […]

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