Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

NYC’s First Bus Rapid Transit Line Debuts in the Bronx

By Brad Aaron | Mar 25, 2008 | 16 Comments

L-R: Assembly Members José Rivera and Adriano Espaillat, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, MTA CEO Lee Sander and Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión at Fordham Plaza today Mayor Michael Bloomberg this morning unveiled details of the city’s first Bus Rapid Transit project, called "Select Bus Service," to debut on the Bx12 line, which […]

Eyes on the Street: Portland Bike Boxes

By Brad Aaron | Mar 25, 2008 | 8 Comments

Not only are Portland, Oregon’s new bike boxes to be accompanied by a motorist safety campaign, they’re also making them hard for drivers to miss at street level. Note the "Get Behind It" sign to the right. Compare the Portland version to a New York bike box: Could this call for a green […]

Citizens Hammer NYPD Commissioner Kelly on Street Safety

By Brad Aaron | Mar 25, 2008 | 13 Comments

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly at Baruch College last week The following report was submitted by Carol Wood, a Murray Hill resident, along with Emilia Crotty, Bicycle Education Program Associate for Bike New York. Both are members of the NYC Bicycling Coalition. Last Thursday evening, March 20, nearly 200 East Siders turned out for a "Town […]

Rev. Billy Preaches Bikes & Transit at the NYC Auto Show

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 24, 2008 | 5 Comments

Thousands of people flocked to the New York International Auto Show at the Javits Center on Saturday. There, in the very belly of the beast, Reverend Billy and his Stop Shopping Driving Gospel Choir held services. That is, until the state troopers kicked them to the curb. StreetFilms’ Elizabeth Press was there.

Assembly Member Deborah Glick: Angry Fence-Sitter

By Brad Aaron | Mar 19, 2008 | 29 Comments

New Jersey traffic headed toward Chelsea Tuesday evening Constituents of Lower Manhattan Assembly Member Deborah Glick have a lot to gain from congestion pricing, but they should not assume their representative will vote for the plan once (or if) it reaches Albany. Meeting with a group of advocates who traveled from the city yesterday, Glick […]

DOT Study Measures Lower Manhattan Placard Abuse

By Brad Aaron | Mar 17, 2008 | 4 Comments

A Department of Transportation study released Friday shows just how out of control placard parking is in Manhattan. The 187-page report [PDF], accompanied by some 223 pages of maps, was undertaken to assess "how placards are used in Lower Manhattan," and to determine if placard users are taking up more space than is allotted […]

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