Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Out of Town

Streetfilm: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Bogotá

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jan 28, 2008 | 66 Comments

Want to learn more about Bus Rapid Transit? Watch this StreetFilm and let Streetsblog editor Aaron Naparstek show you how BRT works in Bogotá, Colombia. Take a gander and you’ll see an efficient, modern and — relatively speaking — inexpensive way of moving 1.3 million people per day. In Bogotá, where the BRT system goes […]

“Carfree Cities” Conference Comes to Portland

By Brad Aaron | Jan 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

The World Carfree Network will hold its eighth annual international "Towards Carfree Cities" conference in Portland, Oregon, from June 16th to the 20th. This year’s event, entitled "Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity," marks the first time the conference has come to North America. Registration is now underway at CarfreePortland.org, with a discount for those who sign […]

On the Front Lines With “Parking Wars”

By Brad Aaron | Jan 23, 2008 | 10 Comments

With "Reality TV" producers plumbing the depths for every conceivable confrontational scenario, it’s a wonder it took so long to strike the rich vein that is the put-upon motoring public. But thanks to "Parking Wars," the wait is over. This new show, on the A&E Network, follows the Philadelphia Parking Authority as its agents ticket […]

Masdar: Arabic for Chutzpah?

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 22, 2008 | 54 Comments

The world’s first car-free, zero-carbon city is slated to rise near the Persian Gulf by 2013. Even though it derives almost all of its wealth from oil and gas, the emirate of Abu Dhabi is making a splashy effort to wean itself from fossil fuels, reports Agence France-Presse. Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed al-Nahayanis […]

Are Bikes the Secret to Danish Bliss?

By Ben Fried | Jan 18, 2008 | 5 Comments

Seeking an answer to the question "Why are Danes happier than everyone else?," ABC News speculates that trust and bicycles make all the difference: In Denmark, you can see trust in action all around you. Vegetable stands run on the honor system, mothers leave babies unattended in strollers outside cafés, and most bicycles are left […]

If Mayors Ran America …

By Brad Aaron | Jan 15, 2008 | 7 Comments

In 2004, after John Kerry and John Edwards conceded a second term in the White House to George W. Bush, the editors of Seattle’s liberal-tarian weekly The Stranger published an essay entitled "The Urban Archipelago," calling on urban Democrats and their political candidates to unite on issues relevant to cities, where the majority of Americans […]

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