Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Out of Town

Want to Reduce Pedestrian Deaths? Stop Letting Their Killers Walk.

By Brad Aaron | Jul 31, 2009 | 17 Comments

In her Streetsblog Network post on Tuesday, Sarah covered the alarming recent spike in New Jersey pedestrian fatalities. According to stats cited by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, more than 90 pedestrians have died on New Jersey roads so far this year, a nation-leading number that accounts for an astounding 30 percent of that […]

Always Wear a Bullet-Proof Helmet

By Ben Fried | Jul 28, 2009 | 18 Comments

The shooter, Charles Diez. Here’s some incredible out-of-town road rage, via TreeHugger. A motorist in Asheville, North Carolina was so incensed by the sight of a father biking with his 3-year-old kid mounted on a rear seat, that he pulled over and fired a gun at the cycling dad’s head: Police said the driver, Charles […]

Inspired by Streetfilms, Ciclovia Comes to Roanoke, VA

By Brad Aaron | Jul 15, 2009 | 2 Comments

Here’s a neat livable streets success story from Virginia. A short time back a woman named Andrea Garland dropped by the TOPP office in Manhattan. A transportation engineer and native of Colombia, Andrea now lives in Roanoke, where she is active in several cyclist and pedestrian groups. One of those groups, BikeWalk Virginia, is bringing […]

Streetfilms Inspires New Jersey “Traffic Safety Quilt”

By Brad Aaron | May 5, 2009 | 1 Comment

Check out this livable streets story from Ocean City, New Jersey, where a local arts group, high school art students, and the police department teamed up for a street mural installation. The kicker: the project was inspired by Streetfilms (look for the shout-out at the 4:30 mark). Ocean City Mayor Sal Perillo says the benefits […]

Whither the MTA: Beyond the Failed Stopgap

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 27, 2009 | 14 Comments

This week’s MTA vote won’t just cost New Yorkers 25 percent more per ride, it will also be costly in lost time. Using the Balanced Transportation Analyzer (BTA), I estimate that the fare hikes and service cuts which begin June 1 will: Add an average of 6 percent more waiting and travel time to bus […]

Big Day for Transportation Ballot Initiatives

By Brad Aaron | Nov 4, 2008 | 6 Comments

In case you’re not already tracking enough outcomes this evening, the Overhead Wire will be live-blogging the election with an eye toward a bevy of transit-related ballot initiatives. Here’s a sampling (links ours): St. Louis – An election is being held to give Metro a half cent more in order to keep up with operating […]

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