Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Out of Town

The Known Unknowns of New York City’s Streets

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 23, 2007 | 4 Comments

Unlike New York, Copenhagen, Denmark’s planners measure city streets for much more than "Vehicular Level of Service." This map, for example, quantifies stationary activities on a summer weekday in the city center. From Public Spaces Public Life by Lars Gemzoe and Jan Gehl, 1996. As former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld would say, Schaller Consulting’s new […]

UK Carbon-Reduction Activists in a Quiet “Riot for Austerity”

By Sarah Goodyear | Jan 23, 2007 | 9 Comments

While Americans are just waking up to the idea that they might have to do something about climate change, small groups of self-styled carbon-reduction activists in the United Kingdom are taking personal accountability for their emissions to the next level, as reported in the Observer of London. Heeding the call of environmental activist George Monbiot […]

New Congestion Pricing Poll in Line With London & Stockholm

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 18, 2007 | 19 Comments

A new Quinnipiac Poll finds that New York City voters oppose the idea of congestion pricing by a margin of about two-to-one and the idea of East River Bridge tolls by more than four-to-one. The opposition exists despite the finding that only 24 percent of New York City voters surveyed "usually travel into and out […]

Homemade Traffic Calming in Mexico’s Yucatan

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 17, 2007 | 13 Comments

From Wired Magazine co-founder Kevin Kelly’s web site Throughout Mexico "topes" or speed bumps, are ubiquitous. These can be metal pods arrayed across the road, or asphalt humps, or even significant concrete wedges. You really do have to slow down, and almost stop to crawl over them. There is usually a sign warning they are […]

Traffic Signals Timed for Bicycling

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 17, 2007 | 15 Comments

Here is an interesting bike infrastructure story out of Copenhagen, Denmark. 30,000 Cyclists Get the Green Wave: Cars and especially buses have for year had the benefit of a green traffic light wave on the roads. But now it is the cyclists turn to enjoy a smooth ride through the city without stopping at red […]

Reverse Graffiti

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 15, 2007 | 6 Comments

Who is the big bad graffito — all of those automobile tailpipes or the guy scrubbing soot off the wall of this tunnel in Sao Paulo? A Streetsblog tipster sends along news about a cool new urban art form: A number of street artists around the world have taken to expressing themselves through an innovative […]

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