Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Out of Town

Memo to MTV: “Pimp My Bike” = Ratings Gold

By Ben Fried | Sep 29, 2008 | 5 Comments

Via TreeHugger, this YouTube clip features Oakland’s Trunk Boiz boasting about their scraper bikes, which sport custom-painted frames and rims to match (more photos here). The video has become an online sensation, drawing more than two million views. Tyrone Stevenson, one of the creators of the scraper bike style, is ready to capitalize, reports NPR: […]

Britain: Where Politicians Love to Pedal

By Ben Fried | Jul 25, 2008 | 12 Comments

The Times’ Lede blog reported yesterday that Tory chief David Cameron had his bike nicked while he ducked in to a store to buy some groceries: Someone swiped the bike of the British opposition leader, David Cameron, who happens to be a national advocate for parking that gas-guzzling automobile and pedaling instead. Mr. Cameron, the […]

Wanted: A Progressive DOT Director for Washington D.C.

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 24, 2008 | 8 Comments

Washington D.C.’s Transportation Director Emeka Moneme is resigning, opening up a window of opportunity for that city’s active livable streets movement. Greater Greater Washington’s David Alpert is pointing Mayor Adrian Fenty to New York City’s recent experience in choosing a new DOT Commissioner: Mayor Bloomberg chose Sadik-Khan, and now we have separated bike lanes, brand-new […]

Crips and Bloods Feeling the Pinch of Rising Gas Prices?

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 16, 2008 | 2 Comments

As if the Los Angeles bike scene weren’t intense enough, the L.A. Times reported a gang-related bike-by shooting yesterday. Time to trade in the 22’s and hydraulics for a Schwinn?

French Trains Turn $1.75B Profit, Leave American Rail in the Dust

By Ben Fried | Jul 15, 2008 | 53 Comments

The Guardian reports that SNCF, France’s national rail company, is taking advantage of a boom in ridership to make aggressive plans for expansion. While SNCF positions itself to help ease the impact of high fuel prices on the French public, what are American leaders preparing to do? Drilling offshore and taking a few hits from […]

Cleveland’s Health Line Setting a National Example for Bus Rapid Transit

By Ben Fried | Jul 14, 2008 | 9 Comments

The Tribune reports that the Chicago Transit Authority is studying Cleveland’s new Bus Rapid Transit service, called the Health Line, as it prepares to launch its own BRT lines next year. Four miles of the Health Line are currently operational along Euclid Avenue, a major downtown thoroughfare that was once packed with streetcars, buses and […]

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