Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Out of Town

Carfree Cities Conference Kicks Off in Portland

By Brad Aaron | Jun 18, 2008 | 4 Comments

The World Carfree Network’s Towards Carfree Cities conference is underway in Portland, Oregon this week. Now in its eight year, it’s the first time the event has come to North America. Streetsblog EIC Aaron Naparstek made the trip, along with others from The Open Planning Project Livable Streets crew. TOPP’s Nick Grossman is live-blogging the […]

America (Or 1,800 Miles of It) Through the Windshield

By Brad Aaron | Jun 10, 2008 | 1 Comment

It’s easy to tut-tut at the auto-dependent from the transit-rich confines of New York City. So, to get a taste of what it’s like out there as the era of cheap gas seemingly draws to a close, Streetsblog sent me on a road trip. My destination was Athens, Georgia, where I checked on the state […]

Feed the Meters, Feed the Homeless

By Brad Aaron | Jun 9, 2008 | 8 Comments

Brad Aaron files this report from Athens, Georgia. Bounded by the 615-acre campus of the University of Georgia (student population: 25,000), downtown Athens is in the midst of a decades-long revival. When department stores and other businesses left the area for shopping malls in the 70s, budding entrepreneurs took advantage of resulting cheap rents on […]

Defying Media Spin, Poll Shows Public Support for Delhi BRT

By Brad Aaron | May 28, 2008 | 3 Comments

A couple of weeks ago we wrote about how the new bus rapid transit system in Delhi, India was taking a drubbing from local media. Despite the fact that buses were packed with commuters following the launch of the pilot program, newspaper and TV reporters were quick to proclaim it a failure. But a […]

The Latest Innovation From Paris: Cargocycles

By Brad Aaron | May 22, 2008 | 15 Comments

Streetsblog contributor Ethan Kent sends along this item from CoolTown Studios, profiling what it calls "the contemporary urban delivery vehicle": So what’s the delivery truck equivalent of the bicycle? Look no further than Paris, the home of 20,000 shared bikes, and there you’ll find La Petite Reine, a delivery company that utilizes a fleet of […]

Portland Elects Cyclist Mayor; Obama Draws 8,000 on Bikes

By Brad Aaron | May 22, 2008 | 14 Comments

On Tuesday, voters in Portland, Oregon elected Sam Adams as their next mayor. A former Congressional staffer and current Portland city commissioner, Adams — who is a cyclist — ran on a platform that emphasized environmental and progressive growth initiatives, including, in the words of the Oregonian, "use [of] the Portland Streetcar and better planning […]

Show More Stories