Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sean Roche

Celebrating Livable Streets on the Day of the Dead

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 31, 2007 | 8 Comments

It occurs to Sean Roche of Newton Streets & Sidewalks that Halloween is, in a funny way, "America’s walking holiday," with kids, parents and just about everyone heading out for an early evening stroll, chance run-ins with friends and neighbors, and no need to pull the car out of its parking spot. Happy Halloween, indeed. […]

Auto Insurer Creates Traffic Mayhem With Gasoline Give-Away

By Jason Varone | Jun 25, 2007 | 4 Comments

Sean Roche of Newton Streets and Sidewalks sends along a good one: Allstate found that that drivers in Flint and Warren, Michigan were some of the "most improved" when it came to reducing the number of car crashes. The insurance company rewarded motorists in those towns with ten free gallons of gas. What was the […]

File Under: Only in America

By Jason Varone | Jun 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

Sean Roche of the Newton Streets and Sidewalks blog sends along this sad, bizarre, disturbing item: A Tennessee dad named Larry Price set up a charity after his son suffered and survived a severe head injury in a bicycling accident. The charity, Cars for Kids, held a legal street drag race in Selmer Tennessee. During […]

A Streetsblog Reader Wins Traffic Calming Improvements

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 16, 2006 | 6 Comments

Here is a contribution from Sean Roche, a Streetsblog reader in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb just west of Boston. I wanted to share my own small traffic calming victory with you. The other night the City of Newton Facilities/Public Safety Committee authorized and funded a redesign of the intersection at the end of my road. In the […]