Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Red Means “Stop” … in the Bus Lane

By Brad Aaron | Jul 7, 2008 | 12 Comments

Streetsblog regular BicyclesOnly is posting shots of Midtown bus lane violators on his Flickr photo stream. He writes: [T]his cop is manually writing tickets for blocking the bus-only "red lane" on 57th St. instead of dealing with more serious crimes … For every violator ticketed, several others get away scot free. Plus FedEx ends up […]

Eyes on the Street: Ikea Shuttles Tearing Through Brooklyn ‘Hoods

By Brad Aaron | Jun 25, 2008 | 49 Comments

A pair of Ikea buses clog Clinton St. in Cobble Hill. A tipster sends along a disturbing Red Hook Ikea traffic update. The residents of Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens are going nuts about the Ikea buses that have decided against Hicks and gone with Clinton as a route. The buses, every hour on the […]

Eyes on the Street: Red Hook Ikea Parking Lot Opens for Business

By Ben Fried | Jun 18, 2008 | 47 Comments

We hate to pile on more bad news today, but these tipster-submitted photos of the Brooklyn Ikea grand opening bear witness to the onslaught of traffic about to engulf Red Hook. Apparently, the cars queuing up for cheaply-constructed furniture are stretching the store’s 1,400 parking spaces to the max (which would explain why Ikea thought […]

Eyes on the Street: Madison Square, Re-Squared

By Brad Aaron | Jun 18, 2008 | 7 Comments

From Streetsblog regular BicyclesOnly comes this shot of construction work going on now at Madison Square. More photos here, and here is DOT’s project presentation. When complete, the renovation — one of two planned for Broadway this summer — will reclaim over 37,000 sq. ft. of public space from auto traffic.

Eyes on the Street: Dekalb Bike Lane Used for NYPD Parking

By Brad Aaron | Jun 12, 2008 | 28 Comments

From Clinton Hill Blog via Gothamist: Since I’ve been biking a lot lately, I’ve come to realize how wonderful bike lanes actually are. I’m pleased to say that we now have a bike lane on both Myrtle AND DeKalb! However, I have noticed that the DeKalb bike lane seems to be contributing to the bottle […]

Eyes on the Street, Presidential Campaign Edition

By Ben Fried | Jun 9, 2008 | 23 Comments

The Associated Press reports that Senator Barack Obama, taking a brief respite before launching his general election bid, enjoyed a bike ride with his family this weekend: The Illinois senator and his wife, Michelle, rode to a neighbor’s house with their daughters, Malia and Sasha, on Sunday and the group then headed out for the […]

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