DOT Slow-Turn Treatments Are Like Sneckdowns That Never Melt
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DOT is following nature’s lead with inexpensive and effective treatments that slow driver turns year-round.
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By Clarence Eckerson
#Sneckdowns Before and After: The Final Storm
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After a decade of documenting nature's traffic calming, I decided to go out to the snowy streets of Jackson Heights for one final Streetfilm about the craze we helped start: sneckdowns!
Riders First: How Buses Are Moving San Francisco Forward
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The unsung hero of San Francisco is the humble city bus, which moves more than 400,000 people through the city every day. This didn’t happen by accident -- the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) have taken a systematic, rider-centric approach to improving bus service across the city.
Throwback Thursday: The Great NYC Commuter Race of 1990
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Via Streetfilms, here’s a blast from the past -- kind of. For a 1990 news segment called “Environment: In Your Own Backyard,” ABC staged a commuter race between Fred the motorist, Alvin the subway rider, and Judy the cyclist. The goal: be the first to get across the Brooklyn Bridge to Herald Square.
Street Transformation: The Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane
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At the end of 2016, NYC DOT completed work on the protected bike lane on Chrystie Street, a key connection between the Manhattan Bridge and the rest of the Manhattan bike network. The story of this bike lane is a case study in how good things happen when city officials are willing to listen to advocates with smart ideas.
Take a Ride on New York City’s Bike Lanes — in 2002
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New York still has a lot of work to do to create an all-ages, low-street citywide bike network, but let's pause for a moment to appreciate how far the city has come.