Wiki Wednesday: Stub Patrol
Earlier this month “Wikis Take Manhattan” brought in thousands of photos for StreetsWiki and Wikipedia articles. As those shots are matched with their respective entries, we’d like to draw attention to a few StreetsWiki posts that could use fleshing out text-wise: Curb Cuts Street Wall Speed Bumps, Humps, and Cushions Sheridan Expressway Ghost Bikes To … Continued
October 15, 2008
Wiki Wednesday: Traffic Justice
The traffic justice movement, as outlined in this week’s featured StreetsWiki entry, may be old hat to many NYC Streetsblog readers. Sadly, it remains as relevant as ever. On the other hand, it is encouraging to know that organizations like the National Center for Bicycling and Walking have programs dedicated to calling attention to the … Continued
October 8, 2008
Streetfilms: Contra-Flow Biking in Boulder
Here's the first Streetfilm from Clarence Eckerson's trip to Boulder, Colorado, recent winner of the League of American Bicyclists' Platinum status designation. This vid shows off a three-block contra-flow bike lane, connecting the Pearl Street pedestrian mall to a greenway network.
October 8, 2008
Cartoon Tuesday: Crisis Mode
This cartoon, by Tom Toles of the Washington Post via Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space, refers to DC subway funding, now under attack from conservative “think tanks.” But it could just as easily apply to transportation and public works projects across the country, which continue to be largely overlooked despite their prior role as … Continued
October 7, 2008
The Bailout: Won’t Someone Please Think of the Car Dealers?
Cap'n Transit pointed out the other day how US Senators, including Majority Leader Harry Reid, were pushing Bailout 2.0 by emphasizing the precipitous drop in new car sales and the slowing of highway construction as indicators of national crisis. (Mayor Bloomberg, by the way, also alluded to empty dealer showrooms during yesterday's third term pitch.)
October 6, 2008
Bailout Bill Includes Bike Commuting Benefit
Remember Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer's
long-sought $20 per month tax credit for bike commuters, intended to
extend a benefit to cyclists that motorists have received for decades?
The measure ridiculed by North Carolina Rep. Patrick "Give Me Fossil Fuels or Give Me Death" McHenry?
It didn't make it into law last year, but it seems the bike commuting
credit has found its way into the latest version of the financial
bailout package.
October 2, 2008
Where They Stand: Obama and McCain on Transportation
With a few hours to go until what will be the season's first presidential debate, we're looking over a report from the Brookings Institution, which outlines each candidate's positions on transportation.
September 26, 2008