Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bike/Ped

Obama’s Energy Secretary Reclaims His Bike, for a Day

By Elana Schor | May 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

Energy Secretary Steven Chu was dismayed about having to give up his bike-commuting habit in order to join the Obama Cabinet, but security concerns didn’t stop him from participating in Friday’s Bike to Work Day in the nation’s capital. As the Wall Street Journal reports: Energy Secretary Steven Chu (center) with colleagues, before he joined […]

Midtown Movie Car Chase Ends with Car Jumping Curb, Injuring Two

By Sarah Goodyear | May 4, 2009 | 20 Comments

The New York Post has posted shocking video of a movie car chase being filmed in Times Square that ended with a car losing control, jumping the curb and injuring two pedestrians. (Warning: this includes some graphic images): Fortunately, according to the AP, the pedestrians’ injuries were not life-threatening. It’s not clear how tightly the […]

NYC Stim Projects Help Fund Big Bike-Ped Improvements

By Ben Fried | Mar 31, 2009 | 18 Comments

Brooklyn Bridge upkeep grabbed headlines this morning, but wait til you see what’s happening on Houston Street. Yesterday Mayor Bloomberg unveiled the list of city transportation projects set to receive an injection of federal stimulus cash. Budget-wise, the big ticket items are mostly bridge repair projects, but channeling those stim bucks toward necessary maintenance also […]

LaHood to Bike Advocates: U.S. DOT Will Be Your “Full Partner”

By Ben Fried | Mar 11, 2009 | 7 Comments

BikePortland‘s Jonathan Maus is down in D.C. today for the National Bike Summit, where Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gave the opening address this morning. From Maus’s recap: Photo: Jonathan Maus At the outset of his remarks, he said, “I want all of you to know you have a full partner at the US DOT in […]

Eyes on the Street: A Monster on Court

By Sarah Goodyear | Mar 5, 2009 | 32 Comments

The sheer size of this vehicle, which I encountered while walking down Court Street in Brooklyn the other day, was what made me stop and take a picture. As you can see, the traffic enforcement officer’s head basically just reaches the hood. (Makes you wonder what the driver’s visibility is.) Right, the traffic enforcement officer. […]

Use the Stimulus Bill to Complete Our Nation’s Streets

By Sarah Goodyear | Feb 19, 2009 | No Comments

One of the most encouraging moments in last week’s PBS NOW documentary about Charlotte, NC came when Mayor Pat McCrory pointed out the importance of "complete streets" to the success of the city’s new light rail system. "Transit alone doesn’t transform neighborhoods," said McCrory. "The key is how you connect those neighborhoods to the train […]

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