New York City Streets Renaissance

Concepts Run Wild at Dutch-American Bike Slam

Author: 
Sean Patrick Ferrall
Media Outlet: 
New York Times Blog
Date: 
September 22, 2009
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New Amsterdam Bike Slam Under one conception put forward at the New Amsterdam Bike Slam, Broadway would be turned into a bike path.

It was Saturday night in the meatpacking district. The velvet ropes were out; a rumbling bass pulsed out of every club.

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Submitted by forrest on September 23, 2009 - 15:22. categories [ ]

New Website: Candidates for Council, Citywide Office Weigh in on Transportation

August 19, 2009
Wiley Norvell 1 646-873-6008

Report: New Yorkers Like Ped Streets More Than They Expected

Author: 
Ben Fried
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
April 9, 2009
Image Caption: 
Enjoying a game of four-square out on the street in Jackson Heights. Photo: Transportation Alternatives.

In addition to last summer's blockbuster car-free event, Summer Streets, three New York neighborhoods tried out ped

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Submitted by forrest on May 5, 2009 - 16:41. categories [ ]

Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights seek repeat of car-free street weekends this summer

Author: 
Veronika Belenkaya
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
April 15, 2009

Car-free street weekends may return to Brooklyn this summer, the Daily News has learned.

Submitted by forrest on May 5, 2009 - 15:40. categories [ ]

Brooklyn, NY - Car-Free Street Weekends May Return to Williamsburg This Summer

Media Outlet: 
Vos Iz Neias?
Date: 
April 16, 2009

Brooklyn, NY - Civic and business associations in Williamsburg and Brooklyn Heights have applied for city permits to repeat last year's successful projects that limited car traffic to through streets

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Last year car free streets in Williamsburg.
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Submitted by forrest on April 30, 2009 - 16:58. categories [ ]

Meet The Woman Shaking Up New York's Notoriously Mean Streets

Author: 
Jeff Gray
Media Outlet: 
The Globe and Mail
Date: 
April 22, 2009

Next month, workers will start transforming part of New York's iconic Broadway from a congested thoroughfare for cars into a stretch of bike lanes, promenades and plazas, with motor vehicles completel

Submitted by forrest on April 28, 2009 - 13:25. categories [ ]

Great Streets Project Hires Director, Hits the Streets Running

Author: 
Matthew Roth
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
April 24, 2009
Image Caption: 
Flickr photo: JaimeAndreu

Yesterday marked an important day for livable streets in San Francisco.

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Submitted by forrest on April 28, 2009 - 12:00. categories [ ]

Bike Summit Keynotes: Change Can Only Come with Inspired Leaders

Author: 
Damien Newton
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
March 9, 2009
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Bernardo Baranda Sepulveda addresses over 300 Los Angeles bike advocates.

"Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities," by Portland, Oregon-based reporter an

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Submitted by forrest on March 19, 2009 - 16:26. categories [ ]

Event Friday: In Pursuit of a Streets Revolution

Author: 
Jan Peterson
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
March 10, 2009

"Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities," by Portland, Oregon-based reporter an

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Submitted by forrest on March 19, 2009 - 16:17. categories [ ]

Brian Lehrer Live: New York Focus

Media Outlet: 
City University Television (CUNY TV)
Date: 
March 11, 2009

[RealVideo] Running Time 1:00 (TA's segment starts at about the 28 minute mark)

Submitted by forrest on March 19, 2009 - 15:43. categories [ ]