Caption Contest: Riding the Historic Streetcar
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Photo Contest: Send Us Your Soggy, Snowy, Rain-Soaked Walk or Bike Ride!
By Tanya Snyder |
This year has dealt us some crazy weather, from the polar vortex to drenching thunderstorms. We know you didn’t hide all winter in a car. You were out walking the walk and riding the bike, whatever the weather. We hope you got a picture of it! In honor of April showers — and to celebrate […]
National Parks Service Encourages Exploration of Downtown St. Louis
By Sarah Goodyear |
Sure, the Gateway Arch is spectacular, but there’s more to St. Louis. (Photo: hz536n via Core of Discovery Flickr pool) Today we’ve got news from member blog Dotage St. Louis about a sweet new initiative from the National Parks Service (NPS) called "Core of Discovery." Aimed at tourists visiting the city’s Gateway Arch (an NPS […]
Do San Francisco’s Historic Streetcars Keep Muni Stuck in the Past?
By Bryan Goebel |
Flickr photo: Telstar Logistics Don’t get me wrong, I love San Francisco’s historic streetcars. I have ridden them often and can appreciate the nostalgic bumpy rides, even more so if I don’t have to stand, and can grab a seat and peer outside the small windows. But when I saw Rachel Gordon’s story in the […]
Eyes on the Street: Week in Review
By Matthew Roth |
As one of the commenters on Flickr pointed out, I love the juxtaposition of the blue cab in the background and the blue frame of the bike. Also love the purple rims and purple shirt. Flickr photo: exuberance// Thanks to all of you wonderful photographers who tag your photos and videos in our Flickr pool. […]
Photo Contest: Send Us Your Pictures of Kids on City Streets
By Tanya Snyder |
Two weeks ago, I posted some thoughts on raising kids in cities and right away, the comments section and Twitter lit up with a fruitful discussion of urban and car-lite parenting. The staff at Streetsblog and our partners at the Alliance for Biking & Walking love to see kids riding red wagons to day care, […]
Six Injured When Historic Muni Streetcars Collide with SUV
By Matthew Roth and Bryan Goebel |
Crash at Market and Noe. Photos: Nocturnal Perambulations Two historic San Francisco streetcars on the outbound Market Street tracks collided with a Nissan SUV at Market and Noe streets in the Castro at 5:45 p.m. Monday. Six people were injured, including both people in the SUV, and the operator of the train that collided with […]