Advice for the Would-Be Car Free
The other night I was talking with a friend who wants to give up his
family's car but is having trouble convincing his wife that they can do
without it. I assured him that it really is possible, given his
circumstances -- they live in New York, close to several subway lines,
and just a couple of blocks from a garage that is well-stocked with
Zipcars.
October 5, 2009
Bike Traffic Where You Live
Last week we put out a call to readers and members of the Streetsblog Network
for photos of bike traffic. We got a ton of great responses, and in the
slide show below, you'll see what our readers are seeing around the
country: bikes in action, and in growing numbers.
October 2, 2009
Making Employers Liable For Their Distracted Drivers
Today one of our Streetsblog Network members picks up on some ideas in the latest New York Times article about distracted driving, which focused on workers who multitask in their cars using a variety of electronic devices. The Chicago Bicycle Advocate,
which is written by a personal injury attorney, says that only the
threat of liability for employers may be able to influence this
frightening trend:
October 2, 2009
Can We Learn Something From the New Cowboys Stadium?
Following up on something we wrote about a couple of weeks ago -- the absurd lack of public transportation options for fans heading to the flashy new Dallas Cowboys Stadium -- we have a post from Streetsblog Network member Extraordinary Observations:
October 1, 2009
Copenhagen Cycle Ambassador Says Bikes Are Hot
If you've been following bicycle blogs for any amount of time at
all, you've probably stumbled upon Mikael Colville-Andersen, who runs
the blogs Copenhagenize and Copenhagen Cycle Chic. (We often feature his posts on the Streetsblog Network.)
On Tuesday afternoon, he brought his inimitable style of bike advocacy
(pretty spiffy, though low-key) to Columbia University.
September 30, 2009
Are Two-Way Streets the Way of the Future?
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we're featuring a post from San Francisco's Pedestrianist
about two-way street conversions in Minneapolis and how such changing
traffic patterns could benefit pedestrians and other users:
September 29, 2009
A Legal Victory Against Road Expansion in Wisconsin
We got an e-mail yesterday from network member James Rowen, who writes the Political Environment
blog in Milwaukee. Rowen wanted to be sure we hadn't missed his recent
posts on last week's ruling by U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman (we had
-- so thanks for the heads-up).
September 25, 2009
The Importance of Mobility for the World’s Women
Today on the Streetsblog Network,
some thoughts on women and transportation coming out of the current
annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, courtesy of The City Fix. Writing about yesterday's panel discussion on investing in the well-being of women and girls, Erica Schlaikjer says:
September 24, 2009
In Denver, They Get It: Bikes Are Good for Business
People see bicycles and bicycle infrastructure in a lot of different ways. In New York, for instance, some politicians and business owners seem to view bike lanes and the people who ride in them as somehow dangerous for small businesses.
September 23, 2009