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Bedford Avenue to Go Car-Free Four Saturdays This Summer | Streetsblog New York City
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Streetsblog New York City. Friday, June 27, 2008. Bedford Avenue to Go Car-Free Four Saturdays This Summer. Brooklynites fretting that their borough would be excluded from this summer's car-free fun can rest easy. For four consecutive Saturdays beginning on July 19, Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg will be closed to cars from Metropolitan Avenue to North Ninth Street from noon to 7 pm. Williamsburg Walks is spearheaded by Billburg.com. Billburg has more info and an online forum. In Brooklyn Heights to pede...
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New Type of TIF District Would Increase Funding for Transit Projects | Streetsblog Chicago
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Monday, May 11, 2015. New Type of TIF District Would Increase Funding for Transit Projects. Transit TIFs in Chicago would send a majority of revenue to specific transit improvement projects. Photo: CTA. That passed the Illinois Senate last week would create a new class of tax increment financing district that could only be created around Chicago transit stations and lines to capture the property value that being near transit generates. The CTA’s Red and Purple Line Modernization. Under the new transit TI...
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Auto-Free New York/vision42 Working Group Meeting: Melbourne’s Tramway Network | Streetsblog New York City
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Streetsblog New York City. Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Auto-Free New York/vision42 Working Group Meeting: Melbourne’s Tramway Network. April 21, 2015 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. 127 West 26th Street. Speaker: Kinsie Hope, Manager, Local Connections, Outer Eastern Melbourne, Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria State government. Supermodels Demand an Auto-Free New York. February 11, 2008 21. Why Was New York State DMV Live-Tweeting the New York Auto Show? April 2, 2015 10. February 20, 2008 11. Corporate...
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Levine’s Car2Go Bill Needs Cold Hard Data on Company’s Traffic Impact | Streetsblog New York City
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Streetsblog New York City. Thursday, August 13, 2015. Levine’s Car2Go Bill Needs Cold Hard Data on Company’s Traffic Impact. This afternoon, Council Member Mark Levine will introduce a bill. After 280,000 trips in Brooklyn in less than a year, has Car2Go led to more driving, or less? We still don’t know. Photo: Elvert Barnes/Flickr. Levine introduced the bill days after Car2Go announced an expansion into western Queens. 8220;The focus area of Car2Go in New York currently is in Brooklyn-Queens connections...
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Tanya Snyder | Streetsblog Los Angeles
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Tanya became Streetsblog's Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radio s Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC. What, You Thought Congress Would Actually Pass a Transportation Bill? Surgeon General’s Warning: Unwalkable Places Are Hazardous to Your Health. Shoes Off, Laptops Out, All Aboard! Binge Watch This Video Series Profiling Unsung Bike Heroes.
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ExpressLanes | Streetsblog Los Angeles
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Posts from the ExpressLanes Category. Tuesday, February 23, 2016. 110 Freeway Off-Ramp Project Threatens Historic Church, MyFigueroa. Caltrans planned 110 Freeway flyover off-ramp next to St. John’s Cathedral. Image via Caltrans MND document [ PDF. Tonight, Caltrans is hosting a meeting. Aerial view of the flyover trajectory, with identified historic resources highlighted. Image via Caltrans MND document [ PDF. In January, Caltrans released its environmental study, a Mitigated Negative Declaration [ PDF.
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Aaron Bialick | Streetsblog San Francisco
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Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark. Signing Off — Join Me for Happy Hour Friday. To Tackle Anti-Bike Bias, SFPD Must Start With Knowledge of Traffic Laws. The Top 5 Times Mayor Lee “Traded Safety for Convenience” on SF’s Streets. Mayor Lee Vows to Veto Bike Yield Law. Aaron Peskin Consulted With Polk Street Bike La...
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Back to the Grid: John Norquist on How to Fix National Transpo Policy | Streetsblog New York City
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Streetsblog New York City. Thursday, March 26, 2009. Back to the Grid: John Norquist on How to Fix National Transpo Policy. How can federal policy encourage walkable street networks instead of highways and sprawl? The news coming out of Washington last week jacked up expectations for national transportation policy to new heights. Cabinet members Ray LaHood and Shaun Donovan announced a partnership to connect transportation and housing policy. That building communities is a top priority at his agency.
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Eyes on the Street: Bike Lane Replaces Car Parking at Fort Mason | Streetsblog San Francisco
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Thursday, November 21, 2013. Eyes on the Street: Bike Lane Replaces Car Parking at Fort Mason. This post supported by. This bike lane appeared on the northern end of Van Ness Avenue at the east end of the Fort Mason Tunnel. Photo: Aaron Bialick. A new contra-flow bike lane separated by paint and plastic posts has appeared at the northern end of Van Ness Avenue, providing a safer link between the ped/bike paths that run through Fort Mason and Fisherman’s Wharf. Update: Commenters on this article report th...
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Cuomo’s Transit Budget Is a Confusing Jumble of Raids and Transfers | Streetsblog New York City
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Streetsblog New York City. Thursday, February 5, 2015. Cuomo’s Transit Budget Is a Confusing Jumble of Raids and Transfers. It’s state budget season! Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget is chock-a-block with raids of dedicated transit funds, questionable transfers, and toll cuts doled out as election-year favors. It’s a mess that doesn’t answer how the state will close the $15.2 billion gap in the MTA capital program. 8220;So how can we make this MTA budget as confusing as possible? 8220;an unpreced...
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