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A
NYC Bicycling and Walking Holiday Wish List
New
Bike Lanes for Berry and Manhattan Avenue Serve Popular Brooklyn
Bicycling Areas
City
Council Transportation Committee Chairman’s Creative Take on
Car-Free Parks
SUVs
Twice as Lethal to Pedestrians
Shanghai
to Ban Bicycling in 2004
Global
Warming More Real than Ever–Goodbye New Orleans!
Letters:
Abandoned Bicycles, George Washington Bridge Access Ramp Sidewalk,
New Pedestrian Barricades on Ninth Avenue, Separated Bike Lanes
Between Parked Cars and Sidewalk
Car
Alarm Hearing Postponed Indefinitely
The
Department of Transportation Takes on Bad Intersection at 95th
Street
Sutton
Place Group Bashes Cycling:
Well Heeled Group Crushes New Lanes
Another
Fare Hike Possible in ’05 as MTA Debt Bomb Explodes
Letters:
Motorcycles Locked to Bicycle Racks, Missing Link on the Hudson
River Greenway, Physically Separated Bike Lanes, Holiday Cars in
Prospect Park, T.A. Inspires Toronto
Killer
Drivers Still Remain Unpunished
Pokey
Awards Put Slow Bus Service in Media Spotlight
The
Department of Transportation to Study Skyway Connecting Brooklyn
Bridge Path to Cadman Plaza
Letters:
Riverside Park Bumps, Sidewalk Cyclists, Goethals Bridge Walkway,
Bike Parking at Hoboken Path
Landmarks
Commission Blasts DOT Chain Link Plan for Queensboro Bridge
Higher
Taxi Fares, Higher Driver Pay, Increased Safety
T.A.
Poll: Taxi Cab Safety
DOT’s
Bollard Absurdity: Agency putting cars before pedestrian safety
Mayor
Raises Hopes for Verrazano Bridge Path
"Street
Print" Spotted
The
DOT Barricades 9th Ave Sidewalk to Pedestrians
Letters:
Manhattan Bridge Chain Link, Taxi Dooring, Car Alarms, Williamsburg
Bridge Path Bumps, Ocean Parkway Bicycle Path
NYC
Pedestrian Fatalities at Historic Low
NYC
Pedestrian Injuries Remain Around 15,000 Per Year
DOT
Agrees to New Look At Bklyn Side of Manhattan Bridge
Bicycling
Boom on East River Bridges
DOT's
9th Avenue Ped Barricades Blocked By Judge
Mayor
Bloomberg Officially Opens Manhattan Waterfront Greenway
Letters:
Requesting Speed Humps, Hudson River Greenway Missing Link, Electric
Powered Scooters, Parking Meter Ads, Manhattan Bridge
Price
of Hudson River Park Connecter Path Skyrockets
T.A.
Unveils Traffic Calming Recommendations for Maspeth and Jackson Heights
Parks
Department Launches Cyclist Safety Outreach on Hudson Greenway
Transit
Ridership Drops in Wake of Fare Hike--Bus Use Falls Most
Taxicab
Fact Book Shows NYC Charges Too Little and Doesn't Pay Drivers Enough
T.A.
Supports DOT Program Allowing Trucks to Stay on Grand Central Parkway
Letters:
Cars in Central Park, Triborough Bridge Pedestrian Path, 1st Avenue Bike
Lane, Pedestrians on the Hudson River Greenway Bike Path, Bicycle
Storage
Users
of Manhattan Bridge Path Say Brooklyn Side Stinks
Business
and Community Blast DOT Plans to Barricade Midtown Sidewalk
George
Washington Bridge Painting Opens North Path, Closes South Until Late
September
Congress
Threatens Bike/Ped Funding
AAA
Disassociates from Highway Lobby
London
Businesses Still Back Congestion Charging
Council
Calls for Police Crackdown on Errant Trucks
Motor
Vehicles Cause 54% of NYC Air Pollution
Letters:
Bicycle Parking at Subway Stations and in Office Buildings, Wrong-Way
Riding, Locking to Public Signs, Bicycle Vandalism at Hoboken Ferry
Terminal
Growing
Call for 8th Avenue Bike Lane
Manhattan
D.A.'s Message to Motorists: "It's open season on
bicyclists"
Community
Demands Safer Grand Army Plaza Crossings
Los
Angeles Bus Rapid Transit Winning Raves--NYC's Doesn't Exist
Global
Warming Alert
Letters:
Stop Signs on Hudson River Greenway, Bicycling on Sidewalks, Cars Fail
to Yield, Speed Humps, Motorized Scooters
Mayor
Pushes Manhattan Waterfront Greenway to Promote Bicycling
Speeding
Still Rampant in Central and Prospect Parks
T.A.
Launches Safe Routes for Seniors in Northern Manhattan
Higher
Penalties For Wayward Trucks in NYC
Judge
Orders Police to Stop Parking Cars on City Park
62
Token Booths to Close
Letters:
Brooklyn Bridge Stencils, Bicycling on Sidewalks & Central Park
Paths, Obnoxious Police Parking, Segway
T.A.
Sues to Remove Illegal Stop Signs From Hudson River Path
Silver
Stops NYC Red Light Camera Increase
Downtown
Brooklyn Traffic Calming Results in a Huge Nothing
BikeSummer
Comes to NYC!
Bloomberg
Administration Defends Car Alarms
T.A.
Poll: What is your experience with being "doored" while
cycling?
Token
Booth Closing Freeze Passes Legislature, Faces Governor
Port
Eyes Permanent Ban on Big Trucks in Holland Tunnel
Hummers
for Harlem: East Harlem Gets Huge Auto Mall
City
Council Takes on Car Alarms--But Not Total Ban
Big,
Important, Public Truck Meeting
Come
to the Roll Back the Fare Rally
Cops
Get Fleet Week Right
Now
or Never for More NYC Red Light Cams
Big
Trucks Wrecking Your Neighborhood?
DOT
Releases $10 Million Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming Plan
Warm
Weather Reminder to Cyclists
Trucks
and Buses Back in Holland Tunnel? Canal Street Hell Hole Revisited? SI
Muscles Lower Manhattan
Newsday
Series on LI Traffic Safety Deserves Prize
Drivers
Admit They Stink
Seattle
May Require Bike Helmets
Bike
Week NYC! Cyclist Out-Commutes Straphanger and Taxi Rider in Race
Bike
Week NYC! Free Food, Rides and Fun!
"Out
of Control" MTA Cooked Books, Hid $500 Million
T.A.
Mounts Earth Day Defense of Car-Free Prospect Park
T.A.
Poll: Have you ever seen cars in Central or Prospect Park during car-free hours?
1,200
NYC Pedestrians Struck On Sidewalks Every Year
Conduct
East River Bridge Tolls Environmental Impact Study Now
C+
Grade for City Cycling Effort
Councilmember
Yassky Calls for Safe Entrance to Brooklyn Side of Manhattan Bridge
As
Baghdad Falls, Beware American Triumphalism
Progress
on Bike Parking for City Employees
T.A.
Poll: Has your bike ever been stolen or vandalized while parked
outside in NYC?
Midtown
Parking Rate Hike is Good But Too Small
T.A.
Tells Council City Must Do More on Trucks
Help
NYC Get More Red Light Cams and Speed Cams
Huge
British Study Shows Speed Cameras Save Lives
New
York State Assembly Transportation Chair David Gantt on Speed Cameras
Report
Shows One Million Red Lights Run Each Day in NYC
T.A.
Poll: Speeding and Red Light Enforcement in NYC
SAFETY
ALERT: Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge Remains Dangerous for
Cyclists and Pedestrians
What
GM Thinks About Public Transit Riders
Commentary:
MTA Fare Hike, Thru Streets, "Cars Hurt," Iraq War
T.A.
Report Shows Car Alarms Are Useless and Harmful
Don't
Miss The First-Ever NYC Car-Alarms Conference!
Write
City Council Speaker Gifford Miller and ask him to ban car alarms now
Historic
Snow Calms Streets, Nerves
Deluge
of NYC Transportation News Buries T.A. Bulletin
T.A.
Calls on DOT to Make Medians on Atlantic Ave and Major Streets Safe
T.A.
Poll: Subway Safety in the Event of Massive Booth Closure
Mayor's
Self-Report Card Says: "Move towards a bike and pedestrian
friendly environment to foster alternatives to motor vehicles" is
"Done."
Albany's
"Big Ugly" Killing NYC Cyclists and Pedestrians
T.A.
Poll: What is the Most You Would Be Willing to Pay for Secure Bicycle
Parking?
DOT's
Good at Striping Bike Lanes; Not so Good at Talking to Community
Peds
Spill into Streets But Wider Sidewalks Not Forthcoming
Prospect
Park Summer Starts on Tuesday, January 21!
DOT
Forgets to Replace Speed Hump, Pedestrian Killed
Near
Strike, Fare Hike, Token Booth Closings, Debt Bomb - What's Next?
Update:
Bush Proposes $3B SUV Subsidy
Breaking
News: T.A. Wins Big Increase in Prospect Park Weekday Car-Free Hours!
T.A.
Poll: How often are you disturbed by car alarms?
Queens
Boulevard 2003: Still Mean and Deadly
U.S.
Govt. Gives $1 Billion/Yr. Subsidy to SUV Buyers
TV
Ads Say S.U.V. Owners Support Terrorists
What
Would Jesus Drive?
