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Lifehacker
I recently had the chance to talk about all things bike with the good people at Lifehacker for their podcast, The Upgrade. I’m in the latter third of the episode, discussing bikelash, and why sharrows...
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Where Do All the Cyclists Live?
In previous posts, I’ve documented the language used by people who oppose bike lanes and safe streets projects. From “I like bikes, but…” to “This isn’t Amsterdam,” there are a host of things people...
View ArticleOn Skillman Avenue and Community Boards in General
Jumping off of Streetsblog’s recap of last night’s maddening Queens Community Board 2 meeting, I wanted to highlight a few things David Meyer mentioned in his report. This includes former NYC DOT...
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Bill de Blasio and the Folly of “All-Of-The-Above” Transportation
Despite the subway system’s continued and rapid decline, there’s been a lot of forward movement in the world of New York City transportation recently. I’ll leave it to others to debate the finer points...
View ArticleBikes, Buses, and Thinking Bigger
David Meyer at Streetsblog has a good rundown of the mayor’s latest comments about bike lanes and transportation on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC. I had some longer-than-tweet-length thoughts about...
View ArticleIt’s the cars.
With my own daughter not far from starting her own middle school career and even closer to being allowed to walk and take transit by herself, the shocking news of 10-year-old Enzo Farachio’s death this...
View ArticleThe Fierce Urgency of Later
Jumping off of this Streetsblog editorial about the mayor’s response, or lack thereof, to the urgency of climate change, I wanted to add a few thoughts. De Blasio obviously thinks Greta Thunberg is...
View ArticleOn the Media… coverage of free parking
From James Barron’s recent piece in the Times on the possibility of eliminating free street parking: “For drivers, finding a parking spot in New York City is already hard enough. There are so many...
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Brooklyn Spoke Media
I haven’t updated the blog in a while partially because so much has moved to social media, but mostly because I’ve been focused on other projects like The War on Cars. As some readers may know, my day...
View ArticleAbout all that…
Not surprisingly, people have been asking me for a comment about the news that Brad Lander, got busted by the New York Post for having a long list of driving infractions, which included multiple...
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