Blumenauer (in green jacket) avoids a taxi while riding on Sixth Ave.-Watch video below- U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer went for a ride with bike advocates in New York City over the weekend and Streetfilms was there to capture the action. Blumenauer rolled down the bike lane on Sixth Ave, calling the experience “pretty grim”. However, … Read more
[Publisher’s note: This story was written by Managing Editor Elly Blue during her recently concluded East Coast Tour.] Sarah Goodyear, Livable StreetsNetwork editor and community manager(Photos: Elly Blue) While I was in New York briefly, I met up with Sarah Goodyear, editor and community manager of the recently launched Livable Streets Blog Network. Billed as … Read more
Before heading out for lunch with Livable Streets Network editor Sarah Goodyear, we took a couple of quick detours to check out some of the more interesting livable streets initiatives in the West Village. This is my favorite moment on the 9th Ave cycle track — this didn’t make it into my other post about … Read more
“Over the few blocks that I rode, I saw it used in a number of ways, including actual cycling.” While I was in New York City for a few hours on Wednesday on my way from New Haven to Baltimore, I took the Brompton for a rainy ride down the new 9th Avenue cycletrack. The … Read more
The city famously known for blaring horns, torrential traffic and crazy cabbies has become a national leader in creating livable streets. Leading that charge is Janette Sadik-Khan, head of the NYC Department of Transportation. Sadik-Khan is fast-becoming a rock star in transportation circles. Supported by effective advocacy, Sadik-Khan has begun to establish a new transportation … Read more