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Reducing Automobile DependenceAuto Immune: Cities Convert Streets into Pedestrian, Cyclist and Mass Transit ThoroughfaresSubtitle: Automobiles are still part of the American way of life, but in many municipalities other modes of transportation are moving in on what had been car territory Media Outlet: Scientific AmericanDate: June 15, 2010 Image: ![car-free-streets_1[1].jpg](http://www.transalt.org/files/newsroom/media/2009/images/car-free-streets_1[1].jpg "car-free-streets_1[1].jpg") In New York City, land of the ubiquitous yellow taxi, cabbies and other motorists find themselves with a bit less room to operate these days. Image Caption: FOOT TRAFFIC: In New York City, a stretch of the Great White Way has been repurposed as a pedestrian plaza.
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Submitted by volunteer on June 29, 2010 - 11:24. categories [ ]
The Man Who Could Unsnarl Manhattan TrafficMedia Hit link: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/05/ff_komanoff_traffic/Media Outlet: Wired MagazineDate: May 24, 2010 Image: ![ff_komanoff_traffic_f[1].jpg](http://www.transalt.org/files/newsroom/media/2009/images/ff_komanoff_traffic_f[1].jpg "ff_komanoff_traffic_f[1].jpg") The walk to Charles Komanoff's favorite lunch spot, a patisserie two blocks from his office in Manhattan's Financial District, usually takes a couple of minutes. Image Caption: Charles Komanoff says he has the solution to New York's congestion problem—and he’s got the math to prove it.
Photo: Peter Yang
Submitted by volunteer on June 24, 2010 - 13:24. categories [ ]
National Bike To Work DayMedia Outlet: Fox 5 NewsDate: May 21, 2010
Submitted by volunteer on June 17, 2010 - 15:58. categories [ ]
How 'Transit-Oriented Development' Will Put More New Yorkers in CarsMedia Outlet: Gotham GazetteDate: April 1, 2010 Image: ![citylights_lg[1].jpg](http://www.transalt.org/files/newsroom/media/2009/images/citylights_lg[1].jpg "citylights_lg[1].jpg") In its effort to achieve a "greener and greater New York" while accommodating one million new residents, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's PlaNYC2030 embraced transit-oriented development" -- the concentratio Image Caption: Queens West, like many of the large new developments in the city, will provide thousand of parking spaces when it is completed.
Submitted by volunteer on May 6, 2010 - 16:25. categories [ ]
Why Cops Should Live in the Hood: Talking Traffic With Peter MoskosMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: April 13, 2010 To get an idea of what police think about pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and maintaining peace on the streets, who better to ask than a cop?
Submitted by volunteer on April 19, 2010 - 15:48. categories [ ]
Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge?Media Outlet: Gotham GazetteDate: April 1, 2010 Imagine it is 2013 in New York City. Many things in your life haven't changed since 2010 but one thing certainly has: You won't need to buy gas in order to drive.
Submitted by volunteer on April 19, 2010 - 14:50. categories [ ]
Williamsburg Walks Pedestrian Event Cut by One-ThirdMedia Outlet: Your NabeDate: April 6, 2010 Williamsburg Walks has been shortened to a crawl.
Submitted by volunteer on April 14, 2010 - 16:53. categories [ ]
Can the New York City Council Wrest Crash Information From NYPD?Media Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: March 16, 2010 City Council Member Gale Brewer wants to open up traffic data to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists on Manhattan's West Side, a campaign that could lead to safer streets across the boroug
Submitted by volunteer on March 24, 2010 - 16:41. categories [ ]
L.A. Hosts a Street SummitMedia Hit link: http://americancity.org/columns/entry/2141/Media Outlet: Next American CityDate: March 19, 2010 Over the past few days, hundreds of people have gathered at Occidental College in Los Angeles to attend the city's first Street Summit where advocates and professionals will discuss how to make auto
Submitted by volunteer on March 24, 2010 - 16:14. categories [ ]
Atlantic Yards: Making Dangerous Streets More DangerousMedia Outlet: Mobilizing the RegionDate: March 12, 2010 A report released last month by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign named Atlantic Avenue the most dangerous road for pedestrians in Brooklyn with 9 deaths over the three years from 2006 to 2008.
Submitted by volunteer on March 18, 2010 - 16:39. categories [ ]
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