Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about London

New London Mayor Talks Up Buses and Bikes (Updated)

By Brad Aaron | May 5, 2008 | 6 Comments

Here’s an interview from last year with London Mayor Boris Johnson, who ousted Ken Livingstone last week. It’s pretty remarkable in that Johnson spends the first eight minutes talking about buses and bikes.

Third Term for Livingstone Looks Unlikely (Updated)

By Ben Fried | May 2, 2008 | 28 Comments

London Mayor Ken Livingstone, who introduced congestion charging to the British capital in 2003, has probably been unseated by Tory challenger Boris Johnson, report Reuters and the Evening Standard. Labour lost across the board in UK elections yesterday, and the London mayor’s race appears not to have bucked the trend, although the final tally has […]

London’s Very Cool “Look Out for Cyclists” Ad

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 13, 2008 | 10 Comments

Watch out NYC DOT with your LOOK campaign. Here comes Transport for London with a new bike safety advert called, Do the Test. Have you done it yet? You’ll spend the first minute or so having absolutely no idea what any of it has to do with traffic safety or cycling. But stick with it. […]

2008: Year of the Bicycle?

By Jason Varone | Mar 3, 2008 | 8 Comments

Ahead of this week’s National Bike Summit in Washington, DC, syndicated columnist Neal Peirce wonders if 2008 will be "bicycling’s best year since the start of the auto age." He writes about developments promoting the bicycle as a legitimate form of transportation around the world, many of which have been featured right here on Streetsblog: […]

The New DOT is Still Using the Old Measuring Stick

By Ben Fried | Feb 21, 2008 | 10 Comments

Setting the tone: In its performance report, DOT starts off by measuring how quickly it fixes traffic lights. A preliminary version of the 2008 Mayor’s Management Report was released last week [PDF], and the Department of Transportation section is déja vu all over again. Ten months after the end of the Iris Weinshall regime, DOT […]

“My Other Car Is a Bright Green City”

By Brad Aaron | Feb 13, 2008 | 6 Comments

As attention turns to the next federal transportation bill, and livable streets fans scan the platforms of presidential candidates for glimpses of what to expect from Washington over the next four years, Alex Steffen, editor and CEO of the blog WorldChanging, has posted an essay-in-progress called "My Other Car is a Bright Green City." Steffen […]

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