Dutch Wheelchair
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Drachten, Netherlands. October, 2, 2006 Photo: Aaron Naparstek
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elderly & Disabled
Curbside Space Wars
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Private cars blocking service vehicles on W. 86th St. between Columbus and Amsterdam There are many users of curbside space in New York City. Taxis, School Buses, Access-A-Ride and other private automobiles need curbside space to pick up and drop off people, often disabled, elderly or children. Trucks making deliveries to businesses and residents need curbside space to load and unload goods and packages. […]
Designing the Ideal Taxi Stand for New York City
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One of my biggest frustrations on crutches was finding taxis in places or times of poor bus service. Even more frustrating was watching people basically cut me in line for the next taxi by either running ahead of me or just standing further up the block than me, snagging the next available taxi. Furthermore, it was most often […]
NYC Gets its First Pedestrian Countdown Timer
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Yesterday, the Department of Transportation installed New York City’s very first pedestrian countdown timer at the intersection of Coney Island Avenue and Kings Highway in Brooklyn. Gothamist, as usual, does a nice treatment of the story and roundup of the coverage. The thing I found most interesting about yesterday’s news was the fact that Mayor […]
Streetfilms Portland Week: Older Adults Bicycle Program
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Portland’s Older Adults Bike ProgramA Clarence Eckerson Street FilmRunning time: 3:37Download: 17.37 MB The Portland Office of Transportation recently launched a new program to re-introduce older adults to bicycling. Many of the participants haven’t ridden bikes in over 50 years.
Life on Crutches in NYC
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For the last month, since I broke my ankle, New York has ceased to be the same place for me. At least in terms of getting around the city, the landscape has been dramatically transformed. Week 1 was spent in relative isolation at my parents house on Staten Island where they were nice enough to […]