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Poll Watch: Red Light Cams Lauded by Crain’s Readers

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This graphic comes from an online poll Crain’s put up last week, once the expansion of New York’s red light camera program seemed assured. What I couldn’t fit into the screenshot is the headline, which reads, in huge type, "Should NYC continue using ‘spy cams’ at traffic lights?" Interesting that cameras triggered when a driver […]

For Cyclists, It’s a PR War Out There

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Photo: Paula Agostino/Flickr Consider this an open thread on Robert Sullivan’s piece in the Times’ City section this weekend, and his four suggestions for better cyclist PR. The question of how cyclists should use the road is often framed as a classic chicken-or-egg situation: Which comes first, streets that accommodate cyclists’ needs or cyclists who […]

Bus Riders Testify About the Necessity of Transit

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Like New York and dozens of other American cities, Minneapolis is facing the prospect of higher transit fares and less service amid the economic downturn. To impress upon state lawmakers that their constituents depend on transit to meet basic needs, the St. Stephen’s Human Rights Campaign compiled this video of testimonials from bus riders (hat […]

Times Praises Bloomberg’s Broadway Plan

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Photo: AntyDiluvian/Flickr The Times has come out in favor of the upcoming Broadway public space reclamation, recognizing the need for safety improvements along one of New York’s most contested thoroughfares. From 1998 to 2007, some 700 pedestrians were injured and five were killed in Midtown Manhattan along Broadway, making it one of the more hazardous […]