Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Amsterdam

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 6, 2006 | 8 Comments

After Copenhagen, I visited Holland for a few days as a part of my German Marshall Fellowship. I will be writing more about some of the people I met and spoke with there, but for now I just wanted to share these photos from Amsterdam: For me, one of the things that makes Amsterdam and […]

Eyes on the Street: German Bike Parking

By Nick Grossman | Oct 5, 2006 | 14 Comments

Copenhagen is getting all the attention lately, but it’s not the only livable European city with great cycling facilities. Last week, I visited Munich for work, and found that the cycling culture there is strong, particularly as measured by the excellent bike parking facilities. They seem to be in all the right places: Outside the subway: Instead […]

Copenhagen: Texture

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 3, 2006 | No Comments

Eyes on the street in Copenhagen, Denmark — literally. Evidence that a city is more than just a skyline:

Eyes on the Street: Bicoastal Streetcars

By Aaron Donovan | Sep 28, 2006 | 26 Comments

Brooklyn San Francisco Like Clarence Eckerson, I recently returned from a visit to San Francisco. I left with a feeling that San Francisco has the best urban surface transportation in the country: emissions-free buses drawing power from overhead wires, regular buses, cable cars moving up and down steep hills, many cyclists despite those hills, partially buried lightrail and […]

Eyes on the Street: 8th Avenue

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 20, 2006 | 5 Comments

Orcutt wrote: Manhattan’s 8th Avenue below 34th Street late this morning was not moving. Guess which special lane along the left side of the avenue frustrated drivers decided to use (where it wasn’t already blocked by a truck) to try to gain some ground? (Hint: See file photograph at right)

Eyes on the Street: Hudson River Greenway

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 20, 2006 | No Comments

kablooey wrote: Concerning the NY Waterway bus that hit a cyclist on the Hudson River Greenway recently, I received a letter from Noah Budnick Deputy Director of Transportation Alternatives. He wrote: Thanks for checking in. In fact, the cyclist’s father called me last week to get legal advice. He said that his daughter is doing ok, […]

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