http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog Just another weblog Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:25:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The West Side Spirit has published a glowing article about our recent win in bringing a bike lane to West 106th Street, and about the UWS Streets Renaissance generally. Check it out here.  We couldn't have said it better ourselves. http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/06/25/gimme-a-u-gimme-a-w-gimme-an-s/ Even the Wall Street Journal is on board with the DOT's new Summer Streets program. Check out what they had to say about the value of car-free streets: "On three August Saturdays this summer, New Yorkers will be able to ride their bikes all the way from the BrooklynBridge ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/06/25/17/ Last Wednesday, the students of P.S. 87 took turns recording the speeds of vehicles traveling down Columbus Avenue. Armed with a radar gun, a speed display-board and an innate feeling of safe and dangerous, these kids were seeing first hand the common sense of livable streets. Part of a groundbreaking ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/05/28/students-seeing-the-sense-in-livable-streets/ UWS Streets Renaissance member, Columbia Urban Planning graduate student, intrepid volunteer and all-around advocacy all-star Inbar Kishoni was perusing a copy of Marie Claire recently when she noticed that its editorial staff had judged Bike to Work Day "iffy" in its monthly feature "The Good, The Bad and the ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/04/23/dear-editor-listen-up/ First and foremost, thanks again to the over 40 people who showed up at Community Board 7 to express their support for the DOT's proposal to install buffered bike lanes on W. 106th St., which will provide a crucial crosstown park-to-park linkage.  In the wake of that first meeting ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/04/23/106th-st-update/ On Tuesday, April 8, the NYC Department of Transportation is coming to Community Board 7 to present a new plan to add bike lanes to West 106th Street.  This proposed bike route will provide a vital link between NYC's two busiest biking facilities in Central and Hudson River Park. ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/03/31/pitch-in-on-the-uws/ Friday, February 15th, West End Avenue @ 81st Street: The brisk winter morning air was no match for the third grade students of The Calhoun School as they unveiled their new “No Idling” sign to a packed crowd of parents, teachers, and community members.    The permanent sign, mounted to the ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/02/15/third-graders-unit-to-demand-cleaner-air/ There was a distinct buzz floating through the halls and auditorium of the New-York Historical Society on the evening of January 28th. Nearly 300 people had gathered to hear Streetsblog's Aaron Naparstek moderate a panel discussion featuring seven all-star change-makers from across the city. As panelists provided practical, inspiring ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/02/12/streets-ren-brings-the-party-to-the-people/ On Saturday, January 12th, more than two dozen people from around the city came out to Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus and showed their dedication to the cause of Livable Streets by learning how to make decisions usually reserved for planning professionals at Livable Streets 101: Intro to Designing ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/01/23/street-design-workshop-works-it-out/ On Saturday, November the 10th, an enthusiastic group of cyclists met up at 72nd and Central Park West for a fortifying dose of bagels and history before setting out on a relaxing bike tour of the Upper West Side. As the riders pedaled sedately through the neighborhood's scenic landscape, ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2007/11/19/good-times-had-by-all-on-the-upper-west-ride/