Category: car free streets

Biking in Astoria

New Yorkers For Urban Cars, United

New Yorkers For Urban Cars, United! “Moses was Right!” NY FUC-U knows that New York’s car-hating bike-loving liberals are destroying our freedom and way of life. This war on real New Yorkers must stop. Yesterday they closed Broadway; today they want bike lanes; tomorrow they want your car! And the worst part is they won’t…
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Broadway to stay open to pedestrians!

Half of me says, with a heavy dose of sarcasm, “What a surprise!” The other half of me breaths a huge sigh of relief and says, “Thanks fucking God!” Thank you, Mike! I was worried, but it’s OK. (and I especially liked how the other day you said, “People will say, ‘Ay yi yi, I…
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Bold

Vauban’s streets are completely “car-free” — except the main thoroughfare, where the tram to downtown Freiburg runs, and a few streets on one edge of the community. Car ownership is allowed, but there are only two places to park — large garages at the edge of the development, where a car-owner buys a space, for…
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Van Kills Pregnant Woman on Sidewalk

From the story in the Times There were two men in the front seat, a driver and passenger, and the passenger was leaning out the window and yelling at and harassing the women, Mr. Contreras said, citing his coworker’s account. All of a sudden, he said, the van shot up suddenly onto the curb.…The van…
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Car Free Broadway?!

Wow. Too good to be true. 42nd St to 47th St. The city plans to close several blocks of Broadway to vehicle traffic through Times Square and Herald Square, an experiment that would turn swaths of the Great White Way into pedestrian malls and continue Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s effort to reduce traffic congestion in…
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Car free street coming this Saturday to boro near you!

This Saturday! One night only! You, on the bike! Actually, it’s not one night. It’s three days. I just like saying anything from the Blues Brothers. Like in case you’re wondering how often the N train rumbles by my house… duh!!!: So often you won’t even notice. Bet you didn’t know that John Belushi is…
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