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StreetNEWS (Apr. 24)

Submitted by Charlie Denison on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 7:24am.

Highlights
  • Editorial: Dreams of a bikeable Boston (Boston Globe)
    I CYCLED Dorchester Avenue, and I survived. Sure, it was a Sunday morning, and, sure, I had Shane Jordan of the advocacy group MassBike blazing my trail, but I made it - 10 miles roundtrip - in one piece. Potholes gaped, vehicles swerved, and car doors were flung open in our paths. With eyes peeled and my head on a swivel, it was easy to see why some cyclists shun "Dot Ave." It's not for the faint of heart, or the weak of leg.

  • Bike lanes offer a path to safe cycling (Boston Globe)
    I'm biking down Beacon Street in Somerville toward Inman Square. This stretch of road has no bike lane, so I'm extra wary of turning cars and doors suddenly flinging open. I feel like a guerrilla cyclist. But when I hit the Cambridge city line, it's like crossing from the dark side of the moon to the light. A bike lane suddenly appears. The street changes its name to Hampshire here, and if I'm continuing onto Kendall Square and over the Longfellow Bridge, I feel protected all the way to Boston.

  • Not-So-Free Ride: The trouble with negative externalities (New York Times)
    Americans drive too much. This isn’t a political or moral argument; it’s an economic one. How so? Because there are all sorts of costs associated with driving that the actual driver doesn’t pay.
"Streets"
  • Major work urged for Williams Tunnel: Firm sees need for adding 900 ceiling anchors (Boston Globe)
  • Metro Moments with the Mayor: Litter on Tremont St; Police cars parked on the Southwest Corridor (Boston Metro)
  • BU revs up riverside vision (Brookline TAB, Boston Globe)
  • Meeting of the minds, professional grade (Boston Globe)
  • The art of drawing neighbors together (Boston Globe)
Bicycling
Transit
Cars
Parking
  • Valet parking goes far out: Suburban malls, restaurants, even a Y are taking the keys (Boston Globe)
  • Curbside signs point to a parking ticket - or not (Boston Globe)
Development projects
Transportation financing
Out-of-state
National trends
  • Map a new plan for transportation: Take a big turn to transit's potential (Detroit Free Press)
  • Time for Change? Skip the Change, I'll Take Dollars! (Planetizen)
  • King of the Road: What's with groups that argue for less government but see publicly built highways as an expression of the free market? (Governing)
  • PELOSI -- 'I Join You in Issuing a Challenge to Rebuild and Renew America' (Trading Markets)
International news
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