LivableStreets Alliance - General

E-bulletin 28: Sep. 17, 2008

Jeff Rosenblum — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:55:00 -0700

IN THIS ISSUE:

StreetTALK: "Using Transportation to Transform Communities: Learning from the Anti Highway Movement of the 1960's," Thu. Sep. 25, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
with Ken Kruckemeyer & Ann Hershfang >>>
LivableStreets welcomes new staff member, Jackie Douglas! >>>
Volunteer as a marshall and ride ‘HUB ON WHEELS’ for free! Sunday, September 21 >>>
PARK(ING) DAY 2008! Friday, September 19, 9 – 3pm @ Boston City Hall, near Government T stop >>>
LivableStreets Alliance's Charlie Denison attends ProWalk/ProBike in Seattle >>>
NEWS: BU Bridge set for reconstruction, design has no bicycle or pedestrian improvements >>>

CALENDAR:
- YouMoveMassachusetts Workshops - WED Sep. 17, 3:00pm
  @ Boston Public Library Main Branch); see website for other locations >>>
- Fenway/ Longwood/ Kenmore Transportation Action Plan meeting - WED Sep. 17, 6:30pm
  @ the Arts Academy, 174 Ipswich Street, Boston >>>
- Opening ceremony for MBTA’s new Alewife Station Bike Cages - THU Sep. 18, 10:00am
  @ MTBTA Alewife Station, red line >>>
- Forest Hills Improvement Initiative meeting - TUE Sep. 23, 6:00pm
  @ Boston English High School, 144 McBride Street, enter on Williams Street >>>
- Harvard’s Institutional Master Plan: Community-Wide Plan/IMP meeting - WED Sep. 24, 6:30pm
  @ Honan-Allston Library >>>
- MoveMass: Urban Ring Phase 2 - FRI Sep. 26, 8:10am (yes, morning!)
  @ Brown Rudnick, One Financial Center, 18th Floor, Boston, across from South Station >>>
- WalkBoston Walking Tour: Presidential Campaigns in Boston - SAT Sep. 27, 10am
  @ Meet 60 State Street, Boston >>>
- MBTA bus routes and service planning public meetings - Sep. 15-25
  @ various locations >>>
- Click here for our full calendar of regional activities

Weekly StreetNEWS: Have you ever wanted to skim the news headlines every week for articles on the subject of livable streets? Now you can! LivableStreets Alliance board member and Director of Advocacy Charlie Denison compiles them weekly. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Either scroll to the very bottom of this email and click "Update Profile/Email Address", or Click Here to sign up and follow instructions to update your profile.

STREET TALK!
"StreetTALK: "Using Transportation to Transform Communities: Learning from the Anti Highway Movement of the 1960's"
Thu. Aug. 21, 7 - 8:30 pm
by by Ken Kruckemeyer and Ann Hershfang
@ LivableStreets office space, 100 Sidney Street, Central Square, Cambridge [ map... ]

LivableStreets Alliance's Charlie Denison attends ProWalk/ProBike in Seattle

Charlie Denison — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:50:31 -0700

LivableStreets represented at ProWalk/ProBike

LivableStreets' Advocacy Director Charlie Denison recently attended the ProWalk/ProBike conference in Seattle from September 2nd through 5th. He has good news to report as walking and biking are surging in popularity across the nation. Watch for upcoming reports about key issues regarding walking and bicycling from both national and local levels, including debunking the myths of lane widths, how Seattle is implementing their bike plan, the recent popularity of ciclovias in U.S. cities, and more.

BU Bridge set for reconstruction, design has no bicycle or pededstrian improvements

Charlie Denison — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:42:14 -0700

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) recently announced that a three-year reconstruction of the Boston University (BU) Bridge is planned to commence in October. Much to LivableStreets' surprise, the current plan does not call for making any improvements to the bridge for pedestrians and bicyclists, despite the fact that many issues have already been well identified. In addition, DCR has had no opportunities to public input, and it is not clear that they will. If this is an issue that you are also concerned about, please e-mail us with your thoughts and comments, we will be sure they are compiled and sent to the DCR.

VOLUNTEER AS A MARSHALL AND RIDE ‘HUB ON WHEELS’ FOR FREE! Sunday, September 21

Jeff Rosenblum — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:25:49 -0700

VOLUNTEER AS A MARSHALL AND RIDE ‘HUB ON WHEELS’ FOR FREE! Sunday, September 21

Join the LivableStreets Marshall Team to help direct riders along the route with flags and signs. Volunteer sign-in is at 6am at City Hall Plaza. Our Marshall Team will be stationed early in the ride, so your shift will be over quickly. When the “sweep” rider gives you the signal, you will be free to continue the ride if you wish. We need 50 of you to help out! Please contact me ASAP at jackie@livablestreets.info to sign up.

LivableStreets Alliance welcomes new staff member, Jacqueline Douglas!

Jeff Rosenblum — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:23:08 -0700

LivableStreets Alliance welcomes new staff member, Jacqueline Douglas!

The Board of Directors of LivableStreets Alliance is thrilled to announce that Jacqueline Douglas has been hired as Staff Advocate, our first full-time staff person! Jackie is responsible for our outreach program, the content for our new website, day-to-day organizational management, and advocating for the changes we all want to see.

Last spring, during her final semester at Boston University, Jackie was an intern for LivableStreets. She proved to be such a tremendous asset to the organization, that we knew we needed to find a way to bring her on board once she graduated. Her position is currently funded through January 2009 by the LivableStreets Founders Circle, and we will be kicking off an intensive fundraising effort next month to enable us to continue funding her position through the next year and beyond.

Jackie's interest in transportation began after having lived for three years in the Netherlands, where she and her family cycled everywhere. She believes that improving our streets and public transportation system does more than change how people get to and from places, it is a broader change in their way of life. "I want to promote better street design to strengthen community, improve public health, and address climate change," she says.

LivableStreets Alliance welcomes new staff member, Jackie Douglas!

Jeff Rosenblum — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:42:52 -0700

LivableStreets Alliance welcomes new staff member, Jackie Douglas!
September 10, 2008

Globe: "The future of crossing the street" (Aug 10, 2008)

Charlie Denison — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:05:32 -0700

The Future of Crossing the Street.

Now some very smart people think they've got the answers to help everyone play nice on our roads.

EXCERPTS... [ Click here for the entire article ]

NYC "SUMMER STREETS" 2008

Charlie Denison — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:58:41 -0700

New York City first of three "Summer Streets" road closures a big success!

Nearly seven miles of Manhattan became traffic-free for six hours Saturday, creating a weekend playground for bikers, walkers and loungers.

Feeling remarkably similar to Bogota's Ciclovia, the New York City Department of Transportation held its first Summer Streets event on Saturday by opening 7 miles of city streets to pedestrians and bike traffic only. From 7 AM to 1 PM, roads were car-free from 72nd Street to the Brooklyn Bridge with Park Avenue serving as the backbone of the route. Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan spent the entire day riding a bike around the course. This will occur on three consecutive Saturdays in August (August 9, 16, & 23).

LivableStreets Phil Goff speaks at Comm. Ave. bike lane press event (Aug. 5, 2008)

Charlie Denison — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:09:14 -0700

LivableStreets Phil Goff speaks at Comm. Ave. bike lane press event
[ Click here for TV5 coverage ]

My name is Phil Goff and I sit on the board on the LivableStreets Alliance, an urban-planning and transportation advocacy organization working to reshape notions of how cars, people and public transit can co-exist. Our group formed three years ago because we thought that when it came to designing and building streets in Boston, quality-of-life issues typically took a back seat to the quick and efficient movement of automobiles and trucks.

E-bulletin 27: August 11, 2008

Charlie Denison — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:07:16 -0700

IN THIS ISSUE:

StreetTALK: Gary Toth (Project for Public Spaces), "Transportation reform for the US- are Americans ready?" - Thu. Aug. 21 >>>
LivableStreets Phil Goff speaks at Comm. Ave. bike lane press event >>>
The Future of Crossing the Street - featuring Chris Hart (Globe Sunday Magazine cover story) >>>
Rethinking Boston's Mass. Ave. - featuring Ken Kruckemeyer (Boston Globe) >>>
New York City first of three "Summer Streets" road closures a big success! >>>
Staying stylish on two wheels - featuring Nina Garfinkle (Boston Globe) >>> or PDF
What's up with the Longfellow and BU bridges? >>>
BREAKING NEWS: Transportation officials meet to try to avoid toll, fare hikes >>>

EVENTS:
- Bicycle Film Festival comes to Boston this weekend! - Aug. 14-17 >>>
- MoveMASS "Extending the Green Line to Somerville" with Undersecretary Wendy Stern and Mayor Curtatone - Fri. Aug. 15 @ 8am >>>
- Boston's "Bike Friday" morning commute convoy - Fri. Aug 22 >>>
Weekly StreetNEWS: Have you ever wanted to skim the news headlines every week for articles on the subject of livable streets? Now you can! LivableStreets Alliance board member and Director of Advocacy Charlie Denison compiles them weekly. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Either scroll to the very bottom of this email and click "Update Profile/Email Address", or Click Here to sign up and follow instructions to update your profile.

STREET TALK!
"Transportation reform for the US- are Americans ready?"
Thu. Aug. 21, 7 - 8:30 pm
by Gary Toth, Director of Transportation Initiatives for the Project for Public Spaces
@ LivableStreets office space, 100 Sidney Street, Central Square, Cambridge [ map... ]