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Flatbush Bike Ride to Summer Streets!
Flatbush cyclists get ready to ride to Summer Streets! (photo courtesy of innocent bystander)
Okay, now I can speak from first-hand experience: Summer Streets, New York City’s experiment with creating a car-free haven for pedestrians and cyclists, is truly fantastic!
Streetfilms: Summer Streets 2008
For your viewing pleasure!
This is history in the making, folks. As Gil Peñalosa says in the film, Mayor Bloomberg and (especially!) Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan deserve credit for having the guts to try something new.
Summer Streets!!!!
Due to a MOST unfortunate prior commitment I was unable to attend the historic kickoff of NYC Summer Streets on Saturday… but I did manage to grab a photo (camera phone, sorry!) of the last few precious car-free moments.
Union Square, car-free!
I Wanna Be a Solar Empowerment Zone!
Last week I attended a special hearing of the New York City Council’s Infrastructure Task Force, on the topic of Distributed Energy Generation in NYC - essentially, how to encourage it.
Lawn Litter Law Goes Into Effect!
City Councilman Simcha Felder (right) with Sustainable Flatbush’s Mark Levy (photo: Flickr)
Mark Levy represented Sustainable Flatbush at Sunday’s Lawn Litter Law press conference, and here’s his report from the event:
