Hike the Heights is a yearly guided urban hiking safari for kids thru Morningside Heights, following along paths defined by the presence of statues of giraffes. The object is to encourage fitness as well as promoting fun and education. The event, sponsored by CLIMB (City Life is Moving Bodies), connects numerous parks in the Harlem area. <
Press conference announcing Summer Streets 2008, with Mayor Bloomberg, Lance Armstrong, David Byrne, Janette Sadik-Khan and Scott Stringer and we've included wonderful quottage from them all.
Check out the dramatic before and after video of this now public space.
The Barnes Dance is an all-cross pedestrian signal!
Check out this profile of one of NYC's great neighborhood activists and how she gets things done.
The streets of NYC can be very dangerous for pedestrians. And we think this footage is on the mild side.
The Neistat Brothers offer up anecdotes about their bicycling films and views about transportation in NYC in general.
Mark Gorton and neighbor Lisa Sladkus point out traffic calming features they'd like see on the UWS.
Bicycling clowns use humor to enlighten motorists parked in bike lanes.
We take three before & after photosims, manipulate them and add music. Voila! You've baked a livable streets cake!!
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