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Category Archives: Thoughts
The Weekly Nabe’s top five posts of 2013
Looking back at my most popular posts this past year. Continue reading
Parking Economics 101, brought to you by Uber
Uber’s alleged “price-gouging” this weekend shows urban planners how they should think about free parking. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets, Thoughts
Tagged black cars, dependence on automobiles, Economics 101, eyesores, free parking, Gary Buiso, gasoline tax, New York Post, NIMBYism, price gouging, shortage of goods, snowstorms, supply and demand, surge pricing, Tanstaafl, The Savvy Bostonian, Uber, Upper West Side
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Protecting bike messengers and deliverymen
If you wouldn’t use the roads during a blizzard, why would you make someone else do so to bring you food? Because there’s no reason not to. That should change. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets, Thoughts
Tagged Amazon.com, Bicycle messenger, bikenyc, blizzards, eBay, food delivery, Hilary Stout, New York City, New York Times, Seamless
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Advocacy, 5Pointz, and dealing with kneejerk criticism
How a mindset shaped by advocacy helped me deal with negative reactions to an article. Continue reading
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Tagged 5Pointz, advocacy, Castle Clinton, Curbed NY, feedback, rental ads, Stoics
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Speed posting: this was one hell of a week
Ray Kelly’s Playboy spread, a few crap Op-Eds, Cy Vance not doing his job: Let’s take a quick look at the last seven days. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets, Thoughts
Tagged Bike Snob, bikenyc, Cy Vance, Daniel Duane, entitled drivers, Fernando Mateo, Herman Badillo, Michael R. Bloomberg, microfilm, Mohammad Faysal Himon, NYPD, Playboy, Ray Kelly, running, safe streets, Safety Tips for Pedestrian, Sian Green, Wall Street Journal
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Remember to vote today!
It’s Election Day! Get out there and cast your vote for the same people you did in the primaries (I hope): Bill de Blasio for Mayor, Letitia “Tish” James for Public Advocate, Scott Stringer for Comptroller, and Ken Thompson for … Continue reading
In memoriam: John H. Nissen, 1944-2013
Some thoughts on the passing of John H. Nissen, one of my dearest friends and a huge influence on my life. Continue reading