The author of this article argues that pedestrians have lost the battle of the streets over the years.

The sidewalks and the roadbed — sidewalks were not pedestrian cattle pens, but off-limits zones for vehicles. But that changed over time with the advent of trolleys, bicycles and then cars…

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The first annual Christmas Day Marathon will take place at 11:00AM on Saturday, December 25, 2010 in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, New York City! This is a free, fee-less event. Mike Oliva (East Coast Greenway, Trail Coordinator) and friends are helping organize event. It's a marathon but walkers are…

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Each spring for the past 25 years, scores of people have done a walk around the perimeter of Manhattan as part of the Great Saunter, started by Cy A. Adler, now 82, who also wrote the 2003 book on the subject, “Walking Manhattan’s Rim,” ...



Hey, that's cool stuff in Manhattan but 32 miles is not "The Big Walk - NJ2NY50" 50 miles, or even the "The Origins Walk - LENAPE34" @ 34 miles is it?…



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Changing Broadway traffic to favor pedestrians rather than cars has transformed the grand avenue in Midtown to a passage as narrow as a sleepy street in Greenwich Village. Traffic now flows around a constricting city artery to the delight of visitors and local businesses. See NY Times Sept 5, 2010… Continue

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