Sarah Goodyear
Sarah Goodyear has written about cities for a variety of publications, including Grist and Streetsblog. She lives in Brooklyn.
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How to Make Your Town Into a Bike-to-School Mecca
A contest in Ohio gets 4,000 kids biking more than 52,000 miles, while keeping roughly 57,292 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the air.
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If Martin Amis Is Actually Tired of Brooklyn, He's Probably Barely Seen It
Stop stereotyping the borough and start actually exploring it, you ninnies.
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A Funeral Car Named 'Descanso,' or, When Death Rode the Rails in America
In the first decades of the 20th century, if you died in a city, you may have traveled toward your final resting place via public transit.
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Stepping Up to Restore Cincinnati's Neglected Pedestrian Stairways
The city says it can't afford to maintain them. Can private citizens make up the difference?
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Rankings
The World's Top 20 Cycling Cities
No American cities made the annual ranking, put together by Copenhagenize Design Co.
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Domestic Violence Survivors Who Call the Cops Risk Eviction in Some Places
Some cities require landlords to evict tenants who call 911 3 times within 4 months. The rule puts women in grave danger.
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Building a Bike and Pedestrian Lobby With Teeth
New York advocates for safer streets form a PAC to influence city elections.
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What's a Bike Good For? Churning Ice Cream, Apparently
A store in downtown Los Angeles sells only pedal-churned frozen treats.
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New York's Mayoral Hopefuls Highlight Their Green Bonafides
At a forum last night, 8 of the city's 9 candidates tried to sell the crowd on their passion for sustainability (even biking!).
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Walking May Help Prevent Dementia In Seniors, If Only They Could Do It Safely
And so our society's mixed messages continue.
