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Mark Walker

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Mark Walker is the pseudonym of a New York-based writer, editor, and publisher. Mark is his real first name. Walker describes his viewpoint on Streetsblog. You might see him using the West 96th Street IRT station or striding along the Hudson River Promenade.
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Pedestrian rights, transit issues, peak oil theory, and bollards.
Location: West 90s

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February 25 Parkside and Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn in Dangerous Intersections

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July 1 As a car-free street, it clearly doesn't matter, because car-free people don't matter at Streetsblog New York City
July 1 When Bloomberg first broached the subject of congestion pricing, he cited future population growth a... at Streetsblog New York City
July 1 Hmmm at Streetsblog New York City
June 30 The PIX News 10 o'clock program just reported that the first ambulance took away only the injured co... at Streetsblog New York City
June 30 In a sane world, there would be charges, license suspension, and job loss at Streetsblog New York City
June 30 Pedestrians need physical barriers with real car-stopping power, especially in hotspots where deaths... at Streetsblog New York City
June 30 Let me rework that: The peak oil crisis is likely to reduce the supply of oil, and increase the pric... at Streetsblog New York City
June 30 The peak oil crisis may reduce supply, resulting in demand destruction, considerably sooner at Streetsblog New York City
June 30 Thanks everybody! at Streetsblog New York City
June 29 Right at Streetsblog New York City
June 29 Unless my calculator deceives me, 15% of $15 at Streetsblog New York City
June 29 Thanks, Ian at Streetsblog New York City
June 29 Someone help me out here with the new subway/bus fare at Streetsblog New York City
June 29 This saddens me because it illustrates how much beauty and civility our city has lost at Streetsblog New York City
June 24 New info: The bike needed $200 worth of repairs at Streetsblog New York City
June 24 Un-freakin-believable at Streetsblog New York City
June 24 I don't care if they drop the speed to 65 MPH and call it Super Ultra Amazing High Speed Rail -- as ... at Streetsblog New York City
June 24 I'm with Bicyclesonly on the DOT scolding peds at Streetsblog New York City
June 23 Since the cyclist merely struck the car with his palm, there shouldn't be any damage to the car (unl... at Streetsblog New York City
June 18 No, they just stick a cable in your mouth and recharge you at Streetsblog New York City
June 17 In a 75-year time frame, peak oil makes the collapse of a car-based transportation system a certaint... at Streetsblog New York City
June 17 If the sexiness of high-speed rail is what it takes to get the feds to start rail investment soon ra... at Streetsblog New York City
June 16 Sorry, I don't think yellow cabs are any better than other vehicles at Streetsblog New York City
June 16 New York Has Angriest, Most Aggressive Drivers in U at Streetsblog New York City
June 15 Liu supported congestion pricing at Streetsblog New York City
June 12 In addition to criminal prosecutions and civil suits, it might be a good idea to track license suspe... at Streetsblog New York City
June 11 When I moved to Riverside Drive in the 90s in 1981, I noticed that a bunch of motorbikers would come... at Streetsblog New York City
June 11 Is MATA the problem, or is inadequate funding of MATA the problem? I'm not asking this as a rhetoric... at Streetsblog New York City
June 10 Will the 16-year-old eventually go from learner's permit to fully licensed driver? Might be worth a ... at Streetsblog New York City
June 10 Nice to learn that Brooklyn has such a substantial a car-free majority at Streetsblog New York City
June 10 Gothamist: "Broderick [the Fox guy who assaulted a biker with his car] says the NYPD never contacted... at Streetsblog New York City
June 10 So the state legislature won't confirm a new MTA chair for months? Bring back Lee Sander at Streetsblog New York City
June 8 The Lupica piece -- while not as drop-dead stupid as Andrea Peyser's recent effort -- contains an in... at Streetsblog
June 6 As for the rest of your points, rail is at Streetsblog
June 6 " at Streetsblog
June 6 "Mark Walker: you don't know what you are talking about at Streetsblog
June 5 Private vehicles are a disease at Streetsblog
June 4 Public television did a documentary called "A Walk Around Staten Island" -- you can at Streetsblog
June 4 I can't mount as effective a defense of Staten Island as a real Staten Islander could, but it provid... at Streetsblog
June 4 Why are livable-streets activists so down on the Rule of Two? Imagine how cool life would be if the ... at Streetsblog
June 4 In the greenway and other spaces shared by bikers and pedestrians, slow riding is much appreciated b... at Streetsblog
June 3 Interesting point about smokers, but they still have the gum, the patch, and snuff (I'd prefer not t... at Streetsblog
June 2 If Mr at Streetsblog
June 2 From Conan O'Brien's opening monologue on the ravamped Tonight Show, as quoted in the Times: "I have... at Streetsblog
June 1 Welcome to the State of New York, where democracy crawled away to die, and no one has even bothered ... at Streetsblog
May 31 To complete the thought, I should note that biking and walking have positive impacts not reflected i... at Streetsblog
May 31 Gecko, there you go again: " at Streetsblog
May 29 I think the Herald Square project makes more sense in context with the Times Square project, especia... at Streetsblog
May 29 Eminent domain is bad or good to the extent that it protects sprawl or promotes solutions to sprawl at Streetsblog
May 27 The only people complaining about car-free Times Square for whom I have any sympathy are the truck d... at Streetsblog
May 27 Don't miss the classic Andrea Peyser column at Streetsblog
May 26 Whoa, the News used "Car-Free" in a headline! Last night's coverage on the CW11 was extensive and m... at Streetsblog
May 23 I'm a little handicapped by my lack of German language skills at Streetsblog
May 22 Thanks, Peter! at Streetsblog
May 22 This is little more than a gesture, but a very good one, and it may even help raise consciousness am... at Streetsblog
May 22 Legally, in theory, pedestrians are obligated to obey the law, no ifs ands or buts at Streetsblog
May 21 " at Streetsblog
May 21 Just heard this on NPR Marketplace at Streetsblog
May 21 Nathan H at Streetsblog
May 21 I'd prefer to see our industrial infrastructure retooled to manufacture transit vehicles and bikes at Streetsblog
May 21 I hope the survivors of Ms at Streetsblog
May 20 Nathan H: "I've stopped reading the Times generally because of their bicycle baiting this year at Streetsblog
May 20 Not one New York area legislator showed up to advocate for the MTA capital program? Wow at Streetsblog
May 20 It would be useful to know what the witness meant by "jaywalking at Streetsblog
May 19 I wish there were an equivalent of ghost bikes for killings of pedestrians at Streetsblog
May 19 In the long run, earmarks are a bad way to do good things at Streetsblog
May 19 Mhelie, wonderful link, thank you at Streetsblog
May 15 "should the very presence of 'complete streets' language in the bill be considered a minor victory?"... at Streetsblog
May 15 Just having someone in DC asking questions from our POV is a constructive advocacy move, in addition... at Streetsblog
May 15 If the island authority is willing to remove bikes and store them in the Public Safety Department ov... at Streetsblog
May 14 Clarence, as a matter of fact, CP as proposed for NYC was always intended to be a three-year pilot p... at Streetsblog
May 14 I wonder if MoDOT's position has anything to do with the limits of its expertise? This has the smell... at Streetsblog
May 14 Good news, if only because it puts CP back into the public discussion about transit's future at Streetsblog
May 12 D at Streetsblog
May 11 How to create a local car-free majority in one easy step, via the NY Times at Streetsblog
May 11 I'm with Ian: Bollards at Streetsblog
May 8 Kudos to Arthur Chien of Channel 11 PIX News, who treated Sander with the respect he deserved in las... at Streetsblog
May 7 Here's an exciting opportunity to replace a genuine transportation expert with an even more genuine ... at Streetsblog
May 7 Jason A: "What's the real reason?" The real reason is that he looks at car ownership as a social pr... at Streetsblog
May 7 So we have our transit bailout at Streetsblog
May 6 Jason A is absolutely right at Streetsblog
May 5 MTA, please announce a $3 fare immediately, not six months from now at Streetsblog
May 5 I got driven around a lot in my suburban youth, but I also did a lot of walking in our small town at Streetsblog