people exploring places that only cars previously ventured - like the elevated roadway around Grand Central terminal

Yeah...the best part was the hidden space invader that I never would have seen if it hadn't been for Summer Streets!

You can see by the machine gun tracks in the wall that he didn't escape his fate by much!

Hmm. Don't point that out to the police, or you'll have the bomb squad and homeland stupidity there in about 20 minutes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooninites#Boston_bomb_scare

Space Invaders rocks, I love that game.

Here's another one you can all play, and maybe score 100 cowrie shells doing so. With that you could buy half a barrel of heavy sour, or perhaps a beater bike for errands...

Publish Your Green Urban Life, Win $100!

SustainLane.com publishes its US City Sustainability Rankings every two years. This time around, we are publishing stories from ordinary residents of the largest 50 US cities.

* Live in a major US city? (ie, NYC)
* Into sustainability? (ie, Summer Streets)
* Always on the lookout for green trends? ('whoa Nelly!)

Help us shine some light into your corner of the map
Send us your perspectives (humorous, tragic, ironic) on living green in your gray city.

http://www.sustainlane.com/us-city-ranking/green-urban-life-submissions.jsp

Good luck, the contest ends September 12!

Ken