Where in the City is this?

Every so often I find little gems of street planning that I would love to see replicated elsewhere in the city. For instance, the other night I walked past this side street with bump outs at the crosswalk that give pedestrians more space and prevent automobiles from cutting corners too sharply.

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Can any name where in the city this is? Bonus points if anyone knows any history on why this street is so unlike anything near it.

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