This Week in Livable Streets Events

Here’s a sampling of all the stuff happening this week on the Streetsblog Calendar. You might want to take a staycation to soak it all in.

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.

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Streetfilms: Building Greenways and Community in the Bronx

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This Streetfilm from Robin Urban Smith and Elizabeth Press brings us an update on the state of greenway development in the Bronx. Writes Robin: The Bronx River Greenway and South Bronx Greenway plans apply community-driven design strategies to help undo years of top down, auto-centric planning and development in the Bronx. The greenways, when completed, […]

DOT Plans Safer Walking and Biking Routes to Bronx River Greenway

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The Bronx River Greenway, threaded along the waterfront between expressways, railroad tracks and busy arterial avenues, is difficult to access for many of the surrounding South Bronx residents. A proposal from DOT [PDF] would improve park access while providing some order to the area’s streets. “It’s hard for folks in the neighborhood to get to […]

Waterfront Plan Provides Timeline for Greenway Expansions

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The Randall’s Island Connector, part of the South Bronx Greenway, would run underneath an Amtrak trestle and create a new link to bike or walk between the South Bronx and Manhattan. Image: NYCEDC New York City’s greenway system will see steady growth in the next three years, according to city plans released earlier this week. […]