Cast Your Vote for the 2016 NYC Streetsies
Before 2016’s rollercoaster of dread and anxiety gives way to 2017’s unrelenting permanent state of dread and anxiety, we’re going to pause and reflect on the year that was in NYC streets and transportation.
We’ve got a strong batch of street design and bus projects up for a vote in the Streetsies this year. They’re a testament to the tangible improvements that city officials and advocates can make in people’s lives — a safer walk to the train, a less stressful bike trip to work, a faster bus ride across town. As discouraging as the national political situation may be, we can always make good things happen here in our city.
The polls are open until Monday at midnight Tuesday at 5 p.m. We’ll start running our year-in-review next Tuesday and resume publishing on our normal schedule January 3. Happy voting and happy holidays, Streetsblog readers.
Best Pedestrian Project
- Myrtle-Wyckoff Plaza (46%, 42 Votes)
- Manhattan Bridge entrance at Canal Street (27%, 25 Votes)
- Astor Place (24%, 22 Votes)
- Sheepshead Bay Road (2%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 91
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Best Bicycle Project
- Chrystie Street (38%, 38 Votes)
- Pulaski Bridge (24%, 24 Votes)
- Amsterdam Avenue (13%, 13 Votes)
- Jay Street (10%, 10 Votes)
- Queens Boulevard Phase 2 (7%, 7 Votes)
- Closing the Gaps on First Avenue (5%, 5 Votes)
- Sixth Avenue (4%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 101
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Best Bus Project
- Utica Avenue Select Bus Service (39%, 34 Votes)
- Q70 LaGuardia Link (36%, 31 Votes)
- 23rd Street Select Bus Service (25%, 22 Votes)
Total Voters: 87
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NIMBY of the Year
- Park Slope/Carroll Gardens bike-share NIMBYs (42%, 42 Votes)
- The NIMBYs who want to "save" Manhattan Valley parking garages by blocking affordable housing projects (29%, 29 Votes)
- Woody Allen (29%, 29 Votes)
Total Voters: 100
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Andrew Cuomo Transit Travesty of 2016
- Setting aside $3.4 billion in state capital funds for roads and $0 for the MTA (45%, 35 Votes)
- Obsessing over USB ports on buses while bus riders abandon slow, unreliable service (36%, 28 Votes)
- Gloating about Second Ave Subway phase 1 while costs for phase 2 balloon to obscene levels (10%, 8 Votes)
- The brazen Port Authority power grab (8%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 77
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Best reason to put someone else in charge of the Hudson River Greenway instead of the Parks Department and Hudson River Park Trust
- The imminent never-ending detour over the 79th Street Rotunda (54%, 47 Votes)
- The surprise 10-block dismount zone during Fleet Week (36%, 31 Votes)
- The surprise two-week detour for construction work (10%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 87
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Favorite Streetfilm
- The Transformation of Queens Boulevard, Block by Block (26%, 19 Votes)
- Peatónito: Protecting Pedestrians in the Crosswalk (25%, 18 Votes)
- NYC Buses: Time for a Turnaround (22%, 16 Votes)
- Vancouver's Multi-Modal Success Story (19%, 14 Votes)
- High Frequency: Why Houston Is Back on the Bus (7%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 72
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