Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car-Free Parks

Parks Department Finally Agrees It’s ‘Inappropriate’ to Let Drivers Defile Black History Sculpture

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 2, 2023 | No Comments

A top Parks Department official has admitted it's "inappropriate" that his agency has allowed drivers to defile a memorial to enslaved Africans by parking on the plaza in Foley Square — but the agency also said it is thinking about a fix, albeit with the NYPD.

Joggers, walkers, cyclists and scooter riders all using Prospect Park's east loop, which is due for new asphalt and striping. Photo: Dave Colon

New Prospect Park Road Redesign Paves the Way for Central Park

By Dave Colon | Mar 8, 2023 | No Comments

Under the new design, people on bikes will share a 16-to-18 foot lane with "authorized vehicles," flanked by two separate pedestrian lanes — one 13-to-14 feet wide, the other six-to-eight feet wide.

The 34th Avenue Open Street. File photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Opinion: Open Plans Lays Out Its ‘Joyful, Sustainable’ Future for a People-Centered NYC

By Sara Lind and Michael Sutherland | Jan 9, 2023 | No Comments

Manage public space better. Eliminate parking mandates. Manage the curb. These and other ideas from the city's leading proponents of livable streets.

Electric avenue: (from left) Council members Rita Joseph, Shahana Hanif and Crystal Hudson all support e-bikes in Propspect Park. File photo

Three Council Members Whose Districts Surround Prospect Park Demand the Return of E-Bikes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 21, 2022 | No Comments

Three Brooklyn Council members whose districts all touch Prospect Park are demanding that the Parks Department allow the battery-boosted bikes to be used inside the greenspace, which, like other city parks, don't permit e-bikes.

The New River Gorge in southern West Virginia is now a national park. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

The Newest National Park is Just a Train Ride Away…

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 20, 2021 | No Comments

...But car-free tourists aren't getting much help from Amtrak and others in the New River Gorge region. A retired pharmacist and Streetsblog are trying to change that.

An owl (inset) was killed by a Parks worker. We are not going to pretend that the owl in the picture is the owl who was killed. Photo: NYC.gov

Details Emerge: Beloved Owl Killed by Pick-up Truck Driver in Central Park!

By Eve Kessler | Aug 6, 2021 | No Comments

'Barry' felled by maintenance vehicle that was 'traveling slowly,' the Conservancy claimed.

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