Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car-Free Parks

The Quick and Easy First Step to a “Greater, Greener New York”

By John Kaehny | May 15, 2007 | 14 Comments

On Earth Day Mayor Mike Bloomberg placed transportation and environmental issues at the top of New York City’s political agenda. He took a major step towards changing the conventional wisdom that traffic congestion is a sign of the city’s vibrancy and economic health. And he joined the list of forward-thinking global mayors like London’s […]

StreetFilms: Touring Brooklyn’s Future Waterfront Greenway

By Aaron Naparstek | May 7, 2007 | No Comments

On Saturday, over 100 cyclists turned out for Brooklyn Greenway Initiative’s annual ride. For nearly a decade, they have been working with numerous community & government groups to bring a Hudson River-style recreation path from Greenpoint to Sunset Park. In the next few years, much of the 15-mile route will finally become reality. The tour […]

This is How State Senator Eric Adams Celebrates Bike Month?

By Aaron Naparstek | May 2, 2007 | 31 Comments

Sources say that first-term Brooklyn State Senator Eric Adams has delivered a lengthy letter to Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Judith Bergtraum expressing opposition to DOT’s 9th Street traffic safety and bike lane plan. Though the Senator, a former cop, has no urban planning or traffic engineering background, he questions DOT’s assertion that its plan […]

When Streets Are for People

By Brad Aaron | May 2, 2007 | 7 Comments

U.S. urban centers large and small are following Latin American cities in periodically shutting off streets to cars, and they are reaping the benefits. The Christian Science Monitor reports that "at least 20" American cities are intermittently keeping cars out of public parks, with some planning to make the move to a permanent prohibition. Meanwhile, […]

Grand Plans for Brooklyn’s Iconic Public Space

By Jason Varone | Apr 19, 2007 | 7 Comments

In all of the uproar over DOT’s various transportation proposals for Park Slope last month (One Way? No Way! and 9th Street) this Grand Army Plaza project managed to slip beneath the radar. That’s too bad because it’s a really thoughtful and detailed piece of planning work that will help connect neighborhoods and improve the […]

Breaking News: Frieden Tapped as DOT Commish

By Glenn McAnanama | Apr 1, 2007 | 14 Comments

Please note: This was an April Fool’s Day post… Dr. Thomas Frieden accepting his new job as DOT commissioner this morning in Central Park. In a major restructuring of the Bloomberg Administration, outgoing Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall will be replaced by Public Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden. Bloomberg’s surprise announcement came at a rare Sunday morning […]

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