Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car-Free Streets

The busway is a miracle. Photo: Dave Colon

Buspocalypse Nah: Commerce Doing Just Fine On 14th Street As Busway Hits Day 4

By Dave Colon | Oct 8, 2019 | 6 Comments

"The street looks better, it's nice," one customer at Joe's Pizza said. "It's ridiculous, I don't know any New Yorker who would take a cab just to get a slice of pizza."

The MTA wants to see a lot more of this. Photo: Dave Colon

The 14th Street Busway Starts Thursday — But Enforcement Won’t Start ‘Til December

By Dave Colon | Oct 2, 2019 | 8 Comments

Drivers will get several months of grace period before being slapped with tickets for breaking the roadway's car-free rules.

This was a portion of Broadway on the Upper West Side on September 21 — neighbors meeting neighbors, kids playing, life slower. Photo: Jeff Prant

UWS Group Shows DOT Why a Pedestrianized Broadway Would Be Great

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 24, 2019 | 6 Comments

Attendees relaxed, played, conversed and enjoyed the roadway — all common occurrences in cities with large pedestrianized zones, but almost completely unheard of in car-dominated New York. Is more on the way?

Shades of paradise: A speculative rendering shows how a local Manhattan street might look without private automobiles. Image: Perkins Eastman

Thursday’s Headlines: Let’s Ban Cars in Manhattan Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 29, 2019 | 50 Comments

The must-read of the day came from CityLab, which reconceived Manhattan's grid to reduce cars, expand safe cycling and give pedestrians the dominance they deserve. That and other news by clicking the headline above.

Wednesday’s Headlines: Aaron Gordon for the Win Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 21, 2019 | 14 Comments

Aaron Gordon dissected the mayor's Vision Zero strategy — plus all the other news from a busy Tuesday.

Riding a cargo bike with kids in Amsterdam. How can we make it convenient and common in NYC? Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

STREETFILMS: How Kids Get to School in a Civilized, Safe Country

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 12, 2019 | 11 Comments

But in the United States, our children's lives (and deaths!) are entirely framed by the automobile.

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