Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car-Free Streets

Eyes on the Street: New 215th Step-Street, With Bike Ramp, Taking Shape

By Brad Aaron | Jan 7, 2015 | 11 Comments

It’s been a year since we checked up on the 215th Step-Street in Inwood, where the northern section of the long, steep stairway looks to be nearly finished — complete with bike ramp. These stairs serve as a car-free street between Broadway and the 1 train and residential blocks that make up the northwest corner […]

Here They Are — Your Car-Free Street Scenes From Marathon Day

By Ben Fried | Nov 3, 2014 | 1 Comment

If you can get to the course early enough, marathon Sunday lets you roam freely, for one morning, on some of New York’s most atrocious traffic sewers. Here’s a look at how some people made the most of the car-free time. #marathonfunday Kids riding on Flatbush! pic.twitter.com/RSUtGAFJNr — Hilda Cohen (@HildaBikes) November 2, 2014 Fourth […]

Remember This Hashtag – #marathonfunday

By Ben Fried | Oct 31, 2014 | 11 Comments

Quick, what’s the biggest car-free event of the year? Summer Streets gives New Yorkers the longest stretch of contiguous roadway with no traffic, but marathon Sunday might reclaim more asphalt — even if you don’t count the route itself, all the car-free side streets along the way add up. Of course, if you get up […]

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Madrid Moves Toward a Car-Free Center City

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 29, 2014 | No Comments

Beginning in January, Madrid will enact new policies to keep cars out of almost 500 acres in the core of the city, part of a long-term plan to entirely pedestrianize the center city. El Pais in Spain is reporting that, unless they live there, drivers will no longer be allowed to enter the city’s four […]

Kidical Mass NYC and Summer Streets Bring Out the Tykes on Bikes

By Ben Fried | Aug 18, 2014 | 1 Comment

Mission accomplished for the first Kidical Mass NYC ride: The all-ages Saturday morning bike convoy from Brooklyn Borough Hall to Summer Streets was a ton of fun. Moms, dads, and kids — about two dozen people all told — made the trip with an assortment of box bikes, child seats, trailers, and kiddie cycles. The […]

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How Brownsville, Texas, Is Using Bikes to Address Social Problems

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 5, 2014 | No Comments

This post is part of a series featuring stories and research that will be presented at the Pro-Walk/Pro-Bike/Pro-Place conference September 8-11 in Pittsburgh. Brownsville, a Texas border town, is frequently cited as one of the poorest cities in the country. It also has one of the highest obesity rates. But local officials have taken on some of the city’s […]

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