Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Livable Streets

New York Can Do Better Than the “New Fourth Avenue”

By Ben Fried | | 38 Comments
New developments on Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue like the Crest have turned their back on the public realm. When the City Planning Commission upzoned Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue in 2003, it was hailed by some as a breakthrough. Borough President Marty Markowitz trumpeted Fourth Avenue as "a grand boulevard of the 21st Century." Residential development would reshape […]

Reinventing Grand Army Plaza on Lopate Tomorrow

By Aaron Naparstek | | 1 Comment
More and more, we’re seeing grassroots, community-driven Livable Streets project gaining traction on the citywide level. Here’s another example of just that: Tomorrow, Tupper Thomas of the Prospect Park Alliance and Deborah Marton of the Design Trust for Public Space will be discussing the Reinventing Grand Army Plaza project on "The Leonard Lopate Show." Tune […]

Who is the Livable Streets Candidate?

By Aaron Naparstek | | 13 Comments
It’s Super Duper Tuesday, primary election day here in New York. If you’re still mulling your options and trying to figure out who the best candidate on Livable Streets issues is, Damien Newton of Street Heat L.A. and the editor of soon-to-be-launched Streetsblog Los Angeles, dug up the positions of the Democrats and Republicans for […]

Still Time to Submit Jane Jacobs Medal Nominees

By Brad Aaron | | 1 Comment
The deadline for submitting nominees for the 2008 Jane Jacobs Medal has been extended to Monday, Feb. 4. As we wrote a couple of weeks ago, the award recognizes "two living individuals whose creative vision for the urban environment has significantly contributed to the vibrancy and variety of New York City." The medal comes with […]
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