Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Livable Streets

Street Hockey: The New Stickball?

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 26, 2006 | 3 Comments

More evidence that hockey — and livable streets — aren’t just "a white thing." From the New York Times’ Metropolitan Diary (along with a photo sent in by the author)… Dear Diary: Several Saturdays ago we had our Bedford-Stuyvesant block party. Cars were cleared by 7:30 a.m., yet by noon there was barely a soul on the […]

MTA Response to Pokey: Traffic Congestion = “Vibrancy”

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 25, 2006 | 11 Comments

The MTA’s response to the annual Pokey Awards ceremony is always worth looking out for. Rather than using the publicity generated by the event to build political capital for some bus service improvement or another, the Transit Authority’s response falls somewhere between defensive and infuriated. This year’s statement is a doozy and reminiscent of Mayor Bloomberg’s famous […]

Tomorrow: Protest Rally in Response to Atlantic Avenue Carnage

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 24, 2006 | 1 Comment

The Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association is holding a rally tomorrow in response to two horrific car killings in Boerum Hill in recent weeks. AABA has been fighting for years for more neighborhood-friendly traffic policies along the Avenue. Here are the details: Wednesday, October 25 at 10:00 am on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Bond […]

Streetfilms: Car-Free Bedford Avenue

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 19, 2006 | 2 Comments

Emil Kozerawski is still working on the idea of making Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s "Main Street" into a car-free pedestrian boulevard. Now Car-Free Bedford Avenue has its own Streetfilms-style video on YouTube. Speaking of which, don’t forget to tag those YouTube videos "Streetsblog" to ensure that we get a hold of them. I love the vision and […]

Creating Great Public Spaces in New York City

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 6, 2006 | No Comments

Project for Public Spaces just published a great piece of work that is very much worth a download. The paper is called "Nine Ways to Transform New York into a City of Great Places." From the introduction: In New York, the term "public space" is still synonymous with "parks" in most officials’ minds–and without a […]

Eyes on the Street: German Bike Parking

By Nick Grossman | Oct 5, 2006 | 14 Comments

Copenhagen is getting all the attention lately, but it’s not the only livable European city with great cycling facilities. Last week, I visited Munich for work, and found that the cycling culture there is strong, particularly as measured by the excellent bike parking facilities. They seem to be in all the right places: Outside the subway: Instead […]

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