Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Livable Streets

Rally for Houston Street Buffered Bike Lanes

By Aaron Donovan | | 3 Comments
If you’ve seen those eerie white "ghost bikes" on Houston Street, you may know that three cyclists have been killed on "the Boulevard of Death" during the past two years: Derek Lake, Brandie Bailey and Andrew Morgan. In the wake of this loss of life, members of Community Board 2’s Traffic & Transportation Committee are holding a rally on Wednesday […]

Streetfilm: The Transformation of Willoughby Street

By Aaron Donovan | | 10 Comments
This spring, the DOT transformed the corner of Willoughby and Adams Streets in downtown Brooklyn from a dull gray, little-used automobile pass-through (above) into a pedestrian space complete with chairs, benches, plants, tables and sun umbrellas.  But would the people come? Filmmaker Clarence Eckerson took his video camera to the corner to find out. The result is a 1-minute, 26-second Streetfilm on […]

Pedestrian Safety Competition at the Jersey Shore

By Glenn McAnanama | | 1 Comment
Pedestrian Plaza in Stone Harbor, New Jersey Towns along the New Jersey shore are in constant competition to attract visitors from New York, Philadelphia and all around the region. The same is true of major cities, residential neighborhoods and shopping districts but over a longer cycle. Since the beaches are relatively similar in most areas, they […]

Where in the City is this?

By Glenn McAnanama | | 13 Comments
Every so often I find little gems of street planning that I would love to see replicated elsewhere in the city. For instance, the other night I walked past this side street with bump outs at the crosswalk that give pedestrians more space and prevent automobiles from cutting corners too sharply. Can any name where […]

Streetfilms: Car-Free Sunday on the Grand Concourse

By Aaron Naparstek | | No Comments
Car-Free Sunday on the Grand ConcourseA Clarence Eckerson, Jr. StreetfilmRunning time: 3:58 – 12.35 MB, QuickTime Back in the early 1990s, three-and-a-half miles of the Grand Concourse, a major roadway in the Bronx, was closed to cars every Sunday from July thru November. The car-free time provided residents with much-needed open space to bike, walk, play, […]

Bloomberg Working on Livable Legacy

By Alec | | 10 Comments
Matthew Scheuerman in today’s New York Observer runs a meaty cover story about secret efforts underway in City Hall to build a foundation for a more livable city. This is a big story and there is a lot more that has yet to come out. Stay tuned: The Shape of Things to Come: View City […]
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