Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parks

Eyes on the Street: Cyclists Told to Walk Riverside-Hudson Greenway Link

By Brad Aaron | Jun 23, 2010 | 38 Comments

New, and contradictory, signage in Riverside Park. We got a couple of e-mails this week about a new directive from the Parks Department ordering cyclists to dismount on the Riverside Park path that connects the Hudson River Greenway and Riverside Drive at W. 72nd Street. On his Flickr page, BicyclesOnly says he learned of the […]

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Transforming Pavement to Parks in San Francisco

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 18, 2010 | No Comments

In San Francisco, the Pavement to Parks program has launched an initiative that may someday alter the way U.S. cities treat their commercial strips. Taking the PARK(ing) Day concept a step further, the Parklets Program is experimenting with allowing businesses to convert parking spaces into public spaces and cafes. The first was installed in March […]

Parks Department Vows to Save New Yorkers From Menacing Street Life

By Brad Aaron | Apr 22, 2010 | 22 Comments

Look out! Vendor "congestion" in Union Square Park. Photo: Ben Fried The parks department will hold a hearing Friday on plans to clamp down on what it sees as an unnecessary, untamed incursion into some of the city’s most vaunted public spaces. Of course, we’re talking about art vending. The idea dates back to at […]

High Bridge Restoration Off and Running

By Brad Aaron | Feb 11, 2010 | 3 Comments

Photo:rickweller/Flickr It’s about a year-and-a-half behind the schedule announced in 2007, but the rehabilitation of the High Bridge, a pedestrian and cyclist link between Upper Manhattan and the Bronx, is off the ground. Per an email from project coordinator Ellen Macnow of the Parks Department, via Inwood and Washington Heights Livable Streets: A contract has […]

What’s Next at Grand Army Plaza?

By Noah Kazis | Jan 12, 2010 | 7 Comments

The asphalt expanse where Flatbush and Vanderbilt Avenues meet at the north end of Grand Army Plaza. Photo: Google Street View We missed it in the run-up to the holidays last month, but this item in the Brooklyn Paper is worth a longer look. DOT has announced its intention to implement some safety fixes at […]

Streetfilms: Turning NYC’s Oldest Bridge Into Its Newest Bike-Ped Amenity

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Nov 30, 2009 | 8 Comments

At October’s Walk21 Conference, I got the chance to tour the High Bridge, a viaduct connecting Manhattan and the Bronx which has been closed to the public for nearly 40 years. Opening the High Bridge to pedestrians and cyclists has been a long-held goal for many New Yorkers. (I remember reading about this effort back […]

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