Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parks

In Progress: A More Walkable, Bikeable, Trottable Park Circle

By Ben Fried | Nov 20, 2009 | 18 Comments

A protected bike path will soon wrap around the circumference of Park Circle. Some segments are bi-directional. There’s a very nice set of livable streets improvements underway at Park Circle, where Brooklynites heading to and from Prospect Park mix it up with traffic heading to and from the Prospect Expressway, Ocean Parkway, and the Fort […]

Eyes on the Street: The Petrosino Square Renaissance

By Ben Fried | Oct 14, 2009 | 7 Comments

Petrosino Square has nearly doubled in size. Photo: Elizabeth Press. SoHo’s Petrosino Square was one of the first places identified by the New York City Streets Renaissance as a prime candidate for pedestrian reclamation. The western edge of the square, defined by Lafayette Street, used to give way abruptly to an inexplicable expanse of asphalt. […]

DOT: Nine New Public Plazas in the Works

By Brad Aaron | May 1, 2009 | 5 Comments

Before and after: Fulton St. and Marcy Ave. Image via DOT. DOT has announced its selections for round one of the NYC Plaza Program, which invites non-profits throughout the boroughs to propose the development of new public spaces. According to DOT, applicants were chosen based on organizational and site-specific criteria, with special consideration given to […]

Off-Duty Cops Reported Driving on Pelham Bay Park Trails

By Brad Aaron | Oct 31, 2008 | 10 Comments

A troubling reader tip from the Bronx: Off-duty police officers have been using the Pelham Bay Park walking/running trails in order to avoid traffic. They barrel through the park at a high rate of speed. Twice I was almost run over while jogging, and once I was cursed at when I put my hands up. […]

Eyes on the Street: Hudson Greenway Link Still a Big Tease

By Brad Aaron | Oct 10, 2008 | 14 Comments

From Streetsblogger Urbanis: [The] West Harlem Piers bicycle path, connecting the Hudson River Greenway between 135th and 125th Streets, has not still opened (after a promised opening of May or June this year). The completion of this link will allow cyclists an entire off-street route from Dyckman Street to Battery Park; currently, cyclists must exit […]

Public Picks Grand Army Plaza Design

By Brad Aaron | Oct 10, 2008 | 8 Comments

The people have spoken, choosing a design for Grand Army Plaza that connects it to Prospect Park, taking Flatbush Avenue underground and making pedestrians the primary users of the space. "Canopy," a plan submitted by a team of French designers, took people’s choice in the "Reinventing Grand Army Plaza" competition, sponsored by the Design Trust […]

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