Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parks

They Cover the Waterfront: Brooklyn’s Future Greenway

By Sarah Goodyear | May 7, 2007 | No Comments

Opening this summer: East River State Park on the Brooklyn waterfront It was a dreamy spring day on the Brooklyn waterfront as more than 100 bikers set out to trace the proposed route of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Starting at the end of Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, cyclists were treated to views of the soon-to-open […]

New York Magazine Casts a Cynical Eye on “Bloomtopia”

By Jason Varone | May 1, 2007 | 23 Comments

New York Magazine’s Chris Smith, who calls congestion pricing a trojan horse, suspects fewer cars and more trees may be a "green screen" for mayor Bloomberg’s real estate development agenda: Mayor Bloomberg’s Earth Day speech compiled 127 ideas for making the city more "sustainable" by 2030. But congestion pricing has dominated the conversation ever since. […]

Streetfilms: Little Legs for Green Streets

By Jason Varone | Apr 25, 2007 | No Comments

Little Legs For Green Streets A StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr. Running Time: 2 minutes 41 seconds This Streetfilm celebrates the students at P.S. 321 in Park Slope who are going green. The entire school participated in an Earth Day walk-a-thon to raise money for Transportation Alternatives, Amazon Watch, and Added Value.

How Green Is Our Mayor

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 23, 2007 | 44 Comments

Bookending his much-vaunted Earth Day speech with congratulatory video clips from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Mayor Mike Bloomberg called for New Yorkers to take the initiative in the international fight against global warming, positioning himself as a leader on the issue. "Climate change is a national challenge, and meeting […]

Visions of a Grander Grand Army Plaza

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

One vision: Grand Army Plaza’s fountain and arch connected to Prospect Park. The summary of the brainstorming done at last month’s placemaking workshop of the Grand Army Plaza Coalition (GAPco) is now available, and it’s full of rich possibilities for this vitally important yet underused space. Download the PDF here. The DOT’s recently announced plans […]

Grand Plans for Brooklyn’s Iconic Public Space

By Jason Varone | Apr 19, 2007 | 7 Comments

In all of the uproar over DOT’s various transportation proposals for Park Slope last month (One Way? No Way! and 9th Street) this Grand Army Plaza project managed to slip beneath the radar. That’s too bad because it’s a really thoughtful and detailed piece of planning work that will help connect neighborhoods and improve the […]

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