Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

What Happened to the Pedestrian Islands on Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen?

By Ben Fried | Jun 2, 2017 | 11 Comments

A few readers have written in asking about the disappearing pedestrian islands on Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen. The concrete islands next to the bike lane shorten crossing distances and slow drivers turning onto Ninth Avenue. A few weeks ago, the city started tearing them out.

There’s a Great New Entryway to NYC’s Most Uncomfortable Bike-Ped Path

By Ben Fried | May 22, 2017 | 8 Comments

The new and improved entry path to the Brooklyn Bridge Promenade from Downtown Brooklyn is finally rideable. If the rest of the bridge path ever gets a widening and makeover to match this one, it will become one of the great walking and biking connections in New York.

Yesterday’s Times Square Toll Was Terrible — But So Is a Typical Day of NYC Traffic Violence

By Brad Aaron and Ben Fried | May 19, 2017 | 11 Comments

Given the high-profile location, the number of victims, and recent instances of people using vehicles to kill for ideology, it's understandable that yesterday's crash drew so much attention. But it's important to recognize that as terrible as the Times Square carnage was for a single incident, the same human toll occurs on a daily basis on NYC streets -- it's just dispersed across the city.

People contend with long crosswalks and tides of turning vehicles at Times Plaza in Brooklyn. Image: Google Maps

With the MTA M.I.A., DOT Settles for Small Fixes at Flatbush/Atlantic/Fourth Hellscape

By David Meyer | May 19, 2017 | 3 Comments

The intersection of Flatbush, Atlantic, and Fourth avenues is in some ways the center of Brooklyn, sitting atop the borough's largest transit hub. It's also overrun by cars, funneling traffic to the BQE and the free East River bridges.

The short-lived 32nd Street sidewalk widening, near Penn Station, in 2015. Photo: Stephen Miller

City Council Wants DOT to Relieve Crowding on NYC’s Most Congested Sidewalks

By Brad Aaron | May 10, 2017 | 29 Comments

The City Council is expected to pass two bills today intended to improve the pedestrian environment. One would require DOT to "identify six locations with significant pedestrian traffic and develop strategies for enhancing safety and traffic flow at such locations."

The DOT plan for Seventh Avenue South covers several irregular intersections, like the convergence of Bleecker and Barrow. Image: DOT

DOT Unveils Plan for Protected Bike Lane on Seventh Avenue South

By David Meyer | May 5, 2017 | 8 Comments

Last night, DOT presented the southern segment of its plan for a Seventh Avenue protected bike lane, from 14th Street to Clarkson Street [PDF], to the Manhattan CB 2 transportation committee, which voted for it unanimously.

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