Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Eyes on the Street: Randall’s Island Connector to Open in “Coming Weeks”

By Stephen Miller | Sep 30, 2015 | 32 Comments

The Randall’s Island Connector, a greenway link between the South Bronx and Randall’s Island, is almost complete. Bronxites are anticipating a ribbon-cutting any day now from the city’s Economic Development Corporation, which is building the project. The new path crosses the Bronx Kill, a narrow waterway separating Randall’s Island from the Bronx. Without it, the only way to bike or walk […]

Brooklyn Beep Eric Adams Funds Eight Concrete Curb Extensions

By Stephen Miller | Sep 21, 2015 | 4 Comments

Eight new concrete curb extensions are coming to five Brooklyn intersections after a $1 million pledge from Borough President Eric Adams. Curb extensions, also known as neckdowns or bulb-outs, extend the sidewalk at intersections to shorten crossing distances for pedestrians and slow drivers as they turn around a corner. “Our youngest and oldest Brooklynites are at particular risk […]

Watch New Yorkers Using the 33rd Street Plaza With Streetfilms

By Stephen Miller | Sep 14, 2015 | 8 Comments

Catch it while you can. Before the temporary plaza on 33rd Street at Seventh Avenue closes on October 3, Clarence Eckerson Jr. of Streetfilms stopped by to grab video of New Yorkers enjoying some breathing room in one of Midtown’s most crowded corners. The plaza was installed in July, along with a temporary sidewalk extension on 32nd Street between […]

32nd Street Finally Has Enough Space for Walking. Will It Last?

By Stephen Miller | Sep 1, 2015 | 15 Comments

New pedestrian zones near Penn Station have given people more breathing room on some of the most crowded streets in the city. Will they stay or will they go after a trial period wraps up in October? At a Community Board 5 committee meeting last night, nearby property owners weighed in on the projects. It […]

Construction Begins on New 151st Street Bridge to Hudson River Greenway

By Stephen Miller | Aug 28, 2015 | 148 Comments

The state broke ground this month on a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge linking West Harlem with the Hudson River Greenway. For cyclists, the bridge will provide stair-free access between the greenway and the intersection of 151st Street and Riverside Drive, spanning the Henry Hudson Parkway and the Amtrak line that runs along the Hudson. Right now […]

Turn Times Square Back Into Traffic Hell? Tell Bratton and de Blasio: No Way

By Stephen Miller | Aug 28, 2015 | 1 Comment

Since Mayor Bill de Blasio won’t rule out the threat of removing the Times Square plazas, first raised by Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, it’s time to take action. Two petitions are circulating to urge the mayor not to give Times Square back to cars. One petition organized by the Design Trust for Public Space and backed by the Municipal […]

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