Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Eyes on the Street: A Super-Sized Pedestrian Island on Bushwick Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Sep 2, 2014 | 5 Comments

Once an extra-wide asphalt expanse, a section of Bushwick Avenue has been reclaimed by the addition of a pedestrian island. The new public space, which makes it easier to cross between Brooklyn Latin School and the Bushwick Library, is joined by smaller changes to an adjacent stretch of Bushwick Avenue installed this spring and summer. After securing […]

Planning For Growth and Safer Streets at Bronx Metro-North Stations

By Stephen Miller | Aug 28, 2014 | 6 Comments

Once the MTA’s East Side Access project is finally complete, a few additional upgrades will allow Metro-North’s New Haven Line trains to stop at new stations in the East Bronx and cross the Hell Gate Bridge before heading to Penn Station. The Bronx is also expected to grow faster than any other borough in the coming years. With both […]

“Is It Really The Parking?”: Ozone Park Merchants Spar With Plaza Supporters

By Stephen Miller | Aug 25, 2014 | 32 Comments

A new episode in a long-running conflict has cropped up in Ozone Park: A community group worked with the city to install a pedestrian plaza, but merchants, blaming poor sales on changes to traffic patterns, parking, and plaza upkeep, want the public space removed. A special forum hosted last Thursday by Queens Community Board 10 and DOT gave […]

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Why It Makes Sense to Add Biking and Walking Routes Along Active Rail Lines

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 18, 2014 | No Comments

This post is part of a series featuring stories and research that will be presented at the Pro-Walk/Pro-Bike/Pro-Place conference September 8-11 in Pittsburgh. You’ve heard of rail-trails — abandoned rail lines that have been turned into multi-use paths for biking and walking. There are more than 21,000 miles of rail-trails across the country, in urban, suburban, and rural areas. […]

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Study: People Living Near Biking and Walking Paths Get More Exercise

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 21, 2014 | No Comments

People who live near safe, high-quality biking and walking infrastructure tend to get more exercise than people who don’t, according to a study published last week in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers surveyed randomly selected adults before and after new bike/ped infrastructure was built in three communities in the U.K. Two of the […]

Bronx Advocates Push for New Pedestrian Plaza in Soundview

By Stephen Miller | Jul 15, 2014 | 3 Comments

Near the intersection of Morrison and Westchester Avenues in Soundview, just a block from the Bronx River Parkway, one block separates a forlorn green triangle from Parque de Los Niños and its well-used benches and baseball diamonds. Now, a local group is hoping to phase in public space upgrades to the area through DOT’s plaza […]

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