Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Brooklyn CB 6 Reverses Course, Supports Fourth Avenue Traffic Calming

By Stephen Miller | Jul 11, 2013 | 32 Comments

One month after Brooklyn Community Board 6 passed a resolution condemning DOT’s safety proposal for Fourth Avenue, upending months of public workshops and the decision of its own transportation committee, the full board voted 21-3, with two abstentions, to support a modified version of the plan at a special meeting last night. Beginning in February, DOT held public workshops to […]

City Releases New Design Recommendations for Sidewalks

By Stephen Miller | Jul 9, 2013 | 2 Comments

Last month at the the eighth Fit City conference, the same day DOT unveiled a new pedestrian wayfinding initiative, the city released an update to its Active Design Guidelines focusing specifically on sidewalk design. Although the new guidelines are just suggestions, the new document lays out a vision for how the city’s sidewalks can be designed to encourage […]

DOT Unveils WalkNYC Wayfinding System, Set to Go Citywide Next Year

By Stephen Miller | Jun 24, 2013 | 23 Comments

The Manhattan grid is simple enough to navigate, but throughout the city, it’s still easy for tourists and locals alike to get turned around. To help people find their way on foot, the the city is launching WalkNYC, its new pedestrian wayfinding initiative. This afternoon, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan kicked off the program at a […]

Eyes on the Street: First Avenue Protected Bike Lane Extends Uptown

By Stephen Miller | May 6, 2013 | 22 Comments

Our most recent progress report on the protected bike lanes for East Harlem and the Upper East Side came last October, when crews installed the bike lane and pedestrian refuges on Second Avenue between 100th Street and 125th Street. Last year also saw the construction of a protected bike lane on First Avenue between the Queensboro […]

After Long Wait, Bronx Park Slated for DOT Ped Fixes, 20 MPH Speed Limit

By Stephen Miller | Apr 23, 2013 | 3 Comments

Since 2009, Friends of the Williamsbridge Oval and Bronx Community Board 7 have been asking DOT to improve pedestrian safety and access to the Norwood neighborhood’s central public space. Most intersections surrounding the park don’t have crosswalks, and sections of the road surrounding the park are also missing sidewalks. Now, after years of requests from […]

Eyes on the Street: Finally, Crosswalks on Katonah Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Apr 19, 2013 | 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, a reader sent in a picture of an intersection on Katonah Avenue in the Bronx, which DOT repaved and striped with a double-yellow line — but not crosswalks. For more than six weeks, residents crossed this neighborhood artery without painted markings, which had parents at P.S. 19 especially worried. Our tipster […]

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