Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Starting With a Single Street, an Effort to Make an Entire Borough Safer

By Stephen Miller | Oct 12, 2012 | 4 Comments

Last year, Hilda Cohen, Ali Loxton and their neighbors picked up the pieces of a torpedoed bike lane proposal for Lafayette Avenue, showing DOT and Brooklyn Community Board 2 the community’s broad support for safer cycling on the busy street. After 1,400 signatures and countless hours of work, Lafayette Avenue from Fulton Street to Classon Avenue […]

Eyes on the Street: Sidewalk Extensions Sprout in Financial District

By Stephen Miller | Sep 24, 2012 | 4 Comments

Late last week, DOT completed the installation of gravel epoxy sidewalk extensions in the Financial District along Broadway and Whitehall Street, from the area surrounding the famous bull statue south to an existing plaza between Pearl and Water streets. The additions feature planters and flex-post to keep drivers out, but no seating. Before the sidewalk […]

Astoria Community Board Votes Against Plaza, Will Get Curb Extensions

By Stephen Miller | Sep 13, 2012 | 23 Comments

DOT went before Queens Community Board 1 on Tuesday to propose a pedestrian plaza at the intersection of 30th Avenue, 33rd Street and Newtown Avenue. The audience at the meeting was split on the proposal, but CB members were not: They voted against the plaza 25 to 7. Since the board rejected the plaza, which would have […]

Tonight: Important Queens Community Board 1 Meeting on Astoria Plaza

By Stephen Miller | Sep 11, 2012 | 2 Comments

The intersection of 30th Avenue, 33rd Street and Newtown Avenue was the site of DOT’s first-ever one-day demonstration plaza. Will it get a permanent public space enhancement? In June, DOT presented two options for this location: three curb extensions at a cost of $400,000, or the plaza at a cost of $75,000. So far, Council Member Peter […]

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Chicago Unveils Its Ambitious Pedestrian Safety Plan

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 6, 2012 | No Comments

Yesterday, the city of Chicago rolled out a sweeping new plan for pedestrian safety [PDF]. With some 250 recommendations — including traffic-calming measures like pedestrian islands, chicanes and midblock curb bumpouts — Chicago joins cities like New York and Portland in formalizing a plan to meet targets for reducing pedestrian injuries and deaths. Chicago Department […]

Bronx Park Group Presses DOT for Commitment to Ped Safety Fixes

By Stephen Miller | Aug 28, 2012 | 6 Comments

In the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx, there are no crosswalks connecting to the central public space, Williamsbridge Oval Park. Much of the street that surrounds the park even lacks sidewalks. Fed up with what they say is inaction from DOT’s Bronx office, local residents are now appealing to the top with a letter to Commissioner […]

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