Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Eyes on the Street: Runoff Retention? Sidewalk Extension!

By Brad Aaron | Jul 3, 2012 | 21 Comments

Clarence files these photos of a dual-purpose street reclamation in Queens. In Woodside at the intersection of 39th Ave and Woodside Avenue they have put in a massive traffic calming/bioswale-ish extension of the sidewalk! It looks like a standard Portland-style bioswale for water runoff. We have queries in with the city for more information, but […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike-Ped Improvements on 6 1/2 and Eighth Avenues

By Noah Kazis | Jul 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

Safer streets are taking shape in Midtown, with work underway to create new paths through the heart of the city for pedestrians and cyclists alike. Crosswalks and street signs are in place for one of the Department of Transportation’s most original projects, a pedestrian thoroughfare designated as 6 1/2 Avenue. Thanks to a 1980s zoning provision, a […]

Based on Limited Feedback, Vallone Opposes Astoria Pedestrian Plaza

By Stephen Miller | Jun 12, 2012 | 12 Comments

City Council Member Peter Vallone, Jr. opposes a proposal to create a new pedestrian plaza in public space-starved Astoria. The plaza is one of the options on the table for a dangerous intersection that NYC DOT has targeted for safety imporovements. The irregular intersection of 33rd Street, 30th Avenue and Newtown Avenue has long been […]

Putting the Public Back in Midtown’s Privately Owned Public Spaces

By Jake Schabas | May 22, 2012 | 18 Comments

“It’s a private property with public access,” a security guard explained after stopping me from taking photos of a mid-block passageway through the Metropolitan Tower on 56th Street. The space in question, which connects 56th to 57th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, is one of more than 150 privately owned public spaces in central Midtown, many of which […]

Double Bus Lane and Sidewalk Extensions to Boost East New York Transit Hub

By Noah Kazis | May 18, 2012 | 3 Comments

The Department of Transportation unveiled a new design for one of Brooklyn’s most important transit hubs at a community board meeting Monday evening. By turning a single block of Van Sinderen Avenue into a one-way street, DOT plans to improve bus service and build new pedestrian space at East New York’s Broadway Junction, which serves […]

CB 7 Approves 50-Block Ped Safety Project for Sunset Park’s Fourth Ave

By Ben Fried | May 17, 2012 | 13 Comments

In an overwhelming 31-2 vote (with three abstentions), Brooklyn Community Board 7 passed a motion last night in favor of re-engineering Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park for greater safety. The NYC DOT project [PDF] will add a substantial amount of pedestrian space at intersections from 65th Street to 15th Street, widening medians and narrowing crossing distances on […]

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