Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Big Sidewalk Extensions Coming to Bowling Green

By Noah Kazis | May 8, 2012 | 2 Comments

Pedestrians at the southern-most tip of Manhattan are getting a lot more space to walk, thanks to a DOT proposal [PDF] first reported by DNAinfo last week. New sidewalk extensions along Whitehall Street, as well as a new plaza at the famous statue of the bull at Bowling Green, will make conditions safer for people […]

Eyes on the Street: Neighbors Get Better Bike Lane

By Noah Kazis | Apr 24, 2012 | 22 Comments

Somehow we doubt it’s going to make Iris Weinshall, Norm Steisel and Louise Hainline feel any better (what with the threat of another lawsuit), but construction is now underway on pedestrian islands along the Prospect Park West bike lane. Once complete, the islands will provide easier crossings for pedestrians — who have already benefited from shorter […]

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New WHO Tool Calculates the Health Savings of Bike/Ped Infrastructure

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 23, 2012 | No Comments

Sidewalks, bike lanes, traffic calming projects — they save lives. Not just by protecting cyclists and pedestrians (not to mention motorists), but by encouraging physical activity that leads to a healthy life. Of course, it can be hard to convince politicians to see things in those terms when it’s time to pony up for walking […]

Can Staten Island’s North Shore Become NYC’s Next Great Neighborhood?

By Noah Kazis | Mar 9, 2012 | 7 Comments

Staten Island’s North Shore is one of the city’s great sites of opportunity. The neighborhoods along the Kill Van Kull are twice as dense as the rest of Staten Island, but lack any transit option beyond the bus. There are historic town centers at St. George and Port Richmond, but car-centric planning deadens street life. […]

Flushing Transpo Project Boosted Safety While Curbing Congestion

By Noah Kazis | Mar 5, 2012 | 7 Comments

It might not be as bold or attention-grabbing as the overhaul of Times Square and Herald Square, but a set of changes made to New York City’s third-busiest pedestrian intersection is having its own quiet success. In Downtown Flushing, a 2010 project that expanded sidewalks, daylighted dangerous intersections, and introduced numerous turn restrictions is boosting […]

A Day in the Life of a Pop-Up Café

By Ben Fried | Dec 9, 2011 | 1 Comment

Take a break this weekend from the unrelentingly bleak news about Governor Cuomo’s stealth attack on the transit system, and enjoy this time-lapse of the new pop-up café at Local on Sullivan Street. Up until this July, a camera at this location would only have recorded the occasional act of parallel parking and feeding the […]

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