Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

NYCDOT Prioritizes Sustainable Modes at Queens Approach to Triborough

By Noah Kazis | Jun 1, 2010 | 15 Comments

Plans for a new pedestrian area between Hoyt Avenue South and Astoria Boulevard. Pedestrians already crowd this space, which is only set off from traffic by striping (visible under the simulated sidewalk). Rendering: NYCDOT NYCDOT has proposed a significant street redesign for the base of the RFK Bridge (a.k.a. the Triborough) in Astoria [PDF], a […]

Pair of DOT Projects Promise Safer Walking and Biking in South Bronx Nabes

By Ben Fried | May 21, 2010 | 18 Comments

The Crames Square safety project adds new pedestrian refuges and simplifies vehicle movements. Image: NYCDOT [PDF] Safer streets and new bike lanes are slated for the neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Longwood in the South Bronx. The improvements will make it safer to walk to stores on Southern Boulevard and add new bike connections leading […]

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First Lady’s Childhood Obesity Task Force Calls For Transportation Reform

By Elana Schor | May 11, 2010 | No Comments

(Chart: LetsMove.gov) The White House’s inter-agency task force on childhood obesity, developed under the stewardship of First Lady Michelle Obama, today released a 124-page report recommending dozens of policy shifts in health care, community development, and transportation that it estimates can bring down obesity rates among kids by 5 percent over the next 20 years. […]

DOT’s Grand Army Plaza Plan: Bold, Exciting, Crowd-Pleasing

By Ben Fried | Apr 30, 2010 | 22 Comments

At last night’s presentation to a joint meeting of three Brooklyn community boards, DOT assistant commissioner Ryan Russo unveiled what he called "a pretty dramatic and bold, exciting plan" for Grand Army Plaza. The proposal lived up to the billing. Lots of asphalt will be reclaimed for walking and biking. Getting to the central plaza […]

Tonight: Important Meeting on Flushing Ave Ped-Bike Safety Project

By Ben Fried | Apr 21, 2010 | 7 Comments

The two-way bike path concept for Flushing Avenue. Image: NYCDOT Brooklyn Community Board 2, NYCDOT, and City Council members Steve Levin and Letitia James are putting on a public meeting tonight to get feedback on the two-way protected bike path with planted pedestrian medians proposed for Brooklyn’s Flushing Avenue. The project is part of the […]

LES Bike-Ped Improvements Sail Through Manhattan CB 3

By Noah Kazis | Mar 24, 2010 | 9 Comments

New bike lanes leading to and from the Williamsburg Bridge encountered almost no opposition from Manhattan Community Board 3. Two weeks after NYCDOT revealed a package of pedestrian and cyclist improvements for the Lower East Side, the full membership of Community Board 3 voted overwhelmingly to approve the plans. There was only one "no" vote […]

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