Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Tonight: Two Chances to Turn Out for Safer Manhattan Streets

By Brad Aaron | Oct 21, 2009 | No Comments

There are two opportunities tonight to get behind livable streets efforts in Manhattan. Among the items on Community Board 8’s October agenda is a resolution in support of protected bike lanes on the Upper East Side. As we heard from Transportation Alternatives yesterday, neighborhood involvement has propelled this once-unlikely measure to this point, and friendly […]

Eyes on the Street: The Petrosino Square Renaissance

By Ben Fried | Oct 14, 2009 | 7 Comments

Petrosino Square has nearly doubled in size. Photo: Elizabeth Press. SoHo’s Petrosino Square was one of the first places identified by the New York City Streets Renaissance as a prime candidate for pedestrian reclamation. The western edge of the square, defined by Lafayette Street, used to give way abruptly to an inexplicable expanse of asphalt. […]

Walk21 NYC: Visionaries of Walkability Take Manhattan

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Oct 13, 2009 | No Comments

With all the remarkable recent livable streets improvements in New York, it’s no surprise the tenth annual Walk21 Conference chose our city for its host digs. Visitors and attendees salivated over new pedestrian infrastructure and public spaces, including tours of the recently opened High Line and a special visit to the soon-to-be-restored High Bridge. Featuring […]

A Solution for Suburbs: Bypass the Roads

By Mathew Katz | Oct 13, 2009 | 17 Comments

A map of a neighborhood in Tigard, Oregon. Some of the proposed new trails are marked in blue. The demand for walkable neighborhoods is up, but in order to fill that demand, we’re going to have to transform our suburbs. How that might be accomplished was one of the most vexing issues discussed at last […]

What Kind of Pedestrian Are You?

By Mathew Katz | Oct 8, 2009 | No Comments

Categories of pedestrians, based on their walking patterns. Courtesy: Norbert Brändle, Austrian Institute of Technology. Part of designing more walkable cities — a goal of this week’s Walk21 Conference — is figuring out how pedestrians actually interact with the space around them, something that seems inherently difficult because of the erratic and unique behavior of […]

Walk21 Brings Together Top Urban-Minded Leaders

By Mathew Katz | Oct 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

The Walk21 Conference starts tomorrow, and in addition to some amazing workshops, there’s also a chance to meet and hear from leaders in the global push to make cities more livable. Mexico City’s dedicated-lane rapid transit bus system, Metrobus, carries as many as 250,000 riders a day. Photo: vonKinder/Flickr. Opening the conference tomorrow is Mayor […]

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