Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Signs of Progress for Downtown Brooklyn Safety Fixes

By Ben Fried | May 20, 2009 | 3 Comments

After a wait that lasted years longer than expected, construction crews are breaking ground on a slate of pedestrian safety improvements for Downtown Brooklyn’s traffic-plagued streets. Reader Todd Seidel sent in this photo of a sidewalk extension in mid-construction on Third Avenue and 11th Street, and DOT confirms that Phase I of the long-sought Downtown […]

Tonight: Share Your Thoughts on Safer Streets at Gerson “Town Hall”

By Ben Fried | May 19, 2009 | 2 Comments

Alan Gerson. Itching to tell DOT what you think of recent changes to Lower Manhattan streets? You can tonight at 6:30, when the second installment in Alan Gerson’s "Traffic Town Hall" series gets underway at Old St. Pat’s Gym (near 275 Mulberry Street). Fellow Council Member John Liu, running for citywide office in the crowded […]

Streetfilms: Making Streets Safer for Seniors

By Elizabeth Press | Apr 22, 2009 | 9 Comments

Transportation Alternatives’ Safe Routes for Seniors campaign began in 2003 to encourage senior citizens to walk more by improving the pedestrian environment. Funded by the New York State Department of Health, it was a pioneering program to address the needs of elderly pedestrians. In 2008, New York City launched its own Safe Streets for Seniors […]

Two-Way Protected Bike Path Sails Through CB6 Committee

By Streetsblog | Apr 17, 2009 | 18 Comments

Image: NYCDOT Eric McClure of Park Slope Neighbors files this report. Last night, the transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 unanimously endorsed a plan by the Department of Transportation to calm traffic on Prospect Park West through a major street redesign. The plan features the implementation of New York City’s first on-street, two-way, physically […]

Bigger Sidewalks But No Protected Bike Lane for Houston Street

By Ben Fried | Apr 3, 2009 | 14 Comments

A photosim of the East Houston Street plan; existing condition shown inset. Image: DCP. The reconstruction of East Houston Street will include wider medians, bigger sidewalks, fewer traffic lanes, and a new bike lane. But instead of installing a physically protected path for cyclists, the city plans to paint a buffered, Class 2 lane. The […]

NYC Stim Projects Help Fund Big Bike-Ped Improvements

By Ben Fried | Mar 31, 2009 | 18 Comments

Brooklyn Bridge upkeep grabbed headlines this morning, but wait til you see what’s happening on Houston Street. Yesterday Mayor Bloomberg unveiled the list of city transportation projects set to receive an injection of federal stimulus cash. Budget-wise, the big ticket items are mostly bridge repair projects, but channeling those stim bucks toward necessary maintenance also […]

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