Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Pedestrian Improvements Planned for LIC Pulaski Bridge Interchange

By Brad Aaron | Feb 11, 2009 | 10 Comments

DOT has plans to improve conditions for pedestrians on the Queens side of the Pulaski Bridge, which connects Greenpoint, Brooklyn with Hunters Point in Long Island City. According to a recent presentation [PDF], pedestrians will benefit from additional crosswalks, new markings and signalization to reduce turning vehicle conflicts, and pedestrian islands.

Wiki Wednesday: Twenty’s Plenty

By Ben Fried | Feb 4, 2009 | 23 Comments

Excellent StreetsWiki use by Streetsblog regular ddartley, who added the pic you see below to the entry on 20 mph zones. From author Andy Hamilton: In July 2008, the British Medical Association called for the application of 20 mph zones throughout residential neighborhoods, not just in the vicinity of schools, where they are commonly applied. […]

Big Day for NYC Livable Streets Activism

By Ben Fried | Jan 13, 2009 | 8 Comments

Pedestrian improvements to Gansevoort Plaza, the product of a community-based process, are now under threat. There’s a lot on the table today for New Yorkers looking to make streets safer and more welcoming for pedestrians and cyclists. Turnout will be needed at three events, including two meetings where recent improvements are expected to come under […]

Streetfilms: Introducing the Pedestrian Peek-a-Boo

By Brad Aaron | Jan 12, 2009 | 11 Comments

This excellent Streetfilm from Robin Urban Smith and Clarence Eckerson is another in a series of vids on cheap and effective streetscape alterations that improve safety for all users. Writes Robin: Daylighting is a simple pedestrian safety measure achieved by removing parking spaces adjacent to curbs around an intersection, increasing visibility for pedestrians and drivers […]

Wiki Wednesday: “Shovel-Ready” Pedestrian Safety Plans?

By Ben Fried | Jan 7, 2009 | 5 Comments

StreetsWiki author Andy Hamilton files this entry on an idea from our very own Federal Highway Administration: the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan. The concept includes a step by step methodology to identify and correct pedestrian safety hazards, as well as to plan a more walkable community from the ground up. FHWA developed a how-to guide, […]

DOT Shows Off Grand Concourse Improvements

By Ben Fried | Dec 23, 2008 | 25 Comments

Lou Gehrig Plaza: No longer a parking lot for Bronx County Courthouse employees. Bronx electeds joined DOT commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan yesterday to mark a completed round of ped-bike enhancements to the Grand Concourse and 161st Street. The package includes the newly ped-friendly Lou Gehrig Plaza (in front of the Bronx County Courthouse), and wider medians […]

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