Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Manhattan Streets Especially Deadly for Seniors

By Brad Aaron | Dec 10, 2008 | 9 Comments

TSTC stats compiled from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and US Census data Older pedestrians face a disproportionate risk of death in Manhattan and other downstate New York areas, according to a new study by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. Though senior fatality rates are high across the region — people aged 65 and older accounted […]

Business Has Nothing to Fear From Bike Lanes

By Brad Aaron | Dec 10, 2008 | 18 Comments

Florent Morellet. Photo: Kevin Cooley/New York Magazine As City Council Member Alan Gerson attempts to codify opposition to livable streets improvements, Lower Manhattan restaurateur Florent Morellet (a.k.a. the "Unofficial Mayor of the Meatpacking District") has filed a refreshing op-ed in The Villager, touting the commercial benefits of cyclist and pedestrian infrastructure. Our excerpt offers a […]

Pedestrians, Bus Riders, and Cyclists Get a Better Bronx Hub

By Ben Fried | Dec 1, 2008 | 9 Comments

These DOT photos [PDF] show off the revamped Bronx Hub — the shopping district and transit nexus in Melrose that just received a slew of livable streets improvements. Planters, surfacing, and a few strategically placed concrete islands demarcate pretty substantial new swaths of pedestrian space, including a block-long plaza (shown above and in bird’s eye […]

Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Haven on Hanson

By Ben Fried | Nov 18, 2008 | 3 Comments

Courtesy of Brownstoner, here’s a recent shot of sidewalk construction between Flatbush Avenue and Hanson Place, near the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The short passage — or slip ramp, as DOT calls it — allowing cars to turn onto Hanson from Flatbush and Fourth Avenue is now closed to car traffic. This is especially good […]

Streetfilms: The Pedestrian Scramble Returns to L.A.

By Ben Fried | Nov 7, 2008 | 3 Comments

Clarence Eckerson’s newest Streetfilm captures the bustle of pedestrians and cyclists using diagonal crosswalks near the USC campus. It’s entrancing footage, even without the benefit of time-lapsed film. LADOT recently added 10 of these crossings around the metro area, but as Clarence discovered in the course of making the video, the "pedestrian scramble" isn’t completely […]

Eyes on the Street: Cycle Track Construction Porn

By Ben Fried | Oct 31, 2008 | 28 Comments

There’s a lot of protected bike infrastructure in various stages of completion right now, and I had the chance to take some pictures on the way to the office today. Above is a trench for part of the Sands Street bike path, the long-awaited Manhattan Bridge approach in Brooklyn that was originally slated to start […]

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