Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Space

Pedestrian Safety Competition at the Jersey Shore

By Glenn McAnanama | | 1 Comment
Pedestrian Plaza in Stone Harbor, New Jersey Towns along the New Jersey shore are in constant competition to attract visitors from New York, Philadelphia and all around the region. The same is true of major cities, residential neighborhoods and shopping districts but over a longer cycle. Since the beaches are relatively similar in most areas, they […]

Where in the City is this?

By Glenn McAnanama | | 13 Comments
Every so often I find little gems of street planning that I would love to see replicated elsewhere in the city. For instance, the other night I walked past this side street with bump outs at the crosswalk that give pedestrians more space and prevent automobiles from cutting corners too sharply. Can any name where […]

Chinatown Business Group Proposes Car-Free Streets

By Aaron Naparstek | | 7 Comments
Bayard Street, Chinatown. Photo: SkyShaper AM New York reports on a "radical" proposal to open two narrow Chinatown streets, Mott and Bayard, to pedestrians, shoppers and diners: Imagine car-free Chinatown streets full of alfresco dining and sidewalk tea shops instead of today’s mess of double-parked cars, delivery trucks and idling buses. That’s the radical proposal […]

Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Fights for Livable Streets

By Aaron Naparstek | | 3 Comments
DOT’s failure to provide a traffic signal or even a simple crosswalk at intersections along DeKalb Avenue disconnects the neighborhood from its bus stops and its park. Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Association is running an exemplary grassroots campaign on local pedestrian safety issues. The neighborhood group has generated more than 500 letters to DOT requesting specific improvements in crosswalk layouts […]

The Post ‘Drops the Ball’ on Yankee Stadium Story

By Aaron Donovan | | 3 Comments
The Post had a story yesterday reporting on the last ditch effort to stop the Yankee’s bad plan to build a new stadium with fewer seats for us Yankee fans but dump more traffic and emissions on the already suffering low-income neighborhoods of the south Bronx. Here’s how the Post characterizes opponents of the plan: Stadium opponents, led by […]

Guess-the-Suburb Winner Is: Matt

By Aaron Donovan | | 5 Comments
Remember Wednesday’s guess-the-anonymous-suburb contest? I’m very impressed: You all knew the right region — the northeast United States. (Was it the Ames sign? The trees? The first comment suggesting that this was a place "north of the city"?) Runner-up prizes consisting of official "Street Cred" go to Bill and Karla (your first attempt was closer!) for guessing […]
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