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Eyes on the Street: 33rd Street Plaza Comes to Life

By Stephen Miller | Aug 11, 2015 | 8 Comments

There is now a plaza at Penn Plaza. The finishing touches were added to a temporary pedestrian space occupying the full breadth of 33rd Street just west of Seventh Avenue earlier this week. The plaza stretches a little less than halfway to Eighth Avenue, replacing what used to be westbound traffic lanes with planters, sculptures, a terraced seating area, and a painted […]

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Fort Worth Turned Two Parking Lots Into Sundance Square Plaza

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 14, 2015 | No Comments

While in Dallas for the CNU23 conference this May, I wanted to explore. It was my second time there in less than a year, and I wanted to see if Fort Worth was much different than the tough-to-be-a-pedestrian conditions I was experiencing in Dallas. I spoke to some folks at Project for Public Spaces (PPS) […]

Plaza de Las Americas Reclaims Space for People in Washington Heights

By Stephen Miller | Mar 20, 2015 | 55 Comments

The city broke ground this morning on a new plaza in Washington Heights set to open early next year. The project will transform an extra-wide asphalt block into a permanent public space hosting vendors and a farmers market. Plaza de Las Americas is located on 175th Street between Broadway and Wadsworth Avenue. The project, which was selected in the […]

How Does the Threat of Police Violence Affect How You Use the Street?

By Ben Fried | Dec 4, 2014 | 63 Comments

When the news came out yesterday that a Staten Island grand jury had failed to indict officer Daniel Pantaleo for killing Eric Garner with an illegal chokehold, like many people I found the outcome difficult to comprehend. With clear video evidence showing that Pantaleo broke NYPD protocol and a coroner’s report certifying that Garner’s death […]

City Begins to Reclaim Space for Pedestrians at Fordham Plaza

By Stephen Miller | Aug 28, 2014 | 5 Comments

The multi-year project to improve Fordham Plaza in the Bronx — a critical transit hub — entered its latest phase yesterday with the groundbreaking for a bigger and better public space for pedestrians. Each day, more than 80,000 pedestrians flow through Fordham Plaza, the crossroads of a dozen bus lines (including two Select Bus Service […]

Eyes on the Street: Bliss Plaza Shines Under the 7 Train in Sunnyside

By Ben Fried | Aug 11, 2014 | 8 Comments

Two weeks ago, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer cut the ribbon on Bliss Plaza, a new public space created with a few simple changes to the area under the 7 train viaduct at 46th Street and Queens Boulevard. Clarence sends these photos of the plaza in action this weekend: A nicer sidewalk surface, a few […]

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