Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Space

What It Looks Like to Walk the Length of the BQE

By Noah Kazis | Feb 17, 2012 | 8 Comments

Here’s a project we’re glad not to be doing (but we’re thrilled someone is). Gallery owner Robert Hult is spending today walking the route of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, not on the highway but as close alongside it as possible, and posting regular photos to his Twitter account. Taken collectively, the snapshots create a real vision […]

Productive Exchange of Ideas Breaks Out at Fort Greene Plaza Workshop

By Ben Fried | Feb 17, 2012 | 7 Comments

The reports are in, and it seems like Fort Greene residents were able to have a productive workshop with NYC DOT and the Fulton Area Business Alliance (FAB) last night to discuss the new public plaza planned for Fowler Square. A reader informs us that aside from a few minutes of haranguing from a few […]

Tonight: Help Shape the Future of Fort Greene’s Fowler Square

By Ben Fried | Feb 16, 2012 | 4 Comments

NYC DOT, Council Member Tish James, Community Board 2, and the Fulton Area Business Alliance are hosting a community workshop tonight to gather ideas for a new plaza at Fowler Square — the triangle formed by Fulton Street, Lafayette Avenue, and South Elliot Place in Fort Greene. In addition to lending your expertise as the […]

This Valentine’s Day, Declare Your Love For the Most Beautiful Street

By Noah Kazis | Feb 14, 2012 | 7 Comments

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here is a new and interesting way to compare streets. At www.beautiful.st, you can compare 200 randomly selected streets in Philadelphia, plucked from Google Street View, two at a time. Vote for the most beautiful and two more images pop up for you to compare. The site was designed […]

Unlocking the Potential of the New Jackson Heights Plaza

By Ben Fried | Feb 10, 2012 | 16 Comments

Earlier this month you might have noticed a few press accounts about merchants in Jackson Heights who think a new public plaza on one short block of 37th Road is crimping their bottom line. The plaza is actually part of a much broader plan to improve street safety, speed bus trips, and reduce traffic congestion […]

Eyes on the Street: New Plaza Coming Soon

By Noah Kazis | Jan 31, 2012 | 1 Comment

A reader passed along this photo of a new sign announcing that Fowler Square, a small triangle of grass in Fort Greene, is in line for a public space upgrade courtesy the Fulton Area Business Alliance and NYC DOT’s plaza program. Head to the Facebook group advertised on the sign and there’s more information. The […]

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