Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Space

How Would You Reinvent Grand Army Plaza?

By Brad Aaron | Sep 12, 2008 | 11 Comments

This morning officials announced the winners of the "Reinventing Grand Army Plaza" competition, a contest that drew 200+ proposals for transforming the gateway to Prospect Park into a public space worthy of its landmark status. A jury composed mainly of designers, planners and community advocates selected four designs to receive cash prizes, while winnowing the […]

Bloomberg, Sadik-Khan to Hold 11:00 Madison Square Presser

By Brad Aaron | Sep 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

Mayor Bloomberg and DOT Commish Janette Sadik-Khan will be officially unveiling public space improvements to Madison Square at 11:00 this morning, on 23rd St. between Broadway and Fifth Ave. If any citizen journalists will be in the area, please send us a pic if you can.

Share Your Green Urban Story

By Brad Aaron | Sep 4, 2008 | 7 Comments

SustainLane, known for its ranking of greenest US cities, is looking for short essays on sustainable urban living. Here are a few ideas from the contest guidelines: Tell us the story about the commuter rail that doesn’t exist (voted down yet again). Would it run near your neighborhood, if it did? Tell us about […]

In Week of Carnage, Times Looks Askance at Broadway Traffic-Calming

By Brad Aaron | Aug 26, 2008 | 20 Comments

Projects like Broadway Boulevard are intended, in part, to reduce auto-pedestrian conflicts. Yesterday traffic agent Donnette Sanz was buried with her infant son. Two weeks ago, she was crossing a Bronx street on her lunch break when she was hit by a van and thrown under a school bus. Her unborn child was delivered prematurely […]

Commerce Bank to Cyclists: Your Money’s No Good Here

By Brad Aaron | Aug 13, 2008 | 52 Comments

From a tipster comes this story of what happens when a cyclist tries to conduct business using the "vehicles only" windows at the Commerce Bank branch on Prospect Park Southwest at Park Circle. I have been a customer for almost seven years now, and last week I came to deposit a large amount just as […]

Streetfilms: Biking the Falls

By Ben Fried | Aug 1, 2008 | 9 Comments

Before the four "New York City Waterfalls" began gushing along the East River this June, DOT marked a bike route passing by each installation and released a guide to go with it. In this Streetfilm Elizabeth Press shows us a recent bike tour of the falls, led by DOT commish Janette Sadik-Khan. Special bonus feature: […]

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