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Sadik-Khan Introduces the New York City Model

By Brad Aaron | Apr 29, 2008 | 15 Comments

DOT revealed its "Sustainable Streets" strategic plan last night, in the very same room where the New York City Streets Renaissance Campaign held its kick-off event a little more than two years ago. Once again, Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson was there. Here are excerpts from the presentation by Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, who says that, rather than […]

Streetfilm: The Transformation of Meat Market Plaza

By Ben Fried | Apr 25, 2008 | 11 Comments

The past few weeks, we’ve kept an eye on the rapid progress of Gansevoort Plaza in the Meatpacking District. Lest we forget about its slightly older neighbor to the north, Meat Market Plaza, Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson, Jr. cut together this short video capturing the site (Ninth Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets) before, during, and […]

Après Congestion Pricing, It’s Time to Look at the Paris Model

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 15, 2008 | 19 Comments

Amsterdam Ave. and 76th St. with street space reallocated to walkers, bikes and buses. When Transportation Alternatives, Project for Public Spaces and the Open Planning Project started the New York City Streets Renaissance Campaign nearly three years ago, the plan was to build a movement that would work block-by-block and neighborhood-by-neighborhood to reclaim the city’s […]

In the Heights: City Aims to Make 181st a Complete Street

By Brad Aaron | Apr 15, 2008 | 16 Comments

Buses and trucks jockey for position on 181st Street in Washington Heights Less parking; safer conditions for pedestrians and cyclists; fewer buses; improved traffic enforcement; designated commercial loading zones; control over street vendors; more parking. Those were among the top suggestions offered to DOT staff and consultants last Thursday at a forum for planned improvements […]

Another Sign of Progress for Brooklyn Greenway

By Ben Fried | Apr 11, 2008 | 12 Comments

During an epic bike tour of the city yesterday that stretched from the Bronx to Brooklyn, StreetFilms’ Clarence Eckerson, Jr. took these shots of the future site of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The Brooklyn Greenway, which received a vote of confidence from Community Board 1 on Tuesday, will run through the park along the edge of […]

Bronx County Courthouse Plaza Gets a Makeover

By Brad Aaron | Apr 11, 2008 | 19 Comments

StreetFilms’ Clarence Eckerson took these shots yesterday at the Bronx County Courthouse on Grand Concourse, where an area plagued by illegally parked government employee vehicles has been replaced by a public plaza. Here’s a "before" shot, courtesy of Transportation Alternatives. Additional current pics after the jump.

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