Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Space

Envisioning a More Livable Columbus Avenue

By Ben Fried | Mar 18, 2008 | 8 Comments

As a candidate for a livable streets makeover, Columbus Avenue is a no-brainer. A block from Central Park, it is home to the American Museum of Natural History and sports a string of active ground floor businesses, but the street itself is a classically car-oriented corridor: three moving lanes sandwiched between two parking lanes. The […]

DOT Launches Bike Rack Design Competition

By Brad Aaron | Mar 14, 2008 | 3 Comments

The days of the U- and wave-racks are numbered Think you can build a better bike rack? Now’s your chance. Yesterday the city announced an international competition for a bike rack designed "to be an icon for New York City cycling." The competition is a partnership between DOT and the Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt National Design […]

In Istanbul, a Burgeoning Livable Streets Movement

By Brad Aaron | Mar 13, 2008 | 2 Comments

StreetFilms’ Elizabeth Press traveled to Istanbul, Turkey recently, and put together this vid of horrendous traffic conditions and initiatives to take back the streets. Featured in the film is Kevser Üstündag, professor of architecture and World Carfree Network advisor, who discusses transit and car-free Sundays. At 1:40, check out Istiklal Caddesi, an avenue that was […]

Hudson River Greenway Bike Path Sabotaged

By Brad Aaron | Mar 11, 2008 | 9 Comments

Streetsblog received this tip last night: I was riding North on the Greenway tonight at about 9:15, and after clearing 60th street and entering the stretch under the elevated Miller Highway a southbound cyclists yelled at me, "Watch out! There’s a pile of rocks across the bike path ahead." I slowed down and carefully rode […]

Car-Free Washington Place? Not in My Driveway, Say Residents

By Ben Fried | Mar 7, 2008 | 25 Comments

A rendering in section of NYU’s proposal for a pedestrian-only Washington Place, between Washington Square Park and Broadway. Earlier this week, Community Board 2 in Greenwich Village held a public meeting to get feedback on NYU’s proposal to pedestrianize Washington Place, part of a larger plan to improve public space in the school’s core campus. […]

Meeting Tonight on Beseiged Plan to Calm NYU Campus

By Brad Aaron | Mar 5, 2008 | 5 Comments

Tonight, Community Board 2’s Transportation and Institutions Committees will hold a joint meeting to hear proposals from NYU to reclaim road space for pedestrians in the campus core area. Details have not been announced, but a tipster tells Streetsblog that possible proposals range from removal of parking spaces to allow for wider sidewalks and […]

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