Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Space

Streetfilms: On-Street Bicycle Parking, Portland

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 20, 2006 | 9 Comments

Following the news about the new sidewalk extensions and bike racks being installed in place of car parking space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Clarence Eckerson of Streetfilms sends along this short video looking at on-street bicycle parking in Portland, Oregon, that cyclists’ Shangri-La. As Greg Raisman from Portland DOT says, "After we put it in, it […]

Wider Sidewalks & a Bicycle Park-and-Ride for Williamsburg

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 18, 2006 | 68 Comments

Streetsblog has gotten a hold of a draft of DOT’s plan to widen the sidewalk and install new bike racks at the Bedford Avenue L subway station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. As diagrammed above, the plan calls for the elimination of five motor vehicle parking spaces on N. 7th Street at Bedford Avenue, alongside the subway […]

Streetfilms: Curbing Cars in Soho

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 14, 2006 | 6 Comments

You’ve got to hand it to Clarence Eckerson. The producer of Streetfilms managed to turn around a video of this morning’s press conference announcing the new Bruce Schaller study of Soho streets (PDF) in less than four hours and it’s a really nice piece of work. My only gripe is that he edited out the […]

Rethinking Soho

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 14, 2006 | 47 Comments

A Porsche, an ambulette, Paul Steely White, Bruce Schaller and a vendor compete for street space in Soho Crowded shoppers and residents want more sidewalk space in Soho and they would be happy to give up some of the area’s parking space to get it, according to a study released today by Transportation Alternatives (Download […]

Central Park Cyclist in Serious Condition

By Aaron Donovan | Dec 14, 2006 | 25 Comments

Channel 7 has the story of a woman hit by a car in Central Park last night. (By the way, buy a Toyota!)

Futurama 2030: Bloomberg Outlines Ambitious 10-Point Agenda

By Sarah Goodyear | Dec 12, 2006 | 37 Comments

Only a couple of hundred yards from the rusting remains of the 1964 World’s Fair, Mayor Michael Bloomberg laid out his own vision for the future of New York City this morning. In a speech entitled "New York City 2030: Accepting the Challenge," the mayor introduced a broad plan for creating a sustainable city "making […]

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