Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Space

Pedestrian-Friendly Changes for Grand Army Plaza

By Aaron Naparstek | | 11 Comments
More public space for Grand Army Plaza: DOT says that it would give the street space highlighted in green to the Parks Department for use during public events and car-free hours in Prospect Park. Since the beginning of 2005 I have been helping to organize a group called the Grand Army Plaza Coalition. The group is focused on improving the pedestrian experience […]

MTA Response to Pokey: Traffic Congestion = “Vibrancy”

By Aaron Naparstek | | 11 Comments
The MTA’s response to the annual Pokey Awards ceremony is always worth looking out for. Rather than using the publicity generated by the event to build political capital for some bus service improvement or another, the Transit Authority’s response falls somewhere between defensive and infuriated. This year’s statement is a doozy and reminiscent of Mayor Bloomberg’s famous […]

DOT Announces Five Bus Rapid Transit Corridors

By Aaron Naparstek | | 33 Comments
Sketches from an internal BRT Study depicting the three general types of stations: A) Major Station: Includes extended canopy with windscreens and seating. Icon and full platform pavement treatment. B) Standard Station: Shelter with Icon and full platform pavement treatment. C) Minimum Station: For locations with narrow sidewalks: Icon and platform edge strip only. Bigger image […]

Streetfilms: Car-Free Bedford Avenue

By Aaron Naparstek | | 2 Comments
Emil Kozerawski is still working on the idea of making Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s "Main Street" into a car-free pedestrian boulevard. Now Car-Free Bedford Avenue has its own Streetfilms-style video on YouTube. Speaking of which, don’t forget to tag those YouTube videos "Streetsblog" to ensure that we get a hold of them. I love the vision and […]

Great New Website: Get Outta MyBikeLane

By Aaron Naparstek | | 9 Comments
Check out my favorite new web site, MyBikeLane, by Greg Whalin. It’s a simple idea. If you see a motor vehicle parked in a bike lane, snap a photo of it with your digital camera or camera phone. Upload the photo to MyBikeLane. The web site publishes the photo of the offending bike lane blocker […]
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