Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Shared Space

Study: “Shared Space” Slows Drivers While Letting Traffic Move Efficiently

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 8, 2016 | No Comments

The idea behind “shared space” street design is that less can be more. By ditching signage, traffic lights, and the grade separation between sidewalk and roadbed, the shared space approach calms traffic and heightens communication between drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. Instead of following traffic signals on auto-pilot or speeding up to beat the light, motorists have to pay attention […]

Hudson Square Plaza Revamp Leaves Shared Space Street for Another Day

By Stephen Miller | Feb 6, 2015 | 16 Comments

A plan to convert a two-block street on the border of Soho and Hudson Square into shared space is going to sit on the shelf — for now. The Parks Department and the Hudson Square Connection Business Improvement District are splitting the cost of a $6 million plan to overhaul a triangular park along Sixth […]

Reimagining Jay Street With Shared Space and Protected Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Nov 21, 2014 | 28 Comments

Jay Street is one of the major north-south spines of Downtown Brooklyn. The street is full of pedestrians near MetroTech, cyclists going to and from the Manhattan Bridge, and buses connecting to nearby subways, but it’s not designed to serve anyone particularly well — except, perhaps, people with parking placards. Double-parked cars constantly obstruct bike lanes […]

DOT Studying Shared Space for Three Blocks Next to Willoughby Plaza

By Stephen Miller | Sep 17, 2014 | 2 Comments

Three narrow blocks near Willoughby Plaza in Downtown Brooklyn could become “shared space” streets under a DOT plan to blur the lines between sidewalks and car lanes. The concept has been under discussion for years as a way to slow motorists and give pedestrians more breathing room, and the city is now studying this concept […]

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Buenos Aires: Building a People-Friendly City

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 30, 2014 | No Comments

Buenos Aires is fast becoming one of the most admired cities in the world when it comes to reinventing streets and transportation. Just over a year ago, the city launched MetroBus BRT (constructed in less than seven months) on 9 de Julio Avenue, which may be the world’s widest street. The transformation of four general […]

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Bikes, Cars, and People Co-Exist on Pittsburgh’s Shared Streets

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 3, 2014 | No Comments

Summer is finally here, but livable streets advocates already can’t wait for September to come. The biennial Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place conference is taking place in Pittsburgh, a city that’s shedding its “Rust Belt” image and emerging as a leader in progressive street design with the help of a new mayor who’s committed to biking, […]

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