Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sidewalks

Who’s Against Better Sidewalks and Bus Stops? These People…

By Stephen Miller | Feb 6, 2015 | 23 Comments

Bus bulbs are sidewalk extensions at bus stops that enable passengers to board without the driver pulling in and out of traffic. They save transit riders time, shorten crossing distances for pedestrians, and keep sidewalks from getting cluttered by bus stop furniture. Who could be against that? Well, on the Upper East Side, a few […]

DUMBO Street Upgrades: Big Curb Expansions + Contraflow Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Jan 28, 2015 | 13 Comments

DUMBO, where NYC DOT launched its public plaza program more than seven years ago, is set to get more pedestrian space as the city expands sidewalks and reworks oddly-shaped intersections beneath the Manhattan Bridge. The project also includes a contraflow bike lane to improve connections from DUMBO to the Manhattan Bridge, Jay Street, and Downtown […]

DOT Proposes Riverside Drive Traffic Calming, But Not Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Jan 9, 2015 | 51 Comments

Last night, DOT presented a plan to the Manhattan Community Board 9 transportation committee that would bring pedestrian safety improvements and a road diet to Riverside Drive, but DOT is proposing no bike lanes for the popular cycling route [PDF]. The plan for Riverside Drive stretches from 116th to 135th Streets, which ranks in the […]

Eyes on the Street: Dodging Drivers on the Sidewalk

By Stephen Miller | Dec 17, 2014 | 19 Comments

Heads up, New Yorkers. You never know when your neighborhood sidewalk will turn into a construction detour for motorists. A National Grid construction crew blocked Prospect Place between Flatbush Avenue and Sixth Avenue this morning. Since the crew failed to cork the street at the top of the block by Flatbush, drivers were expected to […]

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Pima County Holds Better Sidewalks Hostage to Get a Road Expansion

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 16, 2014 | No Comments

West of downtown Tucson, Arizona, the city runs up against the interstate first and then the mountains, cutting off development. But east of downtown, the city sprawls on for miles. The Sunshine Mile, a shopping and dining corridor centered on Broadway Boulevard, stretches two miles just east of downtown, between Euclid Avenue and Country Club […]

Eyes on the Street: Keeping Trash Off the Sidewalks in Buenos Aires

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2014 | 28 Comments

Clarence Eckerson has been following our #sidewalkhogs competition while in South America. He sends this photo from Buenos Aires. “Not only have I seen very few cars parked on sidewalks,” writes Clarence, “there are hundreds of spaces in the city where trash pick up is located in the street in what were once parking spaces.” This […]

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