Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Calming

London’s Do-It-Yourself Approach to Safer Streets

By Elizabeth Press | Aug 10, 2010 | No Comments

In the UK, the non-profit Sustrans is pioneering a community-based method to reclaim streets from high-speed traffic and make neighborhoods safer and more sociable places. Called "DIY Streets," the program brings neighbors together to help them redesign their streets in a way that puts people, safety, and streetlife first. So far, individual streets have benefited […]

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Copenhagen’s Car-Free Streets and Slow-Speed Zones

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Aug 4, 2010 | No Comments

In Copenhagen, you never have to travel very far to see a beautiful public space or car-free street packed with people soaking up the day. In fact, since the early 1960s, 18 parking lots in the downtown area have been converted into public spaces for playing, meeting, and generally just doing things that human beings […]

Radar Survey Says: New PPW Has Reversed the Curse of Speeding Traffic

By Ben Fried | Aug 3, 2010 | 29 Comments

Vehicle speeds recorded on Prospect Park West at the intersection of Garfield Place before and after implementation of the road diet + bike lane. Graphic: Park Slope Neighbors [PDF] The Prospect Park West bike lane has bestowed order and virtually eliminated the raceway conditions on a street where speeding used to be the norm. In […]

As PPW Intrigue Mounts, Brooklyn Paper Defends the Completed Street

By Ben Fried | Jul 1, 2010 | 51 Comments

The new Prospect Park West makes biking and walking safer for all ages. Photo: Jeff Prant Before I get to the "intrigue" part of this post (it’s juicy), first let me say that if you haven’t checked out the Prospect Park West re-design yet, you owe it to yourself to head on over and take […]

Tonight: Voices of Reason Needed to Counter PPW Bike Lane Hysteria

By Brad Aaron | Jun 21, 2010 | 45 Comments

Its fresh green paint is already bringing relief to car-free commuters, but that hasn’t stopped anonymous opponents of a safer Prospect Park West from continuing to spread anti-cyclist tripe of the kind pictured above. Though no names or contact information have to our knowledge accompanied any of these fliers, local media can’t resist piling on, […]

DOT Unveils Union Square Upgrades to Manhattan CB 5

By Noah Kazis | Apr 27, 2010 | 27 Comments

NYCDOT’s plans for Union Square would add pedestrian plazas and better bike facilities on Broadway and 17th Street. Image: NYCDOT. For a larger version, click here. Last night NYCDOT showed plans for a package of safety upgrades and public space improvements for Union Square [PDF] to Manhattan Community Board 5’s transportation committee. Under the plan, […]

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