Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Chinatown

Turn Out Tonight to Support Livable Streets With Staying Power

By Ben Fried | Sep 9, 2009 | 2 Comments

The current round of pedestrian and bike improvements for Allen and Pike Street might be just the beginning. Tonight’s Manhattan CB3 committee meeting is an important one for advocates looking to make the current round of pedestrian and bike improvements on Allen and Pike Streets more permanent. This is a major reclamation project [PDF] stretching […]

Eyes on the Street: A Safer, More Sociable Boulevard Takes Shape

By Ben Fried | Aug 31, 2009 | 11 Comments

A reader sends this view of Pike Street, taken from the Manhattan Bridge bike path late last week. You’ll notice the square of light pavement connecting two mall segments. That’s the intersection with Monroe Street, one of four locations slated for pedestrian plazas in DOT’s most recent plan for Pike and Allen Streets [PDF]. A […]

Gerson on Grand Street Safety: Never Mind the Facts

By Ben Fried | Aug 21, 2009 | 19 Comments

City Council member Alan Gerson didn’t have much new to say at his sidewalk protest of the Grand Street bike lane. But a handful of reporters and a few cyclists pressed him to defend the idea that projects designed to improve street safety should be subject to greater City Council review. Gerson’s assertion of "dangerous […]

Lunch Break Fun: Gerson Leads Protest of “Dangerous” Grand St. Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Aug 21, 2009 | 28 Comments

Non-motorized New Yorkers negotiate the hair-raising Grand Street sidewalk and bike lane. Photo: Ben Fried. Anyone heading over to Chinatown for lunch? If not, and you work in Manhattan, you might want to change your plans. This rally, promoted by Council Member Alan Gerson, promises to be a can’t-miss event: Rally to Protest Dangerous Conditions […]

District 1 Council Candidates: Safer Streets? Less Traffic? No Thanks.

By Ben Fried | Aug 18, 2009 | 9 Comments

Reader Ian Dutton sends this dispatch from last night’s candidate debate for the District 1 City Council seat representing Lower Manhattan, organized by the Downtown Express and the Villager. If you’re a District 1 resident who values safer streets and a well-funded transit system, tough luck. Last night at the Council District 1 candidates debate, […]

Squadron: Red Light Cams Needed at Dangerous Intersections

By Ben Fried | Apr 17, 2009 | 24 Comments

Dan Squadron at yesterday’s press event. Earlier this month Albany approved the expansion of New York City’s red light camera program. Media coverage tends not to play up the benefits of automated enforcement, so it was refreshing to see State Senator Dan Squadron, who represents Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, put the emphasis squarely […]

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