Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

“Don’t Block the Box” Bill Clears Albany

By Ben Fried | | 23 Comments
With 2800 agents able to enforce rules against blocking the box, drivers may soon take these signs seriously. A bill intended to step up enforcement against drivers who block the box made it through the state legislature last Thursday. While the measure is not expected to play a major role in traffic reduction, it should […]

Eyes on the Street: Madison Square, Re-Squared

By Brad Aaron | | 7 Comments
From Streetsblog regular BicyclesOnly comes this shot of construction work going on now at Madison Square. More photos here, and here is DOT’s project presentation. When complete, the renovation — one of two planned for Broadway this summer — will reclaim over 37,000 sq. ft. of public space from auto traffic.

DOT Gives Its Regards to Broadway

By Brad Aaron | | 26 Comments
Last night’s Tony winners aren’t the only newsmakers on Broadway these days. In May DOT quietly rolled out plans to give the city’s premier north-south thoroughfare the livable streets treatment from Times Square to Herald Square (between 42nd and 35th Streets). The redesign replaces two car travel lanes with pedestrian plazas and a protected bike […]

Petrosino Square to Expand Into Lafayette Street

By Brad Aaron | | 8 Comments
Alan Gerson extolls the value of using underutilized traffic lanes for park space, with Friends of Petrosino Square founder Georgette Fleischer, Parks Borough Commissioner Bill Castro and CB 2 Chair Brad Hoylman  Manhattan Community Board 2 member Ian Dutton reports that this morning city officials held a groundbreaking for the renovation of Petrosino Square. As […]

DOT Previews Big Plans at Greenway Summit

By Brad Aaron | | 19 Comments
The Ninth Avenue cycle track will be extended 10 blocks north to 33rd St. Transportation Alternatives held its 3rd Annual Greenway Summit on Tuesday, where keynote speaker Jon Orcutt, Director of Policy for NYC DOT, outlined the city’s plans for expanding cycling infrastructure over the coming year. Here are the highlights, via the Tri-State Transportation […]
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