Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

Important Manhattan Transportation Forum on Thursday

By Glenn McAnanama | Oct 10, 2006 | 4 Comments

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is holding a day-long forum on Manhattan’s transportation future. Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogota, Colombia, will be the keynote speaker. This should be a great event. Peñalosa is the inspiring and visionary politician who transformed his city of 7 million into a model for sustainable urban transportation. In recent months Peñalosa […]

NYC Finally Cracking Down on Security Barriers

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 9, 2006 | 1 Comment

In the aftermath of September 11th, concrete and steel barriers sprouted like mushrooms around big buildings in New York City. It almost seemed to me to be a kind of status symbol. You knew you worked in an important building if your landlord had hardened it against truck bombs. The barriers were often ugly and […]

Parking it in Midtown

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 21, 2006 | 21 Comments

Today is International Park(ing) Day. Also known as a "parking squat," Park(ing) is a quasi-legal reclamation of urban street space in which a metered, curbside parking spaces are transformed into urban parkland complete with sod, benches, trees and human beings. Here is how Park(ing) Day is being celebrated this morning in Midtown Manhattan on 8th […]

Eyes on the Street: 8th Avenue

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 20, 2006 | 5 Comments

Orcutt wrote: Manhattan’s 8th Avenue below 34th Street late this morning was not moving. Guess which special lane along the left side of the avenue frustrated drivers decided to use (where it wasn’t already blocked by a truck) to try to gain some ground? (Hint: See file photograph at right)

Eyes on the Street: Hudson River Greenway

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 20, 2006 | No Comments

kablooey wrote: Concerning the NY Waterway bus that hit a cyclist on the Hudson River Greenway recently, I received a letter from Noah Budnick Deputy Director of Transportation Alternatives. He wrote: Thanks for checking in. In fact, the cyclist’s father called me last week to get legal advice. He said that his daughter is doing ok, […]

Street Films: Hell’s Kitchen Miracle Ticket

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 8, 2006 | 6 Comments

Hell’s Kitchen Miracle TicketA Clarence Eckerson Street FilmRunning time: 1:13 – 3.59 MB, QuickTime Since we’ve been talking about traffic enforcement (or lack thereof), here is a quick Street Film that touches on the topic as well. In 2005, TOPP Founder and Executive Director Mark Gorton toured 9th Avenue with Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Association’s Christine Berthet to check out […]

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