Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Midtown

Dysfunction Rules at CB 6 Discussion of Select Bus Service

By Noah Kazis | May 4, 2010 | 15 Comments

Manhattan CB 6 could have used this reminder of who actually uses 34th Street. Graphic: NYCDOT Last night’s meeting of Manhattan Community Board 6’s transportation committee was a reminder of how opaque and undemocratic New York City’s public review process can be, at its worst. Between a mismanaged meeting that descended into chaos and a parade […]

Eyes on the Street: Cab Crash in Midtown

By Brad Aaron | Apr 27, 2010 | 10 Comments

A tipster sends this shot from 34th Street near Seventh Avenue, taken this morning. The photographer says he heard that the driver and a pedestrian were injured, though we could find no media reports on the crash. We’d like to chalk this one up to coincidence, but it was really just a matter of time. […]

A More Democratic Use of Space on 34th Street

By Noah Kazis | Apr 23, 2010 | 29 Comments

Image: NYCDOT This graphic tells you all you need to know about the rationale behind DOT’s plans for 34th Street, which are getting some play today in the Times and on Gothamist. DOT displayed it prominently at Wednesday’s info session about the project. The biggest group of users — pedestrians — will get wider sidewalks […]

Midtown BID May Transform Empty Lot Into Secure Bike Parking

By Noah Kazis | Apr 7, 2010 | 7 Comments

The bicycle parking laws passed in New York City last year were important steps in taking the worry out of bike commuting. But many New Yorkers are still far from guaranteed a secure place to park their bike when they get to work. So this is welcome news: The 34th Street Partnership is looking to […]

Upper East Side Workshop Kicks Off New Street Safety Campaign

By Noah Kazis | Mar 17, 2010 | 14 Comments

"You can’t control what you can’t measure," the saying goes. So to get a better grip on street safety on Manhattan’s East Side, Transportation Alternatives started by collecting better data about local traffic collisions and injuries. Last night, a group of Upper East Siders used that information to begin imagining what a safer neighborhood might […]

Eyes on the Street: NYPD Chivalry Is Dead on 34th Street

By Noah Kazis | Mar 12, 2010 | 38 Comments

The officers who parked here apparently aren’t the type to help old ladies cross the street. Photo: ddartley/Flickr Thanks to tipster ddartley for the latest chapter in NYPD’s ongoing mistreatment of bus riders on 34th Street. Yesterday, eight cruisers from northern Queens (precincts 110, 111, 112, 114 and 115) sat parked in the bus lane […]

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